THANK YOU !!!!!!
To all who attended the Spyders In The Hills Rally, a great big Thank You! Everyone seemed to have a good time, and we have had lot of positive comments on FB and elsewhere.
Special thanks to several folks without whom this would not have happened:
First, to Diane, who spark plugged this thing from the git go! Way to go! (btw, she's my better half)
Second, to Tina Crow, who shepherded the T-shirts from start to finish, and lots more (e.g. our FB page); to Barbara Talbot, who helped with door prizes, coupons, and keeping us organized!; to Linda Ingram, whom Diane describes as a worker bee - she helped immensely in lots of capacities. There were so many others who helped in so many ways - the folks who helped at the registration table, with door prizes, the GOS gathering headed up by Charlyne Baker ("Flamingo Babe"), and on and on.
Next, to the ride leaders who helped shepherd folks along the way: Charlyne Baker, Ron Beadles, Daryl Ingram, Lilli Peters, and Jay MacLeod. We appreciate you!
Next, to Val Anderson at the Boerne CVB, who helped us secure group rates at the hotels, made and printed the ride guides and maps (based on the ride guides we provided to her), the welcome bags, helped us make the front page of the Boerne Star, and too much else to mention here.
Next, to Boerne Police Department and Kendall County Sheriff's Office for the much-appreciated escorts out of Coyote and onto our routes! Those added greatly to our safety.
Next, to Chaplain Cody Franz and the CMA who had a great welcome station, complete with drinks and snacks, and who blessed each ride before departure.
Next, to our vendors: Sue Hopper (Signs and Wonders by Sue); Fred Reese (SpyderLyterFred); Joe and Ann Meyer (Squared Away); and unofficial vendors Jim and Tammy Booth (Tire Graffixx/Merlin's Blood).
Next, to the folks who donated door prizes, especially Lamonster Garage, Coyote PowerSports, the Helmet House, Darren at Western Powersports, Merlin's Blood and others ...
Next, to Oma's Kitchen (aka Laura Moore, or "my better half" as Rocky described her) for the excellent Fiesta Dinner Friday evening at Coyote, and to Mama's for the delicious BBQ dinner Saturday evening
Finally, to Jerry and Tyler Hunter, to Rocky Fulker, and to all the staff at Coyote PowerSports for hosting the rally. We know it was a lot of work for you, and we appreciate you more than we can say!
It's a certainty that we have omitted someone, and for that we apologize - no slight is intended, it's just hard to keep it all straight. Know that you are appreciated, even if you were not mentioned by name. Diane and I are beginning to rest up a bit, but it was a whirlwind ryde!