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GWTA Nebraska State Directors Review
We’re finally starting to see signs of spring. The sun is warm when it shines and the snow is slowly melting away, leaving only mounds of sand and huge pot holes everywhere. I have even heard reports of Robins being sighted in yards around town. With any luck in the weather department, the slow tedious cleanup and repair work can be under way making way for a new and exciting riding season for all of us.

We enjoyed much camaraderie and friendship this last weekend at our Spring Fling event and Nebraska State Meeting in Grand Island. We had a good turnout and shared the latest GWTA news and event information from all of our Chapters, the State events, Region C Rally, as well as Gold Rush XXIII. We also received the news from our Regional Director and other National staff attending that GWTA is recovering and going to continue. This news was welcome and a big relief to us all. I would like to thank all of you in Nebraska, as well as the membership nationwide for the great response and everyone’s generosity in this emergency. While things are much improved there is still the need for more help. Nebraska leads the region in raffle ticket sales with over 3000 sold in the first two months. We would love to see this continue over the next four months and reach a goal of 10,000 for Nebraska. Raffle tickets are the life blood, and one of the principal keys to our association’s financial success.

Recruiting and retention are without a doubt the most important factor. Positive growth can be easily achieved by positive members out there having fun and participating in dinner rides and other local events. People notice a group having fun and naturally want to be a part of it. But they won’t know who we are if we do not wear our chapter colors, vests, and patches. Please get out and participate in all the events you can, and please wear your colors. I know you will have fun and it’s the best way we can advertise and grow our association. We discussed this a lot at Spring Fling, and the results were illustrated to us all at breakfast in the hotel restaurant Sunday morning. A guy came into the restaurant for breakfast and noticed our large table of members laughing and enjoying each other’s friendship. He pulled up a chair at an adjacent table and was craning his neck to see the patch on the back of Gary Smith’s vest. He leaned over and asked what group we were with. Rick quickly rose from his breakfast and introduced us as GWTA. The guy was from a small town south of York and has 5 or 6 friends that all ride together and were looking for a larger group or club to join. Rick of course set him up with all the information he needed and several others took time to visit and explain what we are all about. We may very well have a new chapter in Nebraska as well as 5 or 6 new members. If this scenario could be repeated several more times in the coming months we would easily achieve positive growth here in Nebraska.

Let’s all get out there and have fun! There are so many choices of events to attend! We are all aware of the Chapter dinner rides and meetings, in addition to the many fun runs. We also have many bike shows coming up including the Kearney Bike Show. GWTA will be manning a booth for the first time in Kearney this year and we hope to make this an annual event. Chapter E is representing GWTA at the Mall Show in North Platte on March 26 and 27, and Chapter A is organizing our 2nd annual Mall Show at Westroads on April 10 and 11. Coming up in May is our 2nd annual Dillon Bros. Show ‘n Shine sponsored by Chapter A and Dillon Bros. See the events link above for the details and flyers of all events.

Dale and Debra Siepker
Nebraska State Directors

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