General Monthly Meeting Minutes for September 19, 2023
Meeting Location –
Benny’s Pizza, 968 Columbus Ave., Marysville, OH 43040.
Members in Attendance – (9)
Attending the September meeting were Mike Allen (President), Larry Laskorski (Secretary), Joshua Casto (Membership), Rich McCoy (Activities), Steve Wolfe, Ed Caughell, Karen Miller, Scott Miller, and Ian Ware (new member).
Call to Order –
Mike Allen called the meeting to order at 8:17 P.M.
Secretary’s report –
Larry Laskorski read the minutes of the meeting held on August 15, 2023. Mike Allen moved to accept the minutes, as written, and that they be entered into the organization’s records. Ed Caughell seconded the motion. All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved.
Treasurer's report –
No Treasurer’s report was provided as Henning Carlsen did not attend as he is travelling in Europe. Mike Allen did state that the club is solvent.
Membership report –
Joshua Casto reported that a total of two new members were added to the club since the last meeting. Joshua also reported that the club’s new members only, Facebook page has twenty-two members.
Member shirts and stickers are now available. The new club stickers have been printed and Joshua is in the process of distributing them to the membership. Members who have ordered shirts should reach out to Joshua to meet up with him to pick up and pay for the shirts if they haven’t previously done so. For any members who did not order a shirt but would like to purchase one should contact Joshua as he had some additional shirts printed up.
Larry Laskorski moved to accept the Membership report, as presented, and that it be entered into the organization’s records. Mike Allen seconded the motion. All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved.
Activities Report –
Rich McCoy reported that he has updated the club website for the addition of Joshua Casto as Membership Director.
A discussion was held regarding the availability of members’ information on the website. A decision was made to only list the names of members on the website. No other members’ personal information will be available. The ability to direct message members of the club’s private Facebook group would be available only to members who have opted to join the private Facebook Group.
Prior to the meeting, Rich did distribute an email to the club’s members wherein he listed the following upcoming events which he reviewed during the meeting’s Activities Report:
BMW RA Rally in Davis WV. Our group will meet at I-70 & SR-13 on Thursday, September 21st, at 8:00 AM. There is a club camping area reserved for BBMC members. If you decide to participate in the Thursday morning ride, please let Rich know.
September 22 - 24: Greater Cincinnati BMW Riders hotel rally in Marietta. Please contact Rich if you're interested.
September 22 - 24: Hoosier Beemers Rally - North Vernon IN. Please contact Rich if you're interested.
September 27 - October 2: Twin Valley Riders Rally - New Castle VA. Rich has a few prepaid camping spots available. He will be leaving Wednesday, September 27th to spend the day riding, then staying overnight somewhere, with more riding Thursday before arriving at the rally. All are welcome to join Rich along with a small group of his friends. See the following link - https://twinvalleyriders.org/7094-2/
October 8: Monthly club ride - Destination will be the 2023 Devil's Staircase Pro Hill Climbs in Oregonia, OH. This will be an all-day event. Admission is $20.00. We will meet for breakfast then ride to the event. See the following link - http://www.daytonmc.com/. Please let Rich know if you are interested so he can plan accordingly. If no one is interested in going to the hill climb event, he’ll plan another destination with a shorter day in mind.
October 21: Special Saturday ride to The Wall That Heals in Caldwell, OH. Please let Rich know if you are interested so he can make plans. See the following link - https://caldwellohio.org/the-wall-that-heals/
Mike Allen moved to accept the Activities Report, as presented, and that it be entered into the organization’s records. Joshua Casto seconded the motion. All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved.
Old business -
AMA Bike Night, September 16th - Motohio and the Buckeye Beemers were represented at this event. The participation in the event was less than anticipated due to several other activities going on at the same time around the area.
Mike is still working to close the Club’s old Facebook page. Joshua Casto has volunteered to help Mike accomplish this.
New business –
Mike advised the members in attendance that both of his dealerships will be having the following BMW 100 Year Anniversary Events:
Saturday and Sunday, September 23rd & 24th – BMW Motorcycles of Greater Cincinnati.
Saturday activities - Group ride, bike show, bratwursts on the grill, and entertainment.
Sunday activity – Off road event nearby the dealership (Technical/slow speed/tight turn ribbon marked course with elevation changes).
Sunday, September 30th – Motohio European Motorbikes
Saturday activities - Group ride, bike show and bratwursts on the grill.
Mike brought up the topic of commencing the planning for the annual club banquet. The members in attendance agreed that we should return to Schmidt’s for this year’s banquet. Rich McCoy stated that he would reach out to Schmidt’s to check on availability in January 2024 so that we can come up with a date at the October club meeting.
Questions raised – None.
Next Meeting –
The next regularly scheduled club meeting will be Tuesday, October 17. Location: Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant, 100 Emswiler Way, Pataskala, OH 43062. Website: Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant.
Adjournment –
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mike Allen at 8:43 PM which was seconded by Joshua Casto. All members in attendance voted in favor, with no objections, and the motion was approved. The meeting was then adjourned.
