201st COUNCIL MINUTES

Minutes of the 201st Meeting of the AMCC held at Cherry Grove, NY on 5/20/23, hosted by Excelsior MC.

CALL TO ORDER

President Joseph Gebbie called the meeting to order at 10:10 AM.

ROLL CALL

Present: Bay State Marauders, Bucks MC, Centaur MC, C.O.M.M.A.N.D MC, D.C. Bear Club, Empire City MC, Excelsior MC, Harbor Masters of Portland Maine, Long Island Ravens MC, The Pennsmen, Philadelphians MC, Pocono Warriors, Potomac MC, ShipMates of Baltimore, Teddy Bear Leather Club of Virginia

Proxy: Empire City (to the Long Island Ravens)

Absent: Knight Hawks of Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Uniform League, Three Rivers Leather Club

Guests: Tom Huynh, guest of Bay State Marauders

Quorum was established.

MINUTES

Shipmates of Baltimore moved to accept the minutes of the 200th meeting. Seconded by Philadelphians MC. Motion passed.

OFFICERS’ REPORTS

President: Joe Gebbie thanked the Pennsmen for a very successful run and hosting the 200th AMCC meeting. Commended the Long Island Ravens on their recent anniversary dinner. Glad to see that events are really starting to come back so that people can be together again. Reminded Clubs to let AMCC know what events they are doing so that we can share and post.

Informed meeting that Adam Barran, videographer, who was planning to attend the weekend was unable to due to a conflict. He will be at IML if you want to speak with him there. If you have any questions, Gabriel Rivas is in touch with him.

Reminder on the Articles of Agreement and that if you have any questions, do let President or Paul Rose know. They are available on the AMCC website for review at will.

Vice-President: Michael Kliewer stated that he is working on a calendar of NON-sanctioned events.

Secretary: Justin Sawyers stated that he will be emailing all Clubs for updates to the Roster.


Treasurer: Paul Rose's full written report is appended at the end of this document. He noted that Bucks MC purchased 30 patches.

The Pennsmen moved to accept the Treasurer's report. Seconded by the Harbor Masters of Maine. Motion passed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Outreach: Michael Kliewer had no report. If any ideas, please let him know.

Historian: Stephen James-Kliewer, AMCC Historian, noted two recent deaths: Chris Camp (C.O.M.M.A.N.D MC) and Bruce-Michael Gelbert (Associate of Excelsior MC & Mr. Fire Island Leather 2001) 

As well Steven mentioned that three meeting minutes are still missing: 122, 174, and 188. In discussion, it was determined that 188 were never created and therefore do not exist.

Webmaster: Mike Conley reported that the website is up to date. Question regarding hosting non-sanctioned events on the site. We have a list of Sanctioned Events on the site. But as of now, not sure how the Google Calendar. Joe Gebbie mention that we will talk to Sean regarding the setup/functionality of the calendar on the AMCC site.

NEW BUSINESS

Donation of Meeting Minutes: Scott (Bay State Marauders) brought forth the motion to the council to send minutes to certain organizations. Options included sending the originals OR sending copies of the originals. It was noted the amount of information within the minutes in regard to history of our clubs. Included in the initial motion was to send copies to the following organizations: Leather Archives and Museum (Chicago) - https://leatherarchives.org/ Carter/Johnson Library (Baltimore) - http://carterjohnsonlibrary.com/ Rainbow Project (DC) - http://rainbowhistory.org/ History Project (Boston) - https://www.historyproject.org/ (electronic copy) Paul Rose asked if electronic would be easier. Scott explained that the libraries are setup for physical research and handling of papers not electronic files. Butch (Harbor Masters) asked what is more important? Original or the copies? What happens to the originals if they disappear/get destroyed? The originals would stay as they are with us. Scott mentioned several points regarding donating to the LA&M including to always donate under the same name so that items stay with like items by club; they do not take vinyl banners or vinyl items as they don’t hold up well over time; they do have the original torrid tuber and Leslie is looking at restoring the electrical so that it works again.

After lengthy discussion, Philadelphians MC moved to send copies to the four organizations listed above. Seconded by the Pennsmen. Motion passed.

Additionally, Philadelphians MC moved to create a standing resolution to authorize the office of AMCC Historian to share these documents with any reputable historian or historical group at their discretion, provided they notify the council at the next meeting. Seconded by the Harbor Masters of Maine. Motion passed.


Sanctioned Events 2023

July:
TBLC Run July 29-31. Old fashioned camp run, bring a tent. There will be a pool and a play space, and a Comfort Inn nearby. 

November:
Bucks MC Santa Saturday, November 25 in Asbury Park, NJ. 

December:
ShipMates Daddy Christmas, December 2 in Baltimore, MD.
Empire City MC Christmas Holiday Festivities, December 2 in New York, NY.
Philadelphians MC Tri-Cen XX, Dec 29-Jan 1, including the 202nd AMCC Meeting, in Philadelphia, PA. 

January 2024:
Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend – Centaurs MC – January 12-15, 2024* 

February 2024 

March 2024:
Long Island Ravens 32nd Anniversary – March 23, 2024* 

April 2024:
Shipmates of Baltimore 50th Anniversary – April 19-21, 2024* 

DCBC moved to provided sanction for the requested events from January to April 2024. Seconded by Harbor Masters. Motion passed.

