Gator Country Wings News

Chapter Fl1-Y
Gainesville, Fl.
Eagle Wings Motorcycle Association
Florida District
April 2024

Kenny’s “ Komments:Wow! What a great rally the Florida District Team put together for us. The
venue was spot on, we had awesome vendors, a lighted bike show, talent contest, bike games, wonderful
staff, and the fun goes on and on! Dawn bought a new helmet, and I purchased some new boots. Catching up
with folks we haven’t seen in a while makes the whole event that much better. Now comes the icing on top, I
sold the winning $5,000 ticket to a friend of mine who I’ve known for 40 years! I’m telling you that was a rush
when that ticket was pulled! Wendy Brigham won the best poker hand for Saturday with the last hand played
for the day. Mike Ewing entertained the crowd in the talent show. A rally for the books for FL1-Y! Also in
March, some of us scooted to Daytona for bike week. Always enjoy the sights and sounds taking place for 10
days. This past weekend, the chapter took a ride to 3 Bananas in Crescent City. Beautiful ride, wonderful
weather, and the food and service was fantastic. For this month, Mike has scheduled some really good rides.
We hope some of them tickles your fancy. Hope everyone had a nice Easter holiday. Be vigilant when out
there riding, and remember to stay hydrated. Hope to see you out on the road. Kenny & Dawn Kellam CD
Chapter FL1-Y Gainesville. Gathering 1st Tuesday of each month.
FL1-Y Team CEO of EWMA
Chapter Directors Anita Alkire
Kenny & Dawn Kellam COO
Treasurer Bruce Beeman
Elizabeth Ewing President
Ride Coordinator Bob & Nan Shrader
Mike Ewing
Membership Development Region A Directors
Ira Bell Jim & Sue Jackson
Motor Awareness District Directors
Mike Ewing Fred & Karen Kennedy
Webmaster Assistant District Directors
Ralph Brigham
Geno & Kathie Jette
District Educators
Dominick & Diane DeSiato

From the Saddle of the Ride Coordinator: April showers bring May
flowers. This may be true but they won't stop us from riding.
The weatherman has fooled us too many times to depend on him, so in
the future we will ride come, Hell or High water.
Suit up and hit the road, and enjoy the upcoming rides. Just because it is
raining at your house, it may not be wet where we are going.
So keep your eyes on the Sky, the Road and your hands upon the
handlebar and I will see you for our next adventure.
If you like seafood check out the rides this month.

Keep purchasing Those Chip & Dip tickets.

Mike🏍😷R.C. and Elizabeth💸😷 Treasurer. Stay Safe, Ride Free and Socialize

Safely.🏍 Keep your eye on the road and your hands upon the wheel.

2024 Florida Events

April 25-27, 2024 Tennessee District Rally Johnson City, Tn

May 17-18, 2024 South Carolina District Rally Newberry, SC.
June 13-15, 2024 Georgia/ Region A Ride -In Dillard, Ga.
June 21-22, 2024 EWMA International Ride-In Loveland, CO.
June 27-29,2024 Alabama District Rally Sheffield, Al.
Eagle Wings Motorcycle Association Our Vision: A simple, fun, riding, social
association of like-minded motorcycle enthusiasts. Our Motto: Friends for Fun,
Safety & Riding. Our Mission: To provide our membership a fun and social
environment that focuses on the love of motorcycling. To bring the world together
around that passion while helping them to be safer and mindful when riding a
motorcycle. To be a family-oriented, non-religious, non-political association,
respectful of each other’s beliefs. Enjoying the ride together with like-minded
motorcyclists. Our Core Values: FAIRNESS: All issues should stand the test of “is it
fair?” COMMUNICATIONS: The more we share information and communicate
about our common love of motorcycling, the more we will all learn and benefit.
TEAMWORK: Working together forward our common vision, motto and mission
keeps us focused and gives us the ability to become exceptional. QUALITY: To be
the best we can, treating all the way we would want to be treated, holding each
other in highest esteem and respect in all we do. ATTITUDE: We are each
responsible for our own attitude. Strive to be positive, constructive, respectful,
enthusiastic, and creative in all interactions with members or the public to
enhance the relationship and promote our motto.
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April
2024
Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.

