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From the Gazeebo...  

WARRIORS' WATCH RIDERS: SPREADING THE WORD, GROWING THE MISSION.
 

The Warriors' Watch Riders Vision Statement says, in part, that the Warriors' Watch Riders will "Engage in public relations campaigns to make our presence known to the nation and to the world in order to advance our mission."

We say that and do that because we recognize that in order to carry out our mission, and by carrying out our mission to achieve our Vision, people must know who we are and what we are doing, and why.

If an American Warrior comes home to Philadelphia, or Chicago, or Fort Dix or Fort Stewart, chances are he is going to receive a hero's welcome. But if an American Warrior comes home to, say, Denver, chances are there will be no motorcycle escort or yellow ribbons.

Since our founding on May 1, 2008, chapters of the Warriors' Watch Riders have spread from the immediate Philadelphia area to more than 30 states and four countries. It's fundamental - the more we grow, the closer we get to achieving our Vision.

There are of course many ways to spread the word and to grow.  One of those ways was found in Illinois, by the Northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin (Chicago area) chapter of Warriors' Watch. The State Coordinator for that chapter is "The Stalker," and she recently appointed a Media SPOC (Single Point of Contact) for that region, Cheryl. Cheryl immediately began to earn her pay by securing a table at the 28th Annual Cycleworld International Motorycle Show, in exchange for nothing more than some reciprocal publicity.

The show was a huge success, and the WWR table and display was a big draw. 32 new members signed up the first night along, and by the time the display was packed up, we had more than 200 new riders for the WWR!

Well Done Central States WWR! Be sure to check out JohD's report on this event, and also the photo page for images taken over the weekend.

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MEMBER NEWS!

WELCOME NEW STATE, CHAPTER, AND STATE COORDINATOR! WELCOME VIRGINIA!

Active duty Army Combat Medic "Doc" Kromer has stepped up to take on new chapters in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Doc is now assigned to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, but is working out of the Pentagon. Doc is an avid biker and has been a faithful Warriors' Watch Rider member ever since we did his own Welcome Home last year.

Thank you Doc, for stepping up! The DC area is about to rock and roll!

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WELCOME NEW REGIONAL COORDINATOR RAMBONE, REGIONS 3 & 4 (MOUNTAIN & PACIFIC)

As we reported last week, the WWR regions are Atlantic States, Central States, Mountain States, and Pacific States.

The REGIONAL COORDINATORS for these new regions are JOHN D. for the Central States and Al (Deuce) for the Atlantic States. Rambone (Harry Rombold) has now agreed to step up and start to get the Moutain and Pacific regions up to speed, as well as to rope in all of our "at large" members into cohesive units. It's a heck of a challenge, Harry, and we thank you for taking it on!

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WELCOME NEW STATE COORDINATOR MATT WILLIAMS!

Pennsylvania is a big state. Currently the Warriors' Watch Riders has chapters in the SouthEast, the NorthEast, and in Central PA. Now, we have a new State Coordinator for the NorthWestern (Erie area) corner of the State, Matt Williams. Matt is a member of the Southern Cruisers MC and is also a law enforcement officer. 

Welcome Matt, and thank you for stepping up!

- Wayne Lutz, WWR Founder

MISSION PLANNING - WEEK OF THURSDAY, FEB. 12 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18

ILLINOIS: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15

CHICAGO STREET RENAMING CEREMONY

The WWR has been invited to attend the street dedication for Albert Bitton.

The City of Chicago will be dedicating the street near Albert's home.  Albert's father has invited the WWR into his home after the dedication.  For those of you who remember, Albert's funeral was last February, and the WWR members were given the honor of unveiling his gravestone.  


Date: Sunday, Feb 15th, 2009

Staging: 10:30 Am

(We should be in place by 10:30 at Jarvis (7400 North) and Campbell (2500 West) in Chicago. )

Time: 1100 Am

RC: Rider Coach Judy

flag support OOpsie- Uff/Hilsen

CONFIRMED: FOLLOW THIS FORUM LINK FOR UPDATES

ILLINOIS: PRE-DEPLOYMENT VISITS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16

Warriors’ Watch Riders have been invited to welcome home PV2 Charles Hyatt and PFC Warin Johnson.  The soldiers are coming home for a short visit prior to their deployment to Afghanistan.  They will be driving in from Ft. Drum where they are stationed.  PFC Johnson is from LA and will be staying with Charles’ family in Wauconda.  We will escort the troops from the Chili’s parking lot in Deer Park to Side Outs in Island Lake.

Date:                Monday, February 16, 2009

Location:           Chili’s parking lot, Route 12, Deer Park, IL

Staging:            1630 hrs

Brief:                 1645 hrs

ETA:                 1700 hrs

KSU:                1715 – 1730 hrs (depends on arrival of the soldiers)

RC:                   Lisa "Stalker"

CONFIRMED: FOLLOW THIS FORUM LINK FOR UPDATES

COMING NEXT WEEK:

We have a Wisconsin Deployment ceremony on the 19th and an Illinois Welcome home on the 22nd. The month of March is filling up fast with welcome home escort requests for all regions. You'll get full reports on those next time, or just log in to the Mission Planning forums and keep close track day-to-day of the rides we are called upon to do.

Until then: MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS, THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH, AND ALL OF THOSE WHO DEFEND HER.

*This newsletter is named "The Weekly Ride" or "The Ride", for short, in memory of and to honor Sgt. Jennifer Hartman, U.S. Army. Sgt. Hartman was killed in Iraq by America's enemies. She died in defense of our freedom at the age of 20. This quote from Jennifer was read at her graveside:

"It's not about what happened in the past. It's not about what might happen in the future. It's about the ride, for Christ's sake."

Click here for a Tribute to Sgt. Jennifer Hartman: "The Ride"