The Red Knights of Ohio5

From the President
of Red Knights OH5
OH5 Events
Updates & Member News...
Greetings Members of Ohio5



Hello fellow Knights
It looks like the weather is finally going to give us a break. The June after meeting ride is scheduled/or has happened and hopefully we had fun ! We still need your turnout for the monthly meetings. Hopefully you have the interest in what’s going on or will go on and what the heck, you paid your dues and are entitled to input into your club’s activities.
There is a special event coming up in July for the Marine division Lima Co. and the Road Captains are putting the ride together so we can participate as a club. Hope to see as many of you there as possible.
The convention is quickly coming up and if you haven’t made reservations, you might want to do so as soon as you can. Additionally, there are day passes available for a nominal fee and I think this would be worthwhile for those that can’t attend the entire convention. Any questions, please contact me.

Keep in mind that our charity ride is coming up in September and we will need help in passing out flyers and help during the event. Please find the time if you have some available to give us a hand in making this another spectacular event.
OH5 Member, Jody Morgan is recovering from her motorcycle accident, so please keep her in your thoughts for a speedy recovery.
See you all on the road and ride safely. •
Jeff Peters, President
Ohio Chapter 5
e-mail: redknightsoh5@yahoo.com
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Important News and Updates
Red Knight OH5 Newest Members
Please help us welcome the newest members to our Red Knights OH5 Motorcycle Club.

Mr. David Coleman
Mr. Jeffrey Lear
Mr. & Mrs. John & April Cordle
Mr. Charles Hunnicut II
Mr. & Mrs. Doug & Cynthia Rydbeck
Mr. Matthew Jones
Ms. Nicole Docter

Red Knights OH5 is the largest Red Knight Chapter in Ohio. We hope we are leading and setting a good example of what being a Red Knight means.
Through our membership activities, our charity work and giving back to our community, we are making a difference in our Red Knight goals and visions. These works reward us with new members that want to make a difference also.
WELCOME! •
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OH5 Club News and Update
From Red Knights of OH5
RK International Convention for 2008


Hello Ohio Chapter Members
A statewide meeting of the RKMC Chapters and MAL members in Ohio was held on November 2nd, 2002, in Bellville, Ohio. As a result of that meeting, the Ohio Association was formed. The purpose of the Association was to guide new Chapters, gain new members and develop new Chapters, to unify the existing Chapters and Members at Large and to keep members in the state informed on issues and upcoming events. At that time we had 4 active Chapters in Ohio. OH 1, OH 4, OH 5 & OH 6. We now have 12 active chapters in our State.

Ohio was the first State to form an Association. We now have 10 approved and 6 pending Associations in the Red Knights. Ohio has set the standard to which all other Associations are set up by.

In 2008, the Ohio Association will be the first state Association to host the Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle Club’s Annual Convention.

As you know it will be held in Sandusky at the Kalahari Water Resort, August 20 -24, 2008. We are expecting this to set a record for the number of members in attendance.

The Ohio Chapters who take part in the planning and the duties will share equally in the profits from hosting the Convention.

We already have other Associations watching to see how we work together in hosting this convention so that they may follow suit.

Let’s set the standard high for all that follows the Ohio Association. •
Bill “Popeye” Snodgrass
International Secretary
Past Ohio State Representative.
614-271-8577

IMPORTANT CONVENTION UPDATE FOR JUNE

Please review in reference to the Red Knights convention In August. Hope you can take advantage of this.

We are in need of auction items for the convention. If you have contacts that might help with donating some items, please let me know. Proceeds from the auction will go back to the Ohio chapters participating in the convention planning. thanks. Jeff Peters, Presidend OH5. E-Mail: redknights@yahoo.com
CONVENTION UPDATE
1 There will be day passes available for the Red Knights Convention in Sandusky, Ohio for August 21, 22, 23, 2008.

2 The cost is $20.00 per person, for this fee the member will receive a convention pin, the convention book and entrance into the hospitality room.

3 If the member wants to attend the BBQ on Thursday night, there will be an additional charge of $20.00 for the BBQ.

4 If the member wants to attend the Dinner on Saturday night, there will be an additional charge of $30.00 for the dinner.

5 There is no charge for any member who wants to attend the Annual Business meeting on Saturday morning. •
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OH5 Club News and Updates
From Red Knights of OH5
OH5 Club 2008 Ride Schedule !
Pick your date and ride with us.

As our President said, your OH5 Road Captains have been busy planning a great ride schedule.

You can now check out the rides planned after each OH5 meeting and the independent rides for our club here. You will see several day rides, and overnight rides.

Of course the rides will only be as fun as those who attend. The more the better. Make plans now to get these new rides on your calendar... we hope you can attend as many as you can.

As always, send your ride ideas and wishes to:
redknightsoh5@yahoo.com
You may have a great riding adventure that many
members would like to attend!

Ohio5 will also have several community projects for
2008. Any member that would like to be included in an OH5 project needs only to show up and dig in! These projects will help others in need and be a wonderful expression to the public of what our Red Knights can do!

But most of all for 2008... we all want to have a
great time with lots of fun rides and activities for
our members to attend and share. Also keep in mind, the Red Knights International Convention, August 20 - 24, 2008 that will be held in Sandusky Ohio this summer. You can find more information about the convention at:
www.redknightsoh5.com and http://www.redknightsmc.com/conventions.htm

2008 looks to be a very busy year for the Red Knights and our OH5 Club!

And also, we have several OH5 members that need your thoughts and prayers. Dan Kellermeyer is recovering from knee and shoulder surgery. Jeff Peters is also recovering from shoulder surgery. And please keep Peggy Mauri and her family in your prayers as their family supports her with her illness and OH5 Member, Jody Morgan is recovering from her motorcycle accident, so please keep her in your thoughts for a speedy recovery.


If you, or one of our other Red Knight members need help and support, please let our officers know by e-mailing them or calling them. You can always reach us at redknightsoh5@yahoo.com
Thanks •

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Important News and Updates

For Red Knights of OH5
RKOH5 Dates & Information
Your new 2008 OH5 Road Captains are asking for your favorite ride suggestions for 2008. What bike trips would you like to see? Day trips? Overnight trips? Weekend trips? The captains are putting plans together for 2008, so if you want input to the rides, sent them in now!! •
E-mail us e-mail: redknightsoh5@yahoo.com

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IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS BELOW

RED KNIGHT OH5
A DREAM VACATION OF YOUR CHOICE
Our own OH5 member Mike Bowman, has worked hard and put together a wonderful Dream Vacation for our OH5 members and their families. Here's the information....

RED KNIGHTS OHIO 5
FIREFIGHTERS
MOTORCYCLE CLUB

Will be holding a drawing on
August 23rd, 2008
for a chance to win a
Dream Vacation of
Your Choice

Includes ALL travel expenses up to
$3,000.00

Only 299 Tickets
Will be sold

$20.00 donation per ticket

Travel arrangements will be made though
Polaris Travelers Inc.
1- 614-410-1111
1-877-876-5274

Winner need not be present to win.
RKMC OH 5 reserves the right to
conduct a 50/50 drawing if 299
tickets are not sold

Contact RKMC Ohio 5 for tickets at
1677 Jackson Road
Columbus, Ohio, 43223-2551
614-266-1720
d_garnes@hotmail.com

This will be a great fundraiser for our OH5 club.

For more details about the Dream Vacation itself, contact Mike Bowman at this e-mail: mbowman@columbus.rr.com

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Next Meeting for OH5...
NOTE: July 2008 meeting of Red Knights OH5. Sunday, July 13th. A 3 Unit day.

JULY 13[3] OH5.
RED KNIGHT OH5 MEMBER MEETING.
NOTE: OH5 MEETINGS WILL BE AT
A.D. FARROW DOWNTOWN, COLUMBUS, OH
AT 11:00 a.m.
2008 Meeting location is: A.D. Farrow,
Downtown Columbus, 491 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH 1.800.231.8436.
A.D. Farrow has invited us to use their conference room. Coffee will be provided. An after meeting ride is planned, Weather will decide. A.D. Farrow’s location
MAP: http://tinyurl.com/27hnpn
July 13th’s After Meeting Ride
(DEPENDING ON WEATHER), Our OH5 group will take a scenic ride to the Hocking Hills of Southern Ohio. Jimbo’s Tavern can be one of our targets. See: www.hockinghills.com
One of our stops must be Jimbos Restaurant. The bar is in a one stop sign town in the thick of the Hocking Hills in Hocking County Ohio. The back roads leading to Jimbo’s are all paved and very twisty and curvy. There is a state park called Old Man’s Cave near by. The exact route of this trip is being worked out by OH5 Road Captains.
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Important News and Updates
For Red Knights of OH5
News from Darris Blackford of A.D. Farrow Harley-Davidson
By Darris Blackford
Big Hearts & Horsepower…
Did you ever go to summer camp as a kid? Good times, huh? Same here. Well, right now in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, a camp is being started for very sick kids (but still very much kids) that we are going to become involved with, and we’d like you to join us.

The name is Flying Horse Farm, and it is slated to open in 2009. The roots of this camp can be traced to the actor Paul Newman, whose Hole in the Wall Gang has created similar camps around the country and in other parts of the world.

For our part, we’ve formed the Hole in the Ground Gang, and have committed to building the swimming pool! This will be no ordinary pool: All campers, regardless of ability or limits, will be able to use it.

We are busily raising funds as well as in-kind support for the pool project. What kind of support, you say? Oh, you know, stuff like tons of concrete, gravel, sand and dirt, thousands of feet of water line, special equipment to warm kids after a cool dip lowers their body temps too much, bulldozers and backhoes or hundreds of shovels so we can dig the hole, the usual.

If you want to learn more or help us create a network for getting this project done, visit www.flyinghorsefarms.org or send a note to info@adfarrow.com •