Southeast Portland Chapter
Meeting Minutes
**Regular Scheduled Meeting**
DATE - Oct 4, 2026
OFFICERS PRESENT - Coordinator / President - Anthony Adams; Vice Coordinator - Brad Hollis; Recording Secretary - James Niece; Treasurer - Mike Friend; Membership Secretary - Craig Blair; State Rep - Brad Hollis; Legislative - Dave Ganslein; BikePAC Rep - Bob Rasey; Public Relations - Dave Ganslein; Social Media Director - Dave Ganslein; Webmaster - James Niece; Road Captain - David DJ Joyce; Historian - Claire Dixon (Not Present); Ways & Means / Products - Katherine Whitney; Chapter Chaplain - Mike Friend; Education Director - David Joyce; Sgt at Arms - Bob Grek ( Not Present) / Dave Ganslein
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER - 12:30 pm by Anthony Adams
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Done
MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL - Done; Brother Speed Group went down in Caldwell, ID
GUESTS & NEW MEMBERS - Guests - 2 - Jay Miller, Dee Dee Lewis New members - 1 - Doug ?
ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING - 25 Members; 2 Guests; 14 Rode in
PASS THE FOOD DRIVE & DOWN RIDERS HATS - Done
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING - Minutes accepted as printed
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING - No new buisiness, Reviewed a lot of different things. Toy Run meeting held.
COORDINATOR COMMENTS - It’s Fall and really nice out. Be careful on the road and spread the word about ABATE..
VICE COORDINATOR COMMENTS - Events / Projects coming up in 2027. Need a shot in the arm with people stepping up to help with the Swap Meets.
CORRESPONDENCE - None
TREASURER REPORT - Oct balances: S.E.Chapter Checking - $34,218.63 Toy Run - $13,985.25 - Canned Food Drive - $979.00 Down Riders Fund - $4,649..00 - Membership Drawing - $35.00 Ways & Means - $210.93 - Products - $31.00 - 2nd Sunday Swap Meet - $507.50
MEMBERSHIP REPORT - 182 on the list;
Membership Drawing - $35.00
#93 Karen Razzo (Not Present) - $40.00 Next meeting.
STATE REPORT - No new State report.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT - M/C Bill of Rights is going to the 2027 session. All members are encouraged to contact your Reps to encourage them to support the MBR before January 2027.. We need cosponsors for the MBR. Lane splitting in AZ is classified as reckless driving. There has been a rollback of the MPG fuel standards.. MRF priorities are Profiling, Vehicle end of life, Ethanol fuel with pumps clearly labled, EV mandates, Autonomous vehicles, Crash avoidance, Definition of a motorcycle, vulnerable road users.
BIKEPAC REPORT - Next meeting in November.
EDUCATION REPORT - No Report
HISTORIAN REPORT - Report given by John Dixon. Claire is working to get tapes translated.
SOCIAL MEDIA - 184 on FB. A sheet that shows the QR codes for our websites and Facebook pages was passed out.
PUBLIC RELATIONS -. IHeart Radio will cover our Toy Run. Dave is reaching out to other stations for promoting the Toy Run.
WEBMASTER - Need more clicks and views on the SE website. Recommend members to visit the Links page.
CHAPTER CHAPLAIN - Psalm 103-113; “The Father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him “ (Fear means profound respect and awe for the Lord) God Bless you.
ROAD CAPTAIN REPORT - Ride to the Canby ferry and back. Ride safely.
PRODUCTS - $0 OPEN - Anybody want to do this?
WAYS & MEANS - Cool stuff today, Katherine wants people to submit T-shirt designs. What do you want for raffle prizes? Buy tickets.
BREAK - 10 minutes
SE EVENTS -
Family Campout / Picnic - Great time; Thanks to Anna, Brent, Matty, Craig and
everyone. Bike show trophy presented. We’ll be back at the same site next year.
Toy Run - Dec 5, 2026 - Fred Meyer gave us $3000. Insurance issue because of a
wrong date on the insurance papers - Shannon is working to correct the issue.
Extra prizes have been received. Idea voiced for a prize for the best Toy Run video
or photo submitted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Katherine presented information on 501-C3 as it relates to ABATE. This subject is being looked at by the State Board.
NEW BUSINESS - Brad is planning on having a 2027 April Swap Meet - Discussion
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food Drive - Collected: $161.00 / New Balance - $1,140.00
Down Riders Fund - Collected: $134.09. / New balance: $
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS - None
RAFFLE PRIZES DRAWING - $40.00
50/50 - $17.00 collected - $9.00 for the winner - #984 - Winner’s name not recorded.
SPECIAL AUCTION DRAWING - No drawing done.
NEXT MEETING - Oct 18, 2026
MEETING ADJOURNED - 1:57 pm
James A Niece Oct 4, 2026
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James Niece - Chapter Secretary
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