Memorial Day Weekend | May 24th – 27th
Meant To Offend has grown to be one of Seattle’s largest gathering of Vespa scooters, mopeds and motorcycle enthusiasts. This year like previous years, Meant to Offend will be a tour-de-force for the senses. MTO has been going strong for the past twenty years with a spirit and love of not only riding, but everything else that we enjoy here in the Northwest. We have led such rides as our famous Taco Time Trial, a tour of Seattle’s taco trucks now in it’s 7th year, and our infamous “Bikini Barista” ride which was publicized in the Seattle Weekly. There are many other tours and rides led not just around Seattle, but to Tacoma and to Vashon Island that are in the planning stages. Imagine motorcycles, mopeds and Vespa scooters riding together down the streets of Seattle in one massive group. That’s what Meant to Offend is all about. We hope that you will attend this years event!
For the latest, visit the event page on Facebook.
Rally packs are limited to 150 this year. Pre-ordering is strongly encouraged. Order your rally pack via Paypal at the LGG’s website.
In honor of International Female Ride Day, the MetroBetties cordially invite you to join us for an evening of 2-wheel fun (and shenanigans). Here’s the 411:
5 – 7pm: Meet up at The Blu Grouse in Georgetown.
7 – 8pm: Ride around town to see some beautiful views, ending on Alki.
8 – ?pm: Short ride to a super secret location for a Bonfire and shenanigans!
We’re riding rain or shine to show our support for all female riders. Men and Women, Scooterists or Motorcyclist, everyone is welcome. Hope to see you there!
Co-Sponsored by Vepsa Club of Seattle.
Date: March 26, 2013, Cafe Racer, 7 p.m.
Officers in attendance: Rob Hodge, Kelly Ward, Jen Merrill, Blair Stacks, Suz James, Don Milgate, Jon Wilkie
Members: Carey Lorang, Chris Nora
1. Special guest is postponed to next Officers meeting. We’re bringing in an accountant to help us determine non profit eligibility and necessity.
2. Should clubs have a minimum of 3 VCOS members to receive rally sponsorship from VCOS? This should be addressed when updating the by-laws along with: keeping a “buffer” amount of money in our account, creating a VCOS budget (Don Milgate will work on this), and asking clubs to mention VCOS when they receive rally sponsorship. Request to start working on the by-laws now and have a work group (with Bill Metteer) in the future.
3. Suz James has received many discount commitments for VCOS members – these need to be posted on our website. Andrew/Blair Stacks?
4. Insanity Update – request to have regular status update meetings to support Andrew Danger Saturn with Insanity planning. Andrew – let’s touch base and determine which times/dates work for your schedule.
5. Robert Walter Hodge has requested funds for a Best Represented club trophy. He will price different options and report back to the club.
6. VCOS has sponsored the MetroBetties Scooter Club with $200 for their Bettie Ride on Friday, May 3rd.
7. Suz will be ordering VCOS business / marketing cards. Cost = approximately $100.
Hell’s Fairies Seattle and VCOS roll the streets of Seattle for the first major scooter event of the season!
Join us March 30th & 31st for good times and a fun ride.
Saturday:
Meet-n-greet at Orient Express
Chop Suey, Emerald City Soul Club Presents: Talcum
Sunday:
Coffee & Pastry at Ba Bar Victorla Coffee on Pike
Ride
Dim Sum at Jade Garden
Ride
Tiny Tea Dance & Cocktails at PONY! The Cuff
Peel off when you’re ready to roll
Rally packs are $10, available by pre-order and for sale at the Orient Express. Packs include an official Rally Patch and Admission to Chop Suey on Saturday night, plus other goodies. You don’t need to buy a rally pack to join us.
Please visit our Facebook Page and confirm that you’re coming – we’d also like to get a headcount so we can warn our meet up venue’s.
Meeting was called to order at 8:10pm by Rob Hodge and Kelly Ward.
Members attending: Andrew Saturn, Don Milgate, Rob Hodge, Chris Nora, Suz James, Kelly Ward, Blair Stacks
Old Business
Blair brought up contribution of $200 for Spring Roll rally, set for March 30, 2013 (details on our Events page). Current bylaws state that costs under $200 are discretionary spending and do not require club vote. The bylaws also state that the club can contribute up to $500 to other rallies run by other clubs. Don Milgate motioned to approve based on the fact that this falls under discretionary spending, Rob Hodge seconded. Motion was passed by unanimous vote.
Blair Stacks brought up the current plan of having a CPA attend a club meeting to talk about applying for Non-Profit status. She will come to a meeting and give a presentation as well as help us with the taxes and necessary paperwork. On March 26th, 2013 (the March officers meeting) we will accommodate the visit. Andrew Saturn noted that the expert will need to answer questions regarding club formation, bylaws, etc and whether this will affect the future standing of the club with the Fed Govt. so that we do not lose our funds.
Suz James presented current and planned discounts offered by businesses. She is still working out details of discounts and how they’ll work. Suz James would like to eventually update the website to reflect current discount agreements.
New Business
Andrew Saturn moved to use the new logo which had been presented at previous meetings as well as on the club’s official Facebook page. The logo would serve as a new modern cog logo for use on publicity materials, rally shirts, fliers, etc, and would not remove the classic cog from use. Rob Hodge mentioned that the club has no official logo according to the bylaws. Don Milgate motioned to approve using a new logo. Rob Hodge seconded. The motion was passed unanimously.
Rob Motioned to adjourn. Don Milgate seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting closed at 8:40pm.
Date: October 9, 2012
Location: Café Racer, Seattle
Time: 8 PM to 9:30 PM.
Officers Attending: Secretary: Ed Rhine Membership: Randy Agnew Rides: Kelly Ward Treasurer: Don Milgate
Not attended: President: Rob Hodge Vice President: Victor Voris PR: Bob Brown IT: Andrew Saturn Historian: Bill Metteer Newsletter: Vacant
Important information:
- Next Officer’s meeting – Oct 23, 8 PM, at Cafe Racer
- Next Member’s Meeting – Nov13 , 8 PM, at Café Racer
- October is Membership renewal time – $20 – contact Randy Agnew
Rides, etc.
October
13 – Twin Peaks Scooter Ride – Seattle to North Bend
14 or 21- Autumn color ride – Seattle
17 – Backfire Moto – 4 PM until dusk – Ballard
November
3-4 – Ghost Hunter ride by the LGGs – Seattle
See www.seattlescootersociety.com for ride details
Amerivespa 2013 – June 27-30, San Diego. Official hotel is the Town & Country Resort Center (www.towncountry.com). Even if you maybe only think you are going, book your room soon.
Meeting Discussions:
- Secretary Ed Rhine opened the meeting.
- Brochures about the Club & about joining the Club are now available. See President Rob to get some.
- 5 & 10-year patches – see Randy Agnew, Membership Officer
- Kelly went over the rallies and rides to come. See the “Rides, etc.” section
- Elections were held for the officers for the 2012-2013 year. Congratulations to the following:
- President - Rob Hodge
- Vice-president – Kelly Ward
- Secretary – Jen Merrill
- Membership – Randy Agnew
- Treasurer – Don Milgate
- Rides – Jon Wilkie
- Public Relations – Susan James
- Information Technology – Blair Stacks
- Historian – Bill Metteer
Secretary, Edward Rhine
Meeting Minutes – Officers’ Meeting
Date: 25 Sept 2012
Location: Café Racer, U-District, Seattle
Time: approx. 8:30-9 PM
Attending Officers:
President: Rob Hodge Secretary: Ed Rhine Treasurer: Don Milgate Membership: Randy Agnew
Officers not present:
Vice President: Victor Voris Rides: Kelly Ward Historian: Bill Metteer IT: Andrew Saturn PR: Bob Brown Newsletter: Vacant
- Officer elections
- Don volunteered to do the ballots for the elections for officers.
- Ed said he would e-mail the nominees list to him.
- “Traveling trophy” – It was discussed at the last meeting and presented at the September Members meetings. It won’t be needed until the next Insanity rally (July 2013),so it was decided to work on that next year.
- Oktoberscoot
- Ed asked for $60 to pay for the pretzels. This was granted. The Club will reimburse Ed.
- Suz presented the estimated cost for the food. $115. The officers agreed to write her a check for $125 to be sure she enough for incidentals
- The Officers decided that the Club would just pay for the food, and put out a jar for contributions. This would avoid need for a food permit.
- Suz stated that the Metro Betty’s needed a grill for the cooking, and a means to get it to the rally sight. Ed volunteered to post a message to the VCOS Facebook page asking for help. Rob suggested that if we could get a truck, that there was a good possibility he could borrow the Vespa Lynwood barbecue. It was mentioned that Victor might have one at Vespa Seattle.
- New topic – Club Patch – 2 ideas were discussed
- Instead of a 5 year or 10 year patch, give out a small patch that would have a year – 1, 2, 3, etc. on it, to display under the Club patch. A suggested design was a one that looked like a scooter floor rail.
- Andrew Saturn had been working on several new designs for a new VCOS Club patch. The officers were in favor of doing a new patch. Don volunteered to contact Andrew about his designs.
- New topic – It was a discussed that an Insanity Chair VCOS officers position should be established to recognize the hard work for the person who volunteers to head the Rally. It was agreed that this would be further discussed after the new set of officers were seated.
Written by Edward Rhine, Secretary.
VCOS Members Meeting
Date: September 11, 2012
Location: Café Racer, Seattle
Time: 8 PM to 9:30 PM.
Officers Attending
President: Rob Hodge Secretary: Ed Rhine Membership: Randy Agnew
Rides: Kelly Ward IT: Andrew Saturn Treasurer: Don Milgate
Not attended:
Vice President: Victor Voris PR: Bob Brown
Historian: Bill Metteer Newsletter: Vacant
Important information:
- Next Officer’s meeting – Sept 25, 8 PM, at Cafe Racer
- Next Member’s Meeting – Oct 9, 8 PM, at Café Racer
Rides, etc.
September
12 – Seattle Scooter Meet up ride (see meetup.com)
15-16 – Run from the Sun – Portland, OR
16 – West Seattle Car Show (see wsjunctioncarshow.com)
19 – Backfire Motto – 4 PM till dusk – Ballard
22 – Pizza Run = Seattle
28-30 – Northern Exposure – Everett
29-30 – Italia Fest – Seattle Center
October
6 – Oktoberscoot by the LGG SC – Seattle
10 – Cycle-Rama – Everett
13 – Twin Peaks Scooter Rally – Seattle to North Bend
17 – Backfire Moto – 4 PM till dusk -Ballard
November
3-4 – Ghost Hunter ride by the LGGs – Seattle
See www.seattlescootersociety.com for ride details
Meeting Discussions:
- President Rob Hodge opened the meeting with some general comments.
- Brochures about the Club & about joining the Club are now available. See President Rob to get some.
- 5 & 10-year patches – see Randy Agnew, Membership Officer
- The Los Gatos Gordos Scooter Club, represented by Brandon and Marty, announced that their club was going to do the Oktoberscoot rally this year. Their concept was to have it based in the parking lot at Vespa Seattle and have rides leave from there. They wanted this to be family friendly, so the whole family could attend. They requested that the other clubs sign up to lead a ride to a different brewery. They envisioned having carnival games for the kids, and other things associated with an Oktoberfest. They requested the VCOS do some sort of German food.
- Ed volunteered to do a kids gymkhana, provided Victor could get his kids electric scooter working.
- Suz volunteered to get brats, hotdogs, etc. and do the cooking.
- Ed volunteered to go get beer pretzels.
- Kelly went over the list of rallies and rides to come. See the “Rides, etc.” section.
- President Rob presented a proposal to establish a “travelling” trophy that would be given to the best-represented club at a rally. The rally name, year and the best-represented club’s name would go on the trophy. That club would get the trophy, and then give it out at their next rally. Rob stated that this was already being done elsewhere. That trophy has been in circulation for several years, and was becoming a sought after item of pride for the clubs involved.
- The meeting was then opened to solicit nominations for the VCOS officers’ positions for the 2012-2013 year. The following nominations were recorded:
- Historian – Bill Metteer
- Secretary – Jen Merrill
- Membership – Randy Agnew
- Treasurer – Don Milgate
- Rides – __________
- Information Technology – __________
- Vice Pres – Kelley Ward, Marty Chavez, Rob Hodge, Jon Wilkie
- Pres – Brandon Ortiz
- Anyone wishing to nominate someone, or nominate themselves, should do so by either contacting one of the officers or by posting so on the VCOS Facebook page.
- Voting will occur at the next Members meeting, October 9.
Secretary, Edward Rhine
Date: 28 Aug 2012
Location: Café Racer, U-District, Seattle
Time: approx. 8:30-9 PM
Attending Officers: President: Rob Hodge Vice President: Victor Voris Secretary: Ed Rhine IT: Andrew Saturn Rides: Kelly Ward Membership: Randy Agnew
Officers not present: Historian: Bill Metteer Treasurer: Don Milgate PR: Bob Brown Newsletter: Vacant
Present at the meeting were the Los Gatos Gordos (LGG) SC and several Club members.
President Rob opened the meeting with some general comments, and then introduced Brandon and Marty, prominent members of the LGG SC.
They announced that the LGGs had decided that they were going to do the Festering Oktoberscoot rally for this year. Their reason for coming to the VCOS Officers meeting was to describe what their concept was for the rally, and to solicit the VCOS’s help to do the rally. They wanted to have a family friendly rally so everyone – husbands, wives, and kids could attend. The idea was to do the rally just on Saturday (Oct 6, 2012), base it at Vespa –Seattle, and have rides go from there to various breweries, and return. They were requesting that each scooter club lead a ride to a brewery.
For the base area, they wanted to have something for the kids to do, like a carnival – maybe a bumpy-bounce blowup, a kid’s gymkhana – and provide day care. They requested VCOS set up some sort of food concession, with maybe German Oktoberfest type food. Also maybe have people dress as for an Oktoberfest. Maybe have a home brew tasting contest.
Everyone attending was positive about the concept and wished to support.
President Rob said he would discuss this with the members at the September members meeting.
President Rob brought up the idea of establishing a “travelling” trophy that would be given to the best-represented club at a rally. The rally name, year and the best-represented club’s name would go on the trophy. That club would get the trophy, and then give it out at their next rally. Rob stated that this was already being done elsewhere. That trophy has been in circulation for several years, and was becoming a sought after item of pride for the clubs involved. He stated that he would discuss with the VCOS member at the September members meeting.
Written by Ed Rhine, Secretary.