1 2 FL1-Y 3 4 Orange 5
Gathering Park
Gathering
6 Woodpecker’s
St. Augustine

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Steamers in Cedar
Key

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ocala Kick tire Pink Blackwater Grill
Gathering Flamingo Yankeetown

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Taco Night Leesburg Bikefest

28 29 30 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May

Salt Creek
Suwannee

Gainesville Locations
#1 Circle K @ 4565 NW 13th St.
#2 Chevron @ Williston & I-75 Exit
#3 Gas Station @ Waldo & 53rd Ave.
#4 Winn Dixie @ High Springs on Rt. 441

LC Locations
#1 Sunspot Convenience store @ US 41 & CR252
#2 Chevron convenience store @ US90 & US441
#3 Hardees @ SE Baya Dr & SR 100
#4 Circle K convenience store @ US90 just west of I-75

Ride Calendar:

Apr 2 – FL1-Y Gathering at Cracker Barrel Lake City @ 6PM

Apr 4 - Orange Park Gathering. Golden Corral on 582 Blanding Blvd Orange Park @ 6:30pm

Apr 6- Ride to Woodpecker’s BBQ. L/C meet @ loc. #3 @9:15 am. G/V meet @ loc # 4 @ 10:00. All will meet
@ Putnam Hall.

Apr 13- Ride to Steamers in Cedar Key. L/C meet @ loc. # 1 @ 10 am. G/V meet @ loc. # 4 @ 10:30

Apr 16 - Ocala Gathering. Golden Corral 2111 SW College Rd. Ocala

Apr 18 – Kick tire/ Bike Night at Pink Flamingo 7pm in High Springs.

Apr 20 – Ride to Blackwater Grill in Yankeetown. L/C meet @ loc. # 4 @ 9:30. G/V meet @ loc. # 2 @ 10:30am.

Apr 24 - Taco night at El Toro in Alachua @ 6:30pm

Apr 27- Leesburg Bikefest L/C meet @ loc. # 4 @ 9:00. G/V meet @ loc. # 2 @ 10:00

May 4- Ride to Salt Creek Suwannee. L/C meet @ loc. # 2 @10:00. G/V meet @ loc. # 4 @ 10:30.

Please note the new location site for G/Ville #1 Location

Watch for the messages on our group e-mail list for any pop-up
rides.
Hope to see you out there soon.

Kenny & Dawn Kellam CD

386 -288-4067
Florida District Safety/Ride Coordinators

Rider Ed: Level’s Classes Available April 2024

Greetings to all!

The 2024 Florida District Rally is now in the history books. What a success it was! Good times with good friends and
making new ones. We look forward to doing it again (even better) in 2025. I want to thank all of the District Staff for
their invaluable contributions and service. I would like to extend a special thanks to those team members I had the
pleasure of working with directly. A special thanks to Fred & Karen Kennedy for their guidance, assistance. and
cooperation. Thank you to Ed Carr & Carlos Lozano for leading the Group Rides on Friday & Saturday. The weather was
perfect and the rides were interesting and enjoyable. For those of you that thought you would not be able to ride
because the maximum number of riders in each group had been filled know this: I volunteered and led a 3rd group each
day so no members would be left behind. EWMA promotes safe riding and so do I. We will accommodate our members
in the same manner next year, so next year be sure to bring your bike.

Thank you to Claudia Vega who conducted the HSI First Aid/CPR Class on Wednesday. Thank you to John Cain who
coordinated the Classroom Presentations. The outdoor Bike Games were a lot of fun! We had twice as many
participants as we did last year. The games were fun, a little challenging and safe. If you watched this year but did not
participate, I hope you will join us in the FUN next year. The Lighted Bike Show had several beautiful bikes with 108
spectators voting for their favorite participant.

Congratulations to the Grand Prize winners. Kenneth Noce of Gainesville won the 1st Place Prize of $5000.00. Blayke
Dodd won the 2nd Place Prize of $500.00, and Linda Fields won the 3rd Place Prize of $250.00. The members who sold the
winning tickets received a check for $100.00 each. You too can win $100.00 by selling the winning ticket. Better yet, buy
some tickets for a chance to win the $5000.00. Tickets for 2025 will go on sale soon!

Selling the Raffle Tickets is important! The proceeds pay the operational costs of our Safety/Ride Coordinator
program. This includes First Aid/CPR. On Bike Games, Rider Safety Coordinator assisted Parking Lot Practice and
classroom presentations.

We hope to see all of you again next year at our Florida District Rally on March 13-15, 2025 at the same location. The
Best Western Gateway Grand, Gainesville, Florida was a perfect venue for our event.

We are here to assist you with any type of safety presentations: Rider training, Parking Lot Practices, and First Aid
CPR Classes. We have short Classroom Presentations on many different subjects which could be given at one of your
monthly gatherings. We would be happy to travel. Just contact us and tell us what you would like, and we will make it
happen.

Enjoy the ride and ride safe,

We are here to assist you with your training needs.
Dominick and Diane
Florida District Rally
3 Bananas in Crescent City