River Valley Riders Chapter Meeting Updates from January 2025
25 members, one via video, and 1 guest braved the chilly weather and attended our January get-together. We had the traveling plaque and since no visiting chapters came, we have the travel plaque again. Our State Director shared information on the OPS meeting, being held Feb. 8th at the Courthouse in Burlington from 8:30 – 4:00pm. Then in the evening, there will be dinner and an escape room. I’ve attached the registration form, if you plan to attend the dinner and escape room and haven’t registered yet. Remember to bring your passport as there will be prizes. Also, the Ride-in registration should be coming out this week. Look for it. Both Y and K plan to hold their monthly gathering during the Ride-in so that those attending can get the signatures on the 2025 passports.
Our ride coordinators did an excellent recapping of the 2024 rides and shared places to ride to for the South Dakota Wing’d Rally #3. I’ve added a couple of more places to my agenda for that trip. Next month they will present the 2025 ride schedule. The dates are on the website.
Our 2025 Couple of the Year (COY) and Individual of the Year (IOY) were announced. Our COY are Jerry and Luanne Williams, and our IOY is Gary Heil. Congrats to all. The new mascots will be introduced at the OPS meeting.
Chapter C meeting (Lexington) is this Saturday – Roosters 2640 Richmond Rd., Lexington, KY 40509. Eat at 11:00am, meet at 12:00pm. It’s double points month, so if you’re available, why not do a short ride and visit with some great people. A few of us are planning to go, weather permitting.
We will be having our Soup and Game night on Feb 15th at Lookout Farms Clubhouse, in Crestview Hills, KY.This will start at 6pm. Please respond to this email or contact Donita if you plan to attend. Also, please let us know what you plan to bring, soup, dessert or appetizer. This is always a fun evening.
We also introduced our Coordinators for 2025:
Assistant Director — Open Position
Chapter Treasurer – Luanne Williams
MEP/Events – Donita Nardi
Ride Coordinators – Lesley & Steve
50/50 – Dean & Kim Hedger
Awards – Gary Heil (with Michele as an assistant)
Motorist Awareness – Jerry Williams
Newsletter – Mary Eicher
Camping – Rick & Leah Cridlin
Social Secretary – Chris Davis
Webmaster – Lesley
COY – Jerry & Luanne Williams
IOY – Gary Heil
Plan to attend the Feb. 11th gathering – along with learning the 2025 ride schedule, awards will be presented, and we all love to see what the total miles ridden in 2024 was and who gets the S.W.A.G award.
Hang in there, there’s only 64 days until Spring 🙃
Mary & John Eicher, Chapter Directors