Happy New Year!

Hi Everyone -

As we bring 2010 to a close, I'd like to thank everyone for their support of the Buckeye State Lady Riders. We couldn't have done it without you!

We're rolling right into 2011 with a couple rides, a chapter meeting, and a few other events.

Nothing to do on New Year's Eve? How about some ice skating? The Chiller Ice Rinks here in Columbus are hosting the "Final Meltdown 2010" from 8:30PM to Midnight at the Chiller Dublin, Chiller North, and Chiller Easton rinks. Admission is $10 and INCLUDES skate rental. For more information, please visit: http://www.thechiller.com/blog/2010-12-09/spend-new-years-eve-with-us.

Weather calls for temps in the 40s and possible 50s this weekend, and there are two rides to help you start the new year on two wheels!
Jan. 1 – MOTOHIO New Year’s Day Brunch Ride: Meet at Motohio @ 11:00AM for ride to brunch.
Jan. 1 – 2011 Polar Bear Ride (Grove City): Talita’s in Grove City (3090 Southwest Blvd. /St. Rt. 62 ), 9AM-1PM. Ride on over for hot coffee, a breakfast buffet and socializing with other Polar Bear riders. Plus, receive a commemorative Polar Bear Pin!

Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 12 @ 6PM @ MOTOHIO European Motorbikes. We'll be premiering BSLR's new sew-in patch, discuss embroidery options and collecting orders, and set up days for our off-season activities.

NEW! The Buckeye State Lady Riders have a Facebook page! Search us on FB under "Buckeye State Lady Riders" and give us a 'Like!'

That is all for now. Happy New Year, everyone!

Get into the holiday spirit!

Looking to get more into the holiday spirit? Here are a few suggestions that range from a mouse click to photos with Santa to volunteering a hour or two of your time for a great cause.

Central Ohio Sheltie Rescue and Santa have joined forces! With Christmas just around the corner, we are pleased to announce that Santa will be readily available from 11-4 on December 12 at the Petsmart on Rome-Hilliard Road just so you can have your little furry friends pose for pictures with him! Yes, we do cats as well!

Also, if you miss that one, Santa will be at the Polaris Petsmart on December 19 from 11-4 as well...

$5 from each picture taken goes to our rescue! Won't you come out and show the sheltie support by bringing your furkid to get their picture taken?

E-Cards to Soldiers in Iraq! If you go to http://www.letssaythanks.com/, you can pick out a thank-you card, Xerox will print it, and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed services. It is FREE and it only takes a few seconds.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our soldiers over there need to know we are behind them.

Operation Buckeye (Care Packages for the Troops) was formed to send boxes to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Last year, 5,274 boxes were sent to the men and women of our armed forces. To date, over 13,295 boxes have been sent – their goal is to reach 20,000 by the end of 2010!

If you’d like to help, they take monetary donations AND/OR volunteer help. The money collected goes toward the SHIPPING of these packages; everything else is all done by volunteers!!!

Mail Donations:Operation Buckeye
PO Box 1814
Westerville, OH 43086-1814

Drop Off a Donation: You can drop off a monetary donation at any Huntington Bank branch. Although we truly appreciate any and all donations, we can only accept monetary donations at the Huntington Bank branches and appreciate your understanding and cooperation!

If you’d like to help pack the boxes, volunteers typically gather at Operation Buckeye HQ every second and fourth Saturday. Operation Buckeye HQ is located at: 4284 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43214. More information about this project and a schedule of events is located @ http://www.operationbuckeye.org/.

And finally…

Holiday Mail for Heroes (http://www.redcross.org/holidaymail). Just want to send a card? Or a bunch of cards? The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes have teamed up for the fourth annual Holiday Mail for Heroes program.

From now until December 10th you are invited to send holiday cards to our American service members, their families, and veterans all over the world. Anyone can send a card and you can send as many as you would like! Please send all cards to:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD
20791-5456

Welcome to the revamped WOW Columbus webpage!

We learn, we grow, we upgrade!

As WOW Columbus continues working toward its second riding season, we're making a few changes to add more publicity and exposure for our wonderful chapter.

Because this is website is now in blog form, members can now volunteer to become contributors to our page. You can now post articles, insights, and ride announcements on our website for everyone to see. If you're interested, please e-mail Christine @ director@wow-columbus.org.

More to come as we build, build, build!