AUGUST GATHERING AT THE OLD COUNTRY - GWRRA WA-A!

WASHINGTON CHAPTER A
SEATTLE
Weekly News Letter
August 27, 2013
www.gwrra-waa.org
AUGUST GATHERING AT THE OLD COUNTRY BUFFET
WASHINGTON GWRRA CHAPTER GATHERINGS:
More information can be found on the web-site.
Sep 4th - WA-Q (Puyallup)
Sep 5th - WA-V (Auburn)
Sep 7th - WA-B (Bremerton)
Sep 7th - WA-M
Sep 7th - WA-R
Sep 7th - WA-X
RIDE CARDS:
You can get your ride card at anytime. The ride card has two sections the first being mileage on your
motorcycle(s) of choice and the second being event attendance.
2013 Ride cards are available here
http://www.gwrra-waa.org/pdf/Ride_Card%202013.pdf
SOCIALS:
Last August Social: AUG 28th, Chris and Patti's House in Federal Way.
Check the Chapter WA-A web site for updates for the socials. On the web site we list the socials and
give more than just an address. We put it in a link to the YELP website that gives address, driving
directions, price comparisons, customer reviews, pictures of the menu items and so much more.
Please check it out.
SOCIAL PICKS FOR THE YEAR:
January – Les & Steph
February – Mike & Pen
March – Mike & Dee (March Madness)
April – Sam & Doreen
May – Charlie & Ann
June – Don & Tina
July – Bob & Merle
August – Chris & Patty
September – Dave & Meredith
October – Ken & Ann
November – Tim & Angela
December – Bill & Terrie
Make sure you call the restaurant and make reservations, or at least let them know we are coming –
usually 10-15 people. You don’t have to make reservations for IKEA or XXX Root Beer.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 7th, 2013 WA-Y Riddler Run. 344 N River Ave, Buckley, WA
You can find the flyer HERE --> http://www.gwrra-wa.org/Flyers/RiddlerRun2013.pdf
Sunday, September 8th – Ride For Kids - Remlinger Farms, 32610 Northwest 32nd St, Carnation, WA
98014
Friday - Sunday September 20 ~ 22 - WA-P Oyster Run - Silver Cove RV Resort, 351 Hall Road, Silver
Lake, WA
Sunday, September 22nd – Anacortes OYSTER Run. 5:30am helmet time, Kent McDonald,s.
Check the Web Site for a complete list of what’s happening. http://www.gwrra-waa.org/
FOR SALE:
1985 Gold Wing For Sale – 63,000 Miles for $2899.00
Call Larry at: (360)-880-7004
See our web site for the particulars
http://www.gwrra-waa.org/1985_goldwing.html
2004 Red Goldwing and matching Trailer For Sale – 29,000 Miles for $15,595.00
Call Skip at (253)-232-9049.
See our web site for the particulars
http://www.gwrra-waa.org/2004_goldwing.html
RIDER EDUCATION: Motorcycles Saving Lives (Courtesy Eagle Leather Newsletter)
From Utah to Israel, Emergency Responders Are Arriving Faster on Motorcycles
When something terrible happens and you need the help of an emergency responder, seconds can
make the difference. But with the streets and highways of the world getting more and more
congested with traffic, ambulances can be held up and prevented from reaching the scene in time.
That’s why EMTs from around the world have turned to motorcycles to help them reach
emergencies faster.
TEDTalks, a well-known speaker series known for showcasing modern innovators and forward
thinkers, recently featured an EMT named Eli Beer. Born in Jerusalem, Beer witnessed a bus crash
as a child that inspired him to become an EMT at the age of 15. After noticing that traffic was
preventing ambulances from reaching emergencies, he founded United Hatzalah (United Rescue).
Utilizing, “ambucycles,” motorcycles equipped with emergency equipment, Beer and his fellow
EMTs are able to decrease emergency response times to just three minutes. Once they arrive at the
scene, they can stabilize victims and care for them until an ambulance arrives to take them to a
hospital. The ambucycles are equipped with everything an ambulance would be except a gurney. To
date, the ambucycles have saved over 200,000 lives in Israel.
A similar program in Davis County, Utah has equipped its paramedics with motorcycles. Their
program was inspired by another motorcycle paramedic program in Miami-Dade County, Florida that
decreased its emergency response time from 15 to 3 minutes. Motorcycles help the paramedics
maneuver through traffic more quickly and traverse dirt roads and bike paths with greater ease. "We
can carry everything we need to treat a critical patient and a regular patient immediately, and then
we have a partner that shows up in a regular SUV with full gear in the next few minutes,” explained
David County Deputy Christopher Pope. Among a multitude of lifesaving gear and medical
equipment, the motorcycles carry IVs, an oxygen tank, breathing tubes and pain medication. Most
recently, the motorcycle paramedics saved the life of a woman having a heart attack. They bypassed
the ER and had her transported straight into surgery, after which she made a complete recovery.
CHAPTER STORES:
GL1800 AIR FILTERS $19.00 EA, OIL FILTERS $9.00 EA, FORK OIL SS-8 10W $6.50 PER BOTTLE (3
required) AND NEW ITEM NGK SPARK PLUGS BKR6E-11 $16.00 SET 0f 6 (limited to stock on hand)
If there is anything you need email Gary and he will make arrangements.
Available Now Limited quantity of new red chapter A Tee-shirts, LG & XL, with Chapter A logo on left front and
happy ape on right side. No names $25.00
New Item:
See the Stores on the Chapter Web Site for pictures http://www.gwrra-waa.org/stores.html
Gary
Chapter Stores
jgbeard@comcast.net
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