the club
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against us. We have an outstanding group of folks who work very hard to meet these challenges, but more help is always welcomed. How can we encourage more people to volunteer? I think more appreciation and recognition is a great place to start.
BMW is one of the fastest growing motorcycle brands
around these days, and we have a huge potential to grow our membership base with these new bike owners. The club must continue to retain and capture members to thrive. The regional reps are a good start, but are there additional things we can do to talk up club membership? I recently saw RA members hang tags on every single new BMW at my local dealership; those tags should have been from the MOA! Please Email me with any comments or suggestions at
Bikenut595@aol.com. I welcome and appreciate your input, support and vote.
Reece Mullins #143779 There are those who call me “Ranger Reece.” As a young sergeant from B Co Mortars 1st Ranger Battalion 75th Infantry in 1992, my flight school packet was approved, and much to everyone’s surprise at the time, I passed flight school and showed up in my first aviation assignment in A
troop 2/17 Cavalry as an F model Cobra pilot. At the time I was an anomaly, one of the few in the Army with multiple combat tours, and the accouterments on my uniform dis- played clearly my former life as a ranger. And so, in short order and in true aviation warrant officer irreverent fashion, for no apparent reason my name was forever changed to “Ranger Reece.” It is this moniker that many of you may know me through the forums. In the immortal words of the late Paul Harvey, “Now you know the rest of the story.” I have been a member of the MOA since 2008, just a few
months after I bought my beloved 2005 R 1200 RT named Ursala in Hawaii from Bill Maxwell, a lifetime MOA member and a lifetime friend. The details of my journey to become a first time motorcycle rider and a BMW rider were captured in my first ON contribution when Vince Winkel and Mandy Langston were at the helm of ON under the First Bike col- umn with the title, “Too Incredible To Believe But it’s all True” in the August 2009 issue of ON, pages 34-36. In the article, I describe the unbelievable circumstances that brought Bill and I together and changed my post-Army life forever. In the years since first becoming a member I have sought
opportunities to serve in the local Alabama Club, my local dealership, Pensacola BMW and the MOA. If elected, I will strive to faithfully serve the MOA to the utmost of my ability. God has given me this opportunity to give back, and I must
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accept this calling with a humble heart. The year is 2016, the year of a U.S. presidential election. I encourage
you strongly, and without reservation, to take the time to read this and vote. I’ve voted in all MOA elections since becoming a member. Unlike U.S. presidential elections, MOA elections are easy, and your vote actually counts. There is no electoral college, no caucuses, no gerry- mandering, just a straight up vote; and your vote counts. True democ- racy in action. How often do we get to participate in something so pure outside of being on a well-muffled, German-engineered bike, ever so slightly tilting our helmeted head as we countersteer the machine we love so much through a beautiful line on a quiet, cool mountain road? Those who know me know my work ethic. If elected, I will serve the MOA with the same passion I have served my nation. I’m the real deal. I’m here to serve you. Contact me any time through my mobile number (334-470-7770), my email (rangerreece@mac. com) or through a post on the forums.
Bruce Peacock #124445 I am seeking a position on our BMW MOA Board of Directors because I think that I can help make improvements to the great organiza- tion we already are, make it even better for all motorcycle riders, and help us grow. I have been an active member of the MOA
for over 11 years. In that time I have attended and enjoyed volunteering at many MOA Inter-
national and Club rallies, mainly in the eastern part of the continent. Having my own print and design company, I have volunteered to
assist a few clubs with the redesign of their crests to meet the new standard as required by BMW, as well as designing one of our interna- tional rally crests. I have been riding since I was 20, but I really got back into it in the
last 20 years. After retiring nine years ago, I really picked up on tour- ing and was doing about 10 to 15 thousand miles a year, covering terri- tory from Ontario to Florida (many times) and out to Texas and then north to North Dakota, missing only four states on the East Coast, which I am looking forward to visiting. I set up our MOA-recognized BMW club and have encouraged our
members to come to the rallies and work on the Ontario BMW MOA Getaway weekends in May. I have also been a member of the Red Knights International, a
motorcycle club for Fire Fighters. We support many charity rides, one which I chaired, set up and ran for five years, the TOMA Tide for Burn Children. I sit on three other Boards: a Provincial retirement board as a Direc-
tor, a local Ham Radio Club board as Vice President, and the Ontario Provincial Board for Air Cadets as an Area Director. I was also presi- dent of our local chapter of Rotary International and ran a motorcycle ride for them as well. As for my background, I have been involved with the Air Reserves in Canada, have run my own printing and aircraft companies, and
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