DIRECTORS CUT
September 2008

At this time of the year Harley Davidson, during the last week of August, has Club HOG which has been at different sites all over the USA. This year HOG celebrates 25 years on August 28th and HD is 105 years old with plenty to do on August 29 & 30 all in HD hometown of Milwaukee. Several of Burlington HOG members will ride out to the events with visits to the new HD museum, all of the celebration events, and the largest bike parade anywhere. This year Dave and Diane Horowitz will ride in the parade flying Burlington HOG’s Club flag and others with a parade pass will ride in this year’s HD parade on Saturday. As with past tradition we will seek Willie G to continue with his signing of our Club HOG 25th banner. The ride and the music, time to enjoy with fellow HOG members always a good time.

At September’s meeting we will be returning to 8pm starting time, thank you to all who did the Friday night ride following the meeting. Short rides and food /ice cream capped the summer evening. We will taking a survey to get YOUR id’s for future evening rides, not limited to Friday’s.

September also starts officer nominations for the November elections. Two months, September and October we will take nominations for the following

Primary Officers
Assistant Director - 2 years 1 position
Secretary - 2 years 1 position
Board - 2 years 3 positions
Alt. Board - 1 year 1 position

1 year term positions
Ladies of Harley
Head Road Captain
Editor
Travel Officer
Photographer
Sgt. At Arms

Any member in good standing can be nominated, section “V” MEMBERSHIP of the Club bylaws E: “to be a member in good standing, member must attend a minimum of 50% of the Club functions (i. e. meetings, poker runs, club socials, breakfasts, etc. )” Also, section “III”-ELECTION of OFFICERS D: All nominees must be members of the Club for 1 year and in good standing.”
The ballots will be mailed to all members, as of Oct. 17th 2008 the membership list will be frozen, the members will return mail to the noted return address or handed in at November’s club meeting. The ballots will be tabulated and the new officers will be announced at Novembers Burlington HOG Club meeting. No ballots will be handed out at November’s meeting. The new officers will take office January 1, 2009.

Mike on a soap box……………………
All officer positions come with the responsibility of running Burlington HOG and being accountable to the Club, other Officers and Mills HD. The officer positions require that the officer be active and available for Club/Mills HD events. The dedication of your current Officers to the Club/Mills HD from January 2008 has been exemplary to YOU the Burlington HOG membership and Mills HD. As we continue to grow new and old members will continue to be the OLDEST HOG CLUB in New Jersey.

SHIFT into GEAR………………Mike Summers
Director
Burlington HOG