RIDE COORDINATOR UPDATE

To all MAFW riders,

FALL PICNIC OCT 2

Just a reminder that the fall picnic is Oct 2 at Pickell Park.  Be sure to sign up via Eventbrite and then sign up for a ride on ride schedule.  Please arrive 30 mins before your ride so you can drop off any food you are bringing and prepare for the ride.

FALL FOLIAGE WEEKEND

On our website under Other Organization Events is listed Fall Foliage Weekend on weekend of Oct 21-23 at Hanover/Gettysburg, Pa. run by Bicycle Club of Philadelphia.  In the past members of MAFW have attended this great event and members of MAFW are signed up for this years event.  Check out Other Organization Events on our website for more info.  There are still openings and my understanding is BCP has reserved 2 hotels for this event.  If interested you can contact me since I may be looking for a roommate.

I will list this event on our schedule so please sign up so we know who from MAFW is going.

SEAGULL CENTURY

On Oct 8 is the Seagull Century and is listed on our schedule.  After registering for this event with Seagull Century please signup on our schedule so maybe the group can get together at Salisbury.

OTHER ORGANIZATION EVENTS

Be sure to check Other Organization Events for other events.

Thanks,

Manny

Upcoming Events

Hello MAFW Members:

If you are planning to attend the Fall picnic at Pickell Park on Sunday, October 2nd, please register for the event using EventBrite.  The picnic is free, but we would like an accurate count of attendees, so please register by Wednesday, Sept 28.  And remember to bring food to share…..

People whose last name starts with:

A-FPlease bring a salad
G-OPlease bring an appetizer
P-ZPlease bring a main dish

Fried chicken will be provided by the club for day of picnic. Looking for 5 people to bring HOMEMADE (NOT STORE BOUGHT) dessert of your choice that will feed 20 people. If you bring the dessert you will not bring the item based on your last name. Please respond to me via text 908-227-7692  or email Nacius4mom@yahoo.com. Also looking for volunteers to help set up, cover tables with tablecloths and man the picnic site while folks ride. Need someone to pick up fried chicken at 11:00am. Greatly appreciate help on the above. Feel free to contact me, Mary Nacius, at 908-227-7692 or Nacius4mom@yahoo.com for any questions. Thank you in advance for your help.

Manny and his fellow ride leaders have put together a full ride schedule for the day of the picnic, with rides at all paces between Casual and B+ .  There should be a ride for anyone who is interested….

And for those celebrating milestone birthdays this year, the Milestone Party is scheduled for Wednesday, October 26th at Annabella Ristorante in Whitehouse Station.  The party is free for “milestoners” and $20 for all others.  Please RSVP to Pat Kipp by Friday, October 21st.  (freewheelpat@gmail.com)

MAFW BOD Nominatations

Dear Fellow MAFW Members,

I’m very pleased to advise that the Nominating Committee has completed their task by submitting a list of candidates.  The candidate list is as follows:

PresidentJay Reo
Vice PresidentPaul Malinowski
SecretaryJessica Simpson
TreasurerMerritt Peterson
Ride CoordinatorManny Coelho
Membership CoordinatorBetsy Eastwood
Safety CoordinatorDrew Thraen
IT CoordinatorJon Eiseman
Web Content ManagerPete Nevins
Social CoordinatorJohn Storey
MarketingTracy Brown
Newsletter EditorPat Kipp
Bike AdventuresRoy Fischman
Member at LargeMark Jay

Additional candidates may be nominated by petition, with a minimum of twenty five (25) signatures of valid Club members. Nominating petitions must be submitted to the Secretary no later than October 1st in order for them to be validated and published on the Club web site no later than October 15. No nominations will be accepted from the floor at the time of the election at the biennial meeting in November.

RIDE COORDINATOR UPDATE

WHITE OAK PARK-There is a big event at White Oak Park on Sep 24 so please do not schedule any rides on that date.

LIMECREST-Feel free to start scheduling rides from Limecrest on the weekends.

OCT 2 PICNIC-There are a couple of picnic rides that need ride leaders.  Please let me know if you want to lead.  Also if you have suggestions for alternate rides let me know.

MADISONVILLE ROAD DETOUR-The bridge on Madisonville road between Basking Ridge and New Vernon is under construction and closed.  This bridge is on many, many rides that loop around the swamp and head back to Loantaka.   From Basking Ridge, the detour would be to stay straight on N Maple, R onto 202 north, R on either Bailey’s Mill, Glen Alpin or Sand Spring, back to Lee’s Hill road. Thanks to Merritt for this detour suggestion.

Thanks, Manny

MAFW September 2022 newsletter

Hi Freewheelers,

Watch the website to see information on upcoming events, communication from our club president and ride coordinator, and ride guidelines.

Our Social Coordinator, Mary Nacius, is always in need of your help for a number of our activities. Please email if you are interested: social@mafw.org

MAFW has 2 main guidelines or mottos that riders and ride leaders should follow:

  1. Nobody rides alone including the ride leader
  2. Ride leader sweeps for all rides except B and faster

Just a reminder that the September 2022 edition of our NL is online. To read: click
https://mafw.org/newsletter/

What’s in this issue:

1. How Our Bike Club Works by Jay Marowitz
2. Connect with the MAF Bike Club on Social Media by Tracy Brown
3. MORRIS AREA FREEWHEELERS FOUNDATION CPR AND FIRST AID COURSE UPDATE by Rob Greenberg
4. Here’s an eye-opener for drivers submitted by Rebecca P. Feldman
5. In Memory of Muriel Mota January 19, 1928 – August 9, 2022
6. MAFW Magic?? by Liz Jennison
7. Fall picnic Sunday October 2 from 9am-3pm at Pickell Park by Mary Nacius
8. FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MILESTONE PARTY Wednesday October 26 by Patricia Kipp
9. Girls in Gear is Looking for Volunteers
10. Know When Uncooperative Patients Can Refuse Care and Transport by Tony Marchand, MD
11. RAGBRAI by Roy Fischman
12. The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in NJ – September 20, 2022 Bernards Township Library
13. Calendar — see website for details
14. Photo Gallery
15. The 2022 Penn Dutch Weekend by Roy Fischman
16. Inspiration
17. Poet’s Corner by John J. Burns
18. MAF Bike Adventures 2022 by Mark Jay
19. People Cycling
20. A Car Hits You While You Are On A Club Ride – What You Need to Know About Medical Bills by Mark Jay
21. Lake George Getaway: Friday afternoon September 9 – Monday, September 12, 2022 by Glen Hukins
22. Club Sponsors
23. Club Officers

Enjoying your E-bike, trike, gravel bike? Let’s hear about your experience.

Folks, many of you have taken some interesting trips this year or in the past. So why not share your stories & photos with fellow club members?

We welcome any articles that you feel would be of interest. WHEN YOU HAVE A SPARE MOMENT, PLEASE SEND ME A STORY AND PICTURES OF YOUR BICYCLING ADVENTURES. Submit any information by the 24th of the preceding month at the following email address: newsletter@mafw.org

If you have any issues with your login credentials, please contact Membership Coordinator Marvin Schwinder at the following email address: membership@mafw.org

Periodically Rob Greenberg will be instructing a no-cost CPR course sponsored by the Morris Area Freewheelers Foundation. For those interested, you can contact Rob by phone at 973.334.0125 or by email at robdg01@aol.com for the next available session and more information.

Good Reading. Thanks,

Patricia Kipp
Editor

EXPANDING CALENDAR

Sorry to bother you again but I got an inquiry that the Oct picnic rides are not shown on the calendar.  What you need to do is expand the calendar beyond Oct 2 since schedule only shows ~2 weeks.   After logging in go to “Rides” > “Schedule”.  Select small calendar to right of “End Date” and select the date you want and then select “List”.  You can also see past rides using the calendar next to “Start Date”.  When using the calendar be sure to not only select a month but also a date.

Manny

FALL PICNIC AND OTHER ORGANIZATION EVENTS

FALL PICNIC-MAFW Fall Picnic will be held on Sunday Oct 2 at Pickell Park, Whitehouse Station.   Picnic rides have been posted so you can start signing up for rides.  Don’t forget that you still need to sign up for the picnic via EventBrite.  When you arrive at Pickell Park just a reminder that you need to arrive at least 30 mins before start of your ride.  Rides start at 9am and leave every 5 mins.

OTHER ORGANIZATION EVENTS-On our website we list “Other Organization Events”.  If you have special event ride you want listed let us know.  Next weekend Sat Sept 10 is the Sourland Spectacular.  Parking is at Montgomery High School and registration is across the street at senior citizen building.  If you registered for the ride recommend signing up on our schedule so we know who is going.  Bob Warren and I have signed up as ride leaders for this event but you are not obligated to go with me or Bob.

Sincerely,

Manny

FALL PICNIC AND RIDE LEADER REPORT

Dear Ride Leaders,

FALL PICNIC-Our Fall Picnic will be held at Pickell Park on Sunday Oct 2.  I posted proposed rides for the picnic and we need ride leaders for each ride.  Email me if you want to lead one of the rides.  I made up 2 new rides for D+ and D and working on cue sheets.  These rides are not set in stone so if you have a recommendation that you want to lead let me know.  C ride is the most popular so I have 2 C rides and thanks to Tracy for volunteering to lead one of the C rides.  When I picked these routes I tried to have a rest stop for each ride,  stayed away from one side of Round Valley due to construction,  stayed away from Route 22 and uncontrolled crossings at RT202.  I have the B+, B and C+ rides heading to Sky Manor Airport and they can combine into 1 ride.

RIDE LEADER AWARD-As promised below is the latest ride leader report.  To qualify for the RL award you need to lead 12 rides by Sept 30(cancelled rides count 1/2 ride).  Thanks for helping MAFW by leading rides.

Ride Leader Report – Morris Area Freewheelers
LeaderLed RidesCanceled Rides
Sal Rizzo5816
Jeff Sperling518
Andy Milstein419
Barry Seip357
Sam (Sumant) Chandiramani283
Les Garber253
Eric Lavitsky231
John Storey2310
John Parsekian233
Arlene Whalen222
madeleine roese203
Tracy Brown151
Tom Flatley150
Len Friedman152
Vinny Catanzaro130
Jan Gorban131
Richard Poore132
Tony Fanelli131
George Diamantidis120
Barbara Delaney120
Seth Cohen123
Susan Smyth127
Jay Marowitz121
Christopher Hartmann110
Michael Shapanka116
Mark Baumeister110
Lynda DeLuca112
Joseph Reo102
Helene Motyka101
Paul Malinowski102
Arnie Cohen101
Michael Chenkin910
Manuel Coelho91
David Drescher96
George Ebel90
Noreen Drucker91
Fred Bennett92
Roy Fischman81
Paul Malarcher83
Marty Siegel80
Drew Thraen73
Petra Strickland70
Michael Regan60
Gregory Stec62
Dennis Sinauskas62
Marvin Schwinder61
Kathleen Caccavale50
Bobby Ebel40
Lou Blanco40
Jim Nielsen42
Mario Pompeo40
Betsy Eastwood31
Tom Beringer20
Dave Hall20
Martha (Marty) Pratt20
Michael Cloidt21
Jim Williams22
Muffin Williams20
Artur Holl20
Maurice Alvarez21
Chaim Nudell20
Elizabeth Jennison21
Larry Grossman21
Jack Brohal21
Valerie Cole12
Glenn Sutton10
Merritt Peterson11
Alex Cefalu10
Scott Raschke10
Xue Li10
Lisa Gentile10
Mariann Mann10
Craig Levin11
Michael Swearingen10
Jim Barnish10
Mark Jay12
Doug Gardner10
Greg Bassett12
George Decker10
Andy Boulcott01
mark brumbaugh01
Ed Steinman01
Len Sanders02
Mark Fischer01
Pam Gregory01

RIDE LEADER REPORT

RIDE LEADER AWARDS-After you do a ride be sure to update your ride so your ride gets counted.  Any issues let me know.  To earn this year’s ride leader award you need to lead 12 rides by Sept 30.  Cancelled rides count as ½ ride.  This will earn you a $50 gift certificate and possibly a ride leader jersey.  To find out how many rides you have led go to “Ride Leader” and select “Rides I led”.  In a week I will send out a list of ride leaders vs rides led and cancellations so you know where you stand.

FALL PICNIC-Fall picnic will be on Oct 2 at Pickell Park in Whitehouse Station.  I will be putting in rides and will be looking for ride leaders.

ALEXAUKEN DETOUR-Bridge out on Alexauken Creek Rd after you leave Lambertville.  Thanks to Les for this detour:

Rt29 go past Alexauken Creek Rd.

R  Seabrook Rd

1.4 miles R Headquarters Rd

3.0 miles R Sandy Ridge/Mt. Airy Rd. becomes Queen Rd. back on route

MAFW Magic??

Are you one of the many MAFW members who believes there is some sort of MAFW magic?  Do you think that new ride routes are created by “ride wizards” and just appear on the club website?  Or that fried chicken, cold drinks and paper plates are delivered to the club picnics by a “picnic drone”?  Or that the newsletter, social media posts, and membership services just “happen”?  Well, you are WRONG!  All these functions that support the club are carried out by VOLUNTEER members, working “behind the scenes” to keep the club running smoothly.

We have had people ask questions like “why don’t we return to having free potluck holiday parties?”  Well guess what, they weren’t really “free”.  We had to rent a place to have the party (not a big expense), and then 8-10 MAFW volunteers did NOT get to enjoy the party as they were busy working (setting up the venue, setting out and replenishing food, cleaning up) while everyone else enjoyed the “free” party.  When we tried to move to a paid event so that everyone could enjoy it, MAFW members weren’t willing to pay for a party, and the club could not afford any event of the quality that we desired.  And there you have it, the reason we no longer have a holiday party…

Right now, we are at a critical time for the club, as many of these positions will be VACANT at the end of the year as the incumbents move on for various reasons.  Without NEW people willing to step up and fill some of these critical functions, the ability of MAFW to operate smoothly is in jeopardy.

At the end of 2022 the following MAFW positions will be VACANT:  President, Vice President, Membership Coordinator, and Social Coordinator.  Please consider whether YOU or someone you know would be interested and willing to serve in one of these positions.  If so, please contact one of the members of our Nominating Committee (headed by Mark Jay:  adventures@mafw.org and Drew Thraen:  safety@mafw.org).

Thanks to all our Ride Leaders and to everyone else who works hard (and often behind the scenes) to make MAFW run.  As our IT coordinator, Jon says, “no one notices when things work fine, but they complain when things don’t.”  We need people to fill these key positions to keep everything running well in the MAFW World.

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