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Summer 2021 UCARF Report
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“Rheumatoid Arthritis” and Stephen Dearnley? What’s the There was a $3,000 deposit on the 10thof Sept but I’m still
connection? They were introduced when his dear wife, Jo, waiting on details of who this was from! PLEASE identify in
was diagnosed with the disease and sadly died from it. That the notes of the deposit who or where it is coming from! Don’t
began his mission to try and eradicate this insidious disease worry as we will spend it, but we do like to acknowledge and
and his quest began by forming UCARF. Now this venture he thank you for it. Or send a brief email to me or the National
knew wouldn’t be a quick one, but it had started, and inroads 2໥FH OHWWLQJ XV NQRZ DERXW LW
have been achieved since which is a major positive and proves
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Ulysses Club I suppose! settlement of the will, we’ve been bequeathed an amount of
$10,000 from a member of the Armadale Heritage Branch.
The fund itself is doing pretty good thanks to good This generous gentleman is Trevor Woodhead. I don’t know
management by Kim Kennerson and his ability to liaise between anything personally about Trevor, but I can tell you that he
WKH UHVHDUFKHUV DQG WKH &OXE WR DFKLHYH WDUJHWHG H໥FLHQW was a member who respected the Club immensely and all we
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with just under $90k in the bank all thanks to YOU. The fund DV GRQDWLQJ WR DQ\WKLQJ LV D VHOÀHVV DFW 7KDQN\RX 7UHYRU IRU
exists entirely on donations from you, the members, and your your kind act and may you ride with your mates forever more.
generosity is at times a little overwhelming. I get to see many RIP Trevor.
small donations (<$1000) coming through the bank account
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that for their own personal reasons just plonk a few THOUSAND remember it, don’t you? Where we get a bike and/or gear from
into the bank! These are the amazing people who enable a supplier (hopefully for FREE) and get you to sell as many
researchers to keep on going. We then receive bequeaths of tickets as possible with a chance of winning yourself. Well, with
“Ridden On” members who have remembered UCARF in their the times we are living in, I got cold feet trying to organise it
wills. Even in death these people still make an impact on the IRU WKLV \HDU ZLWK ORFNGRZQV HWF KDSSHQLQJ RQ DQG R໤ DQG
living and leave a legacy for future generations. even the likelihood of the 2022 Warwick Rally/AGM being able
to go ahead. Also, would members from other states be allowed
Donations totalling over $4,000 received since the last report to cross the borders. So, with that playing on my mind, I will be
and in no order whatsoever: organising one for the Lismore Rally (Round 2) in 2023 and will
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since MARCH 21! A MASSIVE Thank You must go to the FOXE WR D ¿QDQFLDO ORVV
wonderful members of the Canberra Branch for their ongoing
support. This Branch is a regular donor to UCARF and apologies Stay safe over the Festive Season and enjoy each other’s
for omitting them for the past few reports. Other donations are company and your family.
$315 Kevin & Jacqueline O’Donoghue, $20 Tim Hobson, $20
Max Hubbard, $200 Macedon Ranges Branch, $1000 Tamar Yours faithfully,
7RXUHUV %UDQFK 0LNH $EEHU¿HOG * 0DUWLQ RI 2UDQJH Ian ‘Foggy’ Winter, #53026 TM#59
Branch & $200 Perth Branch.

e | editor@ulysses.org.au From The Mess On The Editor’s Desktop

I’ve heard comments in the last few Riding On has been the Club’s newsletter from the early days
years that The Ulysses Club is on its and apart from #1 Stephen Dearnley, there have been many
way out, that it isn’t a strong Club (GLWRUV 7RP 'XGOH\ -RKQ 0LOOHU \HDUV P\VHOI EULHÀ\
anymore and it is becoming irrelevant. Michelle Dick, Gary Warner, Vicki Langdon and Gary once again.
Why do many think that Ulysses is past It’s a volunteer position and we do it for the love of the Club.
its prime? I take this opportunity to thank Gary Warner for taking on the
Editor’s role at a time when things were tough for him and he’s
I joined the Club in 1996 and my done a great job, it’s been a pleasure assisting him.
allotted number is #11735. That means
there were over 10,000 members The Riding On, your Club journal, needs the input of its
(approximately) at that time. That’s members, so please send in your letters, travel stories and bike/
less than the current membership of product assessments.
today. Yes, we reached dizzying heights
of membership around 2011 with just shy of 30,000 and yes we Due to the sad and highly extraordinary number of Ridden Ons,
felt the power of those numbers. High membership was never the following recent tributes will appear in our next edition...Ed.
an aim of this Club though, and the actual aims of our Club are Leo Van Dalsen #39668 Freemantle Branch.
still the same today and have not been watered down….we just
need to remind ourselves of this every now and then. We have a great Club. May your lid never skid,
In 1996 this Club was a vibrant and very sought after
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around 1500 attendees. The Grand Parade was spectacular with
the townsfolk standing 6 deep along the main street, it was like
being part of a huge rock band. We as members just need to #11735 DM39
remind ourselves why we are in this Club and that way, when
our friends ask why we have that dumb grin on our faces, we
can tell them…and that’s where we’ll get our new members.

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