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Progress Report 8/14/2006


Mark Menard (Vita Rara)

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Mark Menard (Vita Rara)

1: Secure location:

1.1: Find campground and hotel within walking distance of each other in an area that has good roads, and sufficient services to handle our group.

1.2: Have someone, or myself, scout the campground and hotel.

1.3: Repeat until a site is found.

1.4: Determine dates based on campground availability and hotel availability within reason so we don't conflict with other rallys, or large events.

1.5: Reserve hotel and campground.

 

All of this is well under way. We have the sites lined up and are going to finalize negotiations with the sites in the next week or so.

 

2: Setup catering

2.1: Figure out meal schedule.

2.2: Get proposals from vendors.

2.3: Decide on proposals and do deposts, etc.

 

If things work out with the camp ground they have the catering facilities on site, and can handle breakfasts and dinners every night for us at the food pavilion.

 

Additionally it was my thought that we would do a more "formal" sit down dinner on the middle night. Most likely Wednesday, as we're thinking of doing Tuesday through Thursday.

 

3: Get someone started on ride plans.

 

Under way, as discussed in earlier thread today.

 

4: Start website.

 

Inquiries made.

 

5: Figure out how registration will work.

5.1: Determine registration fee.

5.2: Figure out how finances will be handled. Is there a BMWST account?

5.3: Setup registration page.

 

Nothing to report.

 

6: Give Aways

6.1: What are we giving away?

6.1.1: T-Shirts?

6.1.2: Coozies(sp?)?

 

Nothing to report.

 

7: Naming the Un

 

I'm coming up pretty thin here. I really like Spike's West "By God" Virginia from the forum name last year, but I don't know how that would sell. Plus I'm not the creative type here. I'll have to talk to my better half on this issue.

 

Later,

 

Mark

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7: Naming the Un

 

I'm coming up pretty thin here. I really like Spike's West "By God" Virginia from the forum name last year, but I don't know how that would sell. Plus I'm not the creative type here. I'll have to talk to my better half on this issue.

The T-Shirts for Un-IV had the slogan "Oh Shenandoah" on them, which I didn't remember being offered up as a "name" of the event, but which I thought was really neat! smile.gif

 

Leslie usually has great ideas about stuff like this. Maybe she can come up with something.

 

Any idea on dates yet?? smile.gif

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Joe Frickin' Friday
7: Naming the Un

 

Let's see if we can spark some ideas:

 

Hm. State is noted for timber and for coal mining.

 

It's south of the Mason-Dixon line.

 

It's known as "the mountain state."

 

Of course there's the New River Gorge Bridge.

 

More:

 

State colors Old Gold and Blue 1963

State motto Montani Semper Liberi ("Mountaineers Are Always Free") 1863

State nickname Mountain State, Panhandle State (unofficial)

State slogan Wild and Wonderful

 

Flora

State flower Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum 1903

State tree Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 1949

State fruit Golden Delicious Apple Malus domestica 1995

 

Fauna

State bird Cardinal Richmondena cardinalis 1949

State animal Black Bear Ursus americanus 1973

State fish Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 1973

State butterfly Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus 1995

State insect Honey Bee Apis mellifera 2002

 

Geological

State gem Silicified Mississippian Fossil Coral Lithostrotionella 1990

State soil Monongahela Silt Loam 1997

 

Music

State songs

"The West Virginia Hills"

"This Is My West Virginia"

"West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home"

"Country Roads" (unofficial) 1963

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Hm. State is noted for timber and for coal mining.

"West Virginia, can you dig it?"

 

 

It's known as "the mountain state."

"Mountin' up and headin' for West Virginia!"

 

Hey, aren't the Smokies (Great Smoky Mountains) in WV? How about:

"Smokie 'em if you got 'em!"

 

 

State soil Monongahela Silt Loam 1997

Personally, I hope no one gets too close a look at the State Soil! eek.gif

 

"Country Roads" (unofficial) 1963

I guess "Almost Heaven . . . " has already been used by the BMWMOA National there awhile back. crazy.gif

 

 

I know, I know . . . I'll keep workin' on it. tongue.gif

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Is is just my penchant for Poe, my adoration of alliteration, my bent for the beauty of the bilabial glide. or does Wild and Wonderful West Virginia not have a ring to it?

 

How about -Widing the wiggewy woads of wild and wonderful West Virginia. lmao.giflmao.gif

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Joe Frickin' Friday
Is is just my penchant for Poe, my adoration of alliteration, my bent for the beauty of the bilabial glide. or does Wild and Wonderful West Virginia not have a ring to it?

 

How about -Widing the wiggewy woads of wild and wonderful West Virginia. lmao.giflmao.gif

 

Thanks, Mrs. Fudd. tongue.gif

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How about -Widing the wiggewy woads of wild and wonderful West Virginia. lmao.giflmao.gif

 

:guffaw: Moose thinkses I'm crazy right now. lmao.gif I WUV IWT!!!

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Widing the wiggewy woads of wild and wonderful West Virginia

 

Please cancel my T-shirt order. frown.gif

 

 

 

 

Mountain Madness ???

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Mark Menard (Vita Rara)

Oh my. I missed all of this today as I had my nose to the grind stone pumping out Java code all day. (Any chance of getting an RSS feed of this forum?)

 

Anyway, lots to think of here. Wow...

 

Off topic, I just got my Delorme WV Atlas today. OMG! I want to go back next weekend, but I can't! *whah*

 

Mark

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5.2: Figure out how finances will be handled. Is there a BMWST account?

 

I have a BMWST account. I know that David "loaned" us some money for Cody in those cases where the vendors needed their deposits before the registration fees were in place to cover. We payed him back as soon as we had the fees. We can talk about what's available up front when you've zeroed in on some of your needs.

 

You might want to talk to Ken H. I notice that he opened up an Unrally Account and ordered checks. I don't know how they handled their finances because they didn't ask for front money. Ken and Tasker may have good info for you there.

 

If you want them added to this planning forum for input, let me know. Otherwise you can handle contact by PM.

 

6: Give Aways

6.1: What are we giving away?

6.1.1: T-Shirts?

6.1.2: Coozies(sp?)?

 

Of course you don't need to have give aways at all. I do recall that the coozies in Staunton were necessary because of campground regulations about drinking.

 

You might consider stickers. They're usually pretty popular.

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I think several of you have already hit on, and roled right over, some of the best ones. Personally like either of these or both of them entwined together:

 

Un6 In The Stix

 

BMWST.com

Un VI

Country Roads

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Mark Menard (Vita Rara)

1: Secure location:

1.1: Find campground and hotel within walking distance of each other in an area that has good roads, and sufficient services to handle our group.

1.2: Have someone, or myself, scout the campground and hotel.

1.3: Repeat until a site is found.

1.4: Determine dates based on campground availability and hotel availability within reason so we don't conflict with other rallys, or large events.

1.5: Reserve hotel and campground.

 

All of this is done.

 

2: Setup catering

2.1: Figure out meal schedule.

2.2: Get proposals from vendors.

2.3: Decide on proposals and do deposts, etc.

 

I need to contact the camp ground and arrange the "formal" sit down dinner.

 

We have breakfast facilities on site, and people can simply show up for breakfast.

 

3: Get someone started on ride plans.

 

No progress on this due to weather. I plan on heading down there as soon as a I can in the spring, and I'm mentally planning on at least three pre-rally trips.

 

4: Start website.

 

I have the info, but haven't done anything yet.

 

5: Figure out how registration will work.

5.1: Determine registration fee.

5.2: Figure out how finances will be handled. Is there a BMWST account?

5.3: Setup registration page.

 

We're looking for someone to work on this. We have some ideas, but nothing concrete until we find a good dependable person for this role.

 

6: Give Aways

6.1: What are we giving away?

6.1.1: T-Shirts?

6.1.2: Coozies(sp?)?

 

Nothing to report.

 

7: Naming the Un

 

Nothing to report.

 

Mark

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Just some added thoughts about "naming the un."

 

West Virginia is the southernmost Northeastern state, the northernmost Southeastern state, the easternmost Midwestern state as well as the westernmost Eastern state.

 

I'm sure we could come up with something catchy there thumbsup.gif

 

But what about some of their other state Moto's:

"One Big Happy Family - Really!"

"West Virginia - Now with Sckools"

"Come See for Yourself" (this actually was one of their moto's)

And since Open for Business is so popular with them, how about "Open For Riding". West Virginian's would love that one.

 

West Virginia is the only state completely in the Appalachian Mountains. Maybe something about Appalachiopia. lmao.gifclap.giflmao.gif

 

BMWeers confused.gif (mountaineeers)

 

"She Not My Pillion, She's My Sister and my Wife" dopeslap.gif

 

"Of course we have teeth, we can afford BMW's can't we?" wink.gif

 

"I divorced my wife. She got the trailer and I got this bike. But she's till my sister!" eek.gif

 

Disclaimer: I am not accountable for any of the above statements. I am still in a state of total confusion after becoming a SOMEBODY.

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