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What It Means to be an A.B.A.T.E. of PA Officer
Last month I talked a little bit about the rights, responsibilities, and meaning of being a member of A.B.A.T.E. of PA.
With nominations and elections coming up, it’s only fair that I spend a little time on the same subjects as they relate to being an officer in A.B.A.T.E. of PA. So here goes…
As far as the rights of an A.B.A.T.E. of PA officer are concerned, there’s only one I can think of. Officers have the right to take on as much responsibility as they are willing to carry around.
And those responsibilities can be heavy. In addition to carrying out the direct responsibilities of the position they hold as defined in our Corporate Operating Procedures, officers have the responsibility to make the opinions of those around them more important than their own. They have the responsibility to place the goals of the organization they represent ahead of the things they feel strongly about. That’s a tall order and not everyone can do it.
So why would anyone in their right mind want to be an officer in A.B.A.T.E. of PA? This is the part where we must examine the meaning of being an A.B.A.T.E. of PA officer.
All told, there are perhaps five hundