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N E W S • B R I E F SNew Chapter Chartered!GWRRA welcomes the following new Chapter to our family!—Chapter MO-L of El Dorado Springs, Missouri, led by Kevin Wills andLisa Nelson.Wing World CorrectionsIn two recent articles, attribution for a photographerwas inadvertently omitted. In the “Region KRendezvous Pictorial Recap” (page 60, November2008), GWRRA Region K Webmaster Arthur Smithshould have been listed as one of the photographers.In the “Ten Ways to Keep Two-Wheeling intoWinter” article (page 74, December issue), Sunny Phipps (GWRRA#120941, of Moxee,Washington) should have been credited with the uniqueself-portrait shot (seen here), taken on Chinook Pass in Washington State.Fun "Route 66 Passport Program" to Wing Ding 31In keeping with the 2009 Wing Ding theme of "Cruising to the PowWow", we are creating a "Route 66 Passport Program".The Program allows delegates who use the Mother Road to approachTulsa, Oklahoma, to gather "passport tokens" at specific stops along the way.After obtaining the required number of tokens, a delegate will be eligible towin one of three great Küryakyn prizes at Opening Ceremonies.So plan to take Route 66—and stay tuned for more details!“Where’s Wingy” Contest Winner for December IssueCongratulations go to John Howe of Chantilly, Virginia, forfinding “Wingy” (seen here) on page 20 of the December 2008issue.Wingy was located in the WAGS Trailer ad (on the Upperright rear side of the first cargo trailer). John won $50; and youcould, too! Just search for Wingy—he’ll be located in one of theads in each month’s issue—and send in your entry. (For complete rules andeligibility requirements, see page 70 of this issue.)GWRRA Announces New Avis/Budget Discount ProgramMelissa Eason, Executive Director of GWRRA, is pleased to announce anew Member Discount Benefit Program which she has contracted with Avisand Budget Rent A Car. The program provides an exclusive discount forGWRRA Members and includes not only U.S. Members* and CanadianMembers but all our International Members as well.Members in the U.S.* or Canada will receive a 5% discount off the lowestavailable discountable time and mileage retail rates when usingGWRRA’s Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) number W699500 or theBudget Corporate Discount (BCD) number Z998400.GWRRA’s International Members will receive the following discounts:20% Western Europe; 10% Africa and Middle East; 15% Asia and Pacific; 10%Latin America and the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico and the VirginIslands.Members are also encouraged to sign up for complimentary AvisPreferred Service® or Budget Fastbreak® service that let you skip the lineand go directly to your car. To sign up, just visit the GWRRA homepage atwww.gwrra.org, select the news article from “Recent News” and follow theclick-through button there (or go to the bottom of the page and click onthe “Avis” or “Budget” buttons.) It’s that easy!Melissa notes that “Of course we all prefer our Gold Wings as our mainmode of transportation, but for those times when you need to rent a car,please consider using GWRRA’s Avis and Budget Programs”. If you have anyquestions about the Program, please call GWRRA’s Customer ServiceDepartment at (800) 843-9460 or (623) 581-2500 (Phoenix area). (*ThisProgram is not available in Alaska.)GWRRA Announces New Office Max Discount BenefitMelissa Eason, Executive Director of GWRRA, is pleased to announce anew Discount Program for all GWRRA Members that just began January 1,2009.Members are now eligible to take their Office Max Retail Connect Cardto any Office Max retail store location and receive discounts on a long listof products.This Retail Connect Card can be obtained by cutting it out ofthe appropriate page in this issue of the magazine (see coupon below) or bygoing to the Wing World magazine website at www.wingworldmag.com andprinting it from there.Afterward, just take the coupon to your local Office Max retail store tohave a permanent, laminated card prepared. The special number on eachcard will then be scanned when used, and GWRRA’s special pricing willautomatically appear at the register when you are ready to purchase yourproducts.“There are over 2,500 products that are specially priced…too many tolist. But you will certainly want to check out this Discount Program,” Melissaadds.For the Office Max retail store nearest your location, visit www.officemax.comand use the store finder there.GWRRA Announces the Inclusion of Some Bike RidingSkills Events into Other Events at This Year’s Wing DingGWRRA Executive Director Melissa Eason announces that, due to a lackof participation in recent past years, some bike riding skill events will nowbe combined with the One-Up and Two-Up Bike Games.Therefore, certainbike riding skill events will no longer be held as individual events at WingDing.Larger bike skill riding events—such as the Amazing Team Challenge—will continue to be held as individual events. And, of course, riding eventssuch as GWRRA’s Drill Team Performance will also continue on as individuallyplanned events.This announcement does not pertain to any of the Rider EducationCourses—which will be held as announced.●18 Wing World