GOOD & WELFARE

Bay State Marauders: Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting. Bucks MC: Just a reminder of Santa Saturday in November and we hope to see everyone.

Centaur MC: Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting. Weather did not disappoint as usual. Centaur MC would also like to present a $500 check to the AMCC to assist with their operations.

C.O.M.M.A.N.D. MC: Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting on this wild and wet weekend.

DC Bear Club: Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting this weekend and all the efforts on helping us have a good time.

Empire City MC: (via proxy) Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting on this wild and wet weekend. Next weekend they have their Bikers Weekend. Traveling New York to Harrisburg to Pittsburg to Philadelphia then home. If interested check out their website.

Excelsior MC: We thank everyone for coming to the weekend. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we have dealt with the weather. No 49 next year will be May 17-19. Check with an Excelsior member if you need help finding where things have moved. Harbor Masters of Portland, Maine: Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting and congratulate them on another great year. Thank you to the staff of the Belvedere for doing their part as well.

Long Island Ravens MC: Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting and congratulate them on a great run.

Pennsmen: Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting. And thank you to everyone who came to Harrisburg. We made $7,000 on our run and we will be making donations to organizations including $300 to AMCC to help push you toward your 300th meeting.

Philadelphians MC: Would like to thank Excelsior for being our gracious hosts. We are having a gear party at the Bike Stop on Saturday, June 3rd, the night before Philadelphia Pride. We continue to meet on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. First meeting is at the Bike Stop. The 3rd Monday is on Zoom. We host a bar night on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Bike Stop. Regarding the Tri-Cen celebration coming up, we would like to read a statement:

Statement provided in writing from the Club: “The Philadelphians MC were saddened and disappointed to learn that the Philadelphia Marriott, host hotel of our scheduled Tri-Cen XX leather run on December 29, 2023-January 1, 2024, have decided to support the hate group “Moms for Liberty,” which is holding their annual summit at the venue from June 29 to July 2.

Moms for Liberty is an anti-LGBT+ and racist hate group that utilizes rhetoric calling for the elimination of LGBT+ people and engages in dangerous activism targeted at the LGBT+ community in general and trans youth in particular. Attempts to eliminate acceptance, education and health care for LGBT+ people put lives, especially children's lives, in danger and are acts of violence against the LGBT+ community.

As a LGBT+ leather club, the Philadelphians MC will not condone or support hatred and will always actively fight against bigotry and oppression, as we have for 49 years. We stand in solidarity with our community and with the protests directed at the Philadelphia Marriott.

As such, the Philadelphians MC voted unanimously to inform the Philadelphia Marriott that we are canceling our contract with them for Tri-Cen and that, if they allow Moms for Liberty to hold their summit at the venue as scheduled, we will have no further business with Marriott in the future.

We call upon all members of our community to reach out to the Philadelphia Marriott and encourage them to do the right thing and stop hosting hate. We call upon all members of our community to support the protests directed at the Philadelphia Marriott. We call upon the Philadelphia Marriott to make the right decision and cancel their contract with this hate group. We can now proudly confirm that Tri-Cen is definitely still happening on the same dates. We have already received five new proposals from alternate venues and are awaiting a few more. We will reopen registration as soon as we have made a decision about which proposal we intend to accept.”

Following the statement there was commiseration between clubs on the difficulties of venues finding places to host runs and meetings due to various prejudices either against bikers, motorcycle clubs, and/or the LGBTQ community. If anyone has already booked a room reservation at Tri-Cen, you will need to cancel your room yourself. Please tell them WHY you are cancelling.

ShipMates Club of Baltimore: Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting! Weather doesn’t ruin anything, it’s all about the people. Congratulations on your anniversary. We invite everyone to our 50th anniversary on April 19-21, 2024, in Baltimore. We are excited.

Teddy Bear Leather Club of Virginia: We would like to remind you of their Campout Run. The theme this year is Burning Bear and is 28-30 of July. An old-fashioned tent-run but there are some hotels nearby. Registrations are still available at $90.

Twilight Guard: Would like to thank Excelsior for hosting and congratulations for the 48th anniversary. And thank you for hosting the AMCC meeting.

Other Business 

Scott (Bay State Marauders) provided the historical files of Iron Guard to AMCC. Additionally, he mentioned the formation of newer group called RILE (Rhode Island Leather Enthusiasts). They are fully formed and have now opened up membership. They are up to 35 members, a mix of full and associates. They have had no meeting about joining AMCC but they are aware of us.  

ADJOURNMENT

President Joseph Gebbie adjourned the meeting at 11:05am.

Respectfully submitted,
Justin Sawyers
Secretary

 

AMCC TREASURER’S REPORT

AMCC TREASURER’S REPORT 
FEBRUARY 25, 2023 
FOR THE PERIOD 9/10/22-2/25/23 

Beginning balance 4835.31 as of 9/10/22

$120.00 banners Bucks/Potomac/ShipMates/ Three Rivers
$30.00 10 patches/Knight Hawks 30.00 10 anniversary pins/Pennsmen
$30.00 banner/Knight Hawks
$501.00 donation/Potomac MC
$63.87 check #279 to Paul Rose/plaques

Ending balance $5482.44 as of 2/25/23

12 banners donated by JoAnn Wadsworth 5 sold = 7 on hand
228 patches on hand
106 pins on hand.

Respectfully submitted,
Paul Rose (SIGNED)
TREASURER, AMCC


 

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