The meeting was held at Whiskey Junction and called to order by Director Phil Ward.
There were no expenditures in the last month. We had income from current members renewing and from new members joining. The Treasurer's report was approved.
Last month's minutes were approved as read.
So far, 65 members have renewed their memberships. Last years membership numbered 178. Second notifications have been sent. Letters have been sent to past members. One more notice is planned to be sent out. Memberships run from March to March.
Pictures of membership pin samples were viewed. Estimates have been received. Pins will be ordered and are expected to be received by end of April. They will be available for pickup at the May meeting, and for those who don’t make the May meeting, the pins will be mailed.
Rally pins will be purchased, along with dog-bones for each rally year. Rally pens are also being investigated.
The club is seeking ideas for the Rally t-shirt design. When we have a design, Cappy will arrange to have the shirts printed.
The “X-Ride” will be dropped from the Rally name.
Randy will investigate purchasing liability insurance for our Rally.
Tentative schedule of events is as follows:
Club members discussed the authenticity of the year 2005 as the official 100th Anniversary of Excelsior-Henderson. An e-mail from Club Historian, Tim Leary, was shared with the members present. It was also noted that our EH Motorcycle manuals cite 1905 as the beginning of Excelsior Henderson. Based upon this information, Club members voted to accept ’05 as the official 100th year anniversary.
The ride to Sturgis will leave Fri. a.m. from Belle Plaine or Le Sueur and will arrive in Sturgis Sat. afternoon. John will follow riders with a support vehicle. Everyone should make their own lodging arrangements. Chuck will have more details later.
The Club is working on accepting payments via credit card. Pay Pal was discussed as being easy, economical, and international. Randy and Evil Bob will work on setting up Pay Pal on the website.
Notice: Some bike parts being sold on E-Bay are thought to be over-priced. If you need parts, get a parts list (check with Phil) or talk to John Jones.
We discussed purchasing a display case to exhibit memorabilia, etc. at our clubhouse, John’s Repair. It should be a locked glass case. Mark “Felix” Mattson will investigate. Any member will be encouraged to display their memorabilia, etc.
Nils Andersson (from Sweden) is organizing a rally in Stockholm, Sweden. The dates are June 4-6, 2004. If you are interested in attending this rally, contact Chuck for details. Nils may even have a bike or two to rent. It would be best to contact Nils directly to check availability:
Bob Willis would like to organize EH members to meet in March at Daytona. There is a painting for sale on E-Bay regarding EH history.
The next meeting is scheduled for March 21, 2004 at Whiskey Junction. The meeting will start at 1:00pm. Come early if you would like to order food, etc.