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Jack's Update
Election ResultsThese are the results of the Election for the members of The Board of Directors. The Election was held on Friday, January 31. There were 208 voting members present. 208 ballots were given out.For the office of President, Mark Atilano will return having received 186 votes. Michael "Joker" Bending received 13 write-in votes.
The Vice-President will again be Bob Kuczera, who received 191 votes. Lumpy and Ben Dicklin(?) each received a write-in vote.The Office of Secretary will stay with Peggy Estes, having received 197 votes. Peggy Verkonski also received a write-in vote.Our Treasurer will again be Pat Quinn since she received all 195 votes cast.The Organization's Sergeant-at-Arms is again Les Fortier, he received 139 votes. Opponent Mike "Weird" Nicolais received 60 votes. Joker and Ben each received a write-in vote.The Product Manager will again be Tom Froehlich, who received 185 votes. Tom's opponent John Vlahos received 15 votes.
The Parade's Tier Coordinator is again Tommy Rotto having received 134 votes. Opponent Glenn Barrera received 73 votes.
The History/Bylaws Officer will again be Jack Voss who received 168 votes. Opponent Mike Tams, who had dropped out of the race, still received 32 votes.Before the Elections, George Gora announced that he would not be running for the position as The Parade's Northside Coordinator.
Rebecca Lockard and Chris Kuczynski were then nominated, and both accepted the nomination for the position. George still received 68 votes, Rebecca also received 68 votes, Chris received 48 votes, and Joe "Mama" received a write-in vote.
We welcome our new Board Member and Northside Coordinator, Rebecca Lockard to our Board of Directors. Rebecca has worked at the Marine Reserve Center on Foster Avenue for all of her ten years in The Parade Organization. She is a very spirited and vivacious member of our group and we are grateful that she has accepted this position, and look forward to her input.We are very fortunate to have had George Gora as our Northside Coordinator and Marine Liaison. We are grateful for his many years of service as a Board member, and hope that he will continue to be an active part of the Organization for many years to come. Thank you George for all your time and efforts as a Board Member.Thank you Mark, Bob, Peggy, Pat, Lester, Tom, Tommy and Jack for hanging in there for another year.Thanks to all our members, from Da Board, for your support and your confidence. It is a honor to serve you.Thanks, also, to those members who may have come in second or third. We are grateful to them for accepting the nomination for their respective positions.
Members are encouraged to support and participate in The Parade Organization throughout the year by attending the Board Meetings held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Stempien VFW at 47th Street and Tripp Avenue.
Get Your Raffle Tickets Now!If you haven't purchased your tickets for the 2 BIG Raffles, do it now, because time is running out.Our Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Raffle, includes lodging, race tickets, and $1000 spending money for the 2003 Black Hills Motocycle Rally in beautiful South Dakota. The drawing will be held at the Supercycle Expo held in McCormick Place North on Sunday, February 23rd. Tickets are only $1 each and are available at OakLawn Harley-Davidson and. Click here for more info: http://chicagolandtft.org/productspart3.htm#The%202003%20Black%20HillsThe Raffle for the 100th Anniversary 2003 Harley-Davidson FLHT Electra Glide will climax with the drawing on Saturday March 15th at Oak Lawn Harley-Davidson. These tickets are $5 each and may be purchased at OakLawn Harley-Davidson. Click for info: http://chicagolandtft.org/productspart3.htmTickets will also be sold at The TFT Parade booth at The International Motorcycle Show this weekend, or email The Parade web site at info@chicagolandtft.org .
25th Annual Parade Photos
Check out the great photos of the 25th Annual TFT Motorcycle Parade now on display at the TFT Parade web site. These stunning pictures are the excellent work of The Parade Organization's "First Lady", and Photographic Artiste, Gina Atilano. And you have a choice of viewing them in regular definition, or high-definition if you have a type of Broadband connection. (My favorite type of Broadband? The Dixie Chicks!-ed.) We have also included some of the newspaper clippings about The Parade, so visit the Photo Section of our web site to see some of the fun from the 25th Annual TFT Motorcycle Parade. http://chicagolandtft.org/2002-parade-pixb.htm
Important Dates
Now to March 23 Teddy Bears in Chicago at The Cultural Center. Be sure to see our "Biker Bear" area of the exhibit.
February 7-9 International Cycle Show in Rosemont. Stop by our booth for raffle tickets, Parade collectibles and license plates.February 14 Saint Valentine's Day...Massacre, 1929. It's a Chicago thing.February 17 President's Day. Remember the Nations' leaders. And our own, Aminal, Edward, Big Lou and Tiger Mark.February 18 TFT Parade Board of Directors Meeting. Come out and welcome our new Board member.February 23 Supercycle Expo at McCormick Place and our Sturgis Raffle Drawing.March 15 Motorcycle Raffle Drawing at Oak Lawn Harley-Davidson. Buy a raffle ticket and you may win a 2003 Harley-Davidson.March 17 Saint Patrick's Day. Green is in.March 18 TFT Parade Board of Directors Meeting. All members are invited to input their output.
Check the web site Calendar throughout the year for the latest events, and if you hear of an interesting, upcoming event, tell us about it. Visit Calendar at http://chicagolandtft.org/calendar.htm
And Parade Members, remember it's never too early to tell folks about the 2003 Chicago TFT Motorcycle Parade Kick-Off Party in September. Parade Volunteers are always welcome and The Kick-Off Party is the best time for those interested in assisting at The Parade to become acquainted with the workings of The TFT Parade Organization.
