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Adjudicator. In the few short months I have worked with Mark I
At this crazy time, COVID have found him to be very professional and his guidance during
continues to play havoc with the handover has been invaluable.
our lives. I am using this time to
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my head around the advertising in identifying local motorcycle repairers who employ apprentices.
framework. Your assistance is critical in ensuring we cast our net as far
as possible and identify and reward the top apprentices in the
You will see more gear shop trade. This could also be an opportunity for you to meet and
specials soon as we consolidate greet more potential members. If you have any questions or
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levels whilst keeping delivery hesitate to contact myself or Mark. Marks email address is
times to a minimum. If you have MAOTYAdjudicator@gmail.com.
not visited the gear shop lately, I
encourage you to do so. Check out As restrictions ease, I am hopeful of getting out and about more
the specials and grab yourself a bargain. and hope to meet you on my travels.

If you are ordering stock as the Quartermaster, please ensure Safe travels
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you order items online, you will not receive the Branch discount.
Robert Hunt
Even through restrictions we are working tirelessly to ensure the
MAOTY award program runs this year. As you read this edition
of Riding on, we will have appointed a new MAOTY Adjudicator #51563
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank Chris Collins for

South Africa Crisis

The information below has been received from our South and his wife both contracted COVID and after a hard struggle
African counterpart and just goes to show how debilitating and for 3 weeks in ICU, he very sadly succumbed to it, his wife has
deadly the COVID virus is. very fortunately recovered and is now at home.
What has happened, in this case, in South Africa could very This is the second chapter President that we have lost as well
easily happen here if we don’t do what the Health authorities as 2 additional members.
are asking us to do.
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Please get the vaccinations, help to protect your family, your even though in level 4 (Alcohol and meetings ban, restaurants
friends, workmates and fellow Ulyssians. FORVHG WDNH DZD\¶ V RQO\ DQG QR OHLVXUH WUDYHO RXW RI *DXWHQJ
we are seeing over 20,000 new cases daily , hospitals are
I am sure you will join me in my condolences to the South RYHUÀRZLQJ DQG GHDWKV DV DW DERXW SHU GD\
African Ulysses Club members and the family of the deceased
members. Our vaccination programme is moving very slowly with only
about 4 % of the population being vaccinated so we don’t see
We wish them all the very best for a quick end to this any light in the near future.
pandemic.
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Allan Pratt #9186 are now seeing infections amongst friends and family with a
National Vice President Ulysses Club Australia number being admitted to hospital.

This email was received from Julian Middleton, International Personally, we have gone into almost a complete lock down
contact for South Africa. and self-isolating as much as possible and due for our second
vaccine next week.
“Apologies for the delay in replying but all has not been going
well on the COVID front here in South Africa. Most chapters have stopped breakfast runs and we are just
waiting for this terrible scourge to pass.
We had our AGM and National Rally at the end of May and
we have a new National President; Blackie Swart from our Hope you are all taking care as this new variant seems much
Centurion Chapter has taken over from Hannes Wentzel who more contagious than the previous that we have experienced.
stepped down after 6 years at the helm.
Kind regards
The rest of our NatCom is unchanged.
“Julian”
Shortly after the Rally, the President of the organising chapter

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