ABATE of Michigan President ~ Gary Kopta

Hello everyone,  

 As I type this I just looked and there is 37 days left to spring. I hope everyone is prepping for the new riding season. Make sure your bikes are charged up and tires filled, brakes checked and whatever else you can think of. We all want a fun and safe riding season this year.

 If you missed the seminar, you missed a good time. We had many great breakout sessions; we had a couple great auctions and thanks everyone for spending their hard earned money. We appreciate it. It's always nice to see people you only see a couple of times a year. 

 I also introduced a membership drive with incentives. I am calling it 50x50 as I want to increase membership 50 percent by ABATE of Michigan's 50th anniversary which is May 21, 2026. We really need more members. The helmet law never fully goes away. Every year some elected official has an idea to put a helmet law on paper to think about submitting it to a committee. 

 The membership drive incentives are: 

 1) For the member that signs up the most members will receive $100.00, the member that signs up the second most members will receive $50.00, and the member that signs up the third most members will receive $25.00.

 2) For the top 3 regions that sign up the most memberships will receive credit on their rocker for the amount of money the memberships brought in. 

 These are not membership renewals these are new members and members that have been away for a year or more. All awards will be given out at the field meet in 2026. 

 Well, that's all I got right now so be safe everyone and keep in mind spring will be here before you know it.