Q2_Newsletter_2019_final

LARGEN’S LINGO:
Hello to All,
I hope that you all are enjoying the lovely warm summer
wherever you may be.
It’s hard for me to believe that the year is over half
over. Still there are people who are traveling the highways
and byways of this great country enjoying the
time with their friends and families.
Those of us who are members of the Illini Chapter are
no different. We have had many opportunities to enjoy
each other’s company as friends and family.
We have already had two board meetings that are
conducted in person. The first was the meeting held
at Isringhausen BMW prior to the membership dinner.
The second meeting was held at BMW of Peoria.
They seem to have been very well received by all who
have attended. Personally, I think it’s great. I get to
meet people that I would have never been able to.
Those of you that know me better than some know
how much I love the BMW brand and try to learn all I
can about them. To me the best thing is that we can all
find friendship in a thing that we all have in common.
Driving and owning a BMW. It’s a great thing that
people are united in friendship no matter what brings
them together. There will be many opportunities in the
future for us to get together. You can find them on our
Facebook page and also in our newsletter as well as
the Roundel magazine. I hope to see you all at these
events. It’s always good to put a name with a face.
By the time this is published the chapter will have
hosted our 15th and 16th Tire Rack Street Survival
schools. I won’t dwell on this too much here. Or at
least I will try not to. There will be an article featured in
this edition of the newsletter. I will mention that there
is also a letter submitted by a parent that has had five
young drivers in the program. Every week I receive a
summary from Bill Wade who is the national director
for the program. This parent’s letter was featured in
the testimony section of the summary for two weeks
in a row. In my time of being the chapter chairman for
the program, I have never seen this happen. It may
be a small thing to some, but it speaks volumes for
the quality of the school that we put on. You will find
that letter in this edition of the newsletter.
To those of you that are new members and are reading
this for the first time, welcome to a great club. I
hope you find it to be an enjoyable experience. We
try to do something that will appeal to each of you at
some point. Don’t be afraid to get in touch with me or
any of the other officers by phone or email. None of
us bite. I can’t speak for everyone else, but even if I
did, I’ve had all my shots.
I want to thank each and every one of you for placing
your trust in me. It makes me extremely proud to represent
such a fine group of people.
Safe travels to all,
-Rick Largen
Illini Chapter President
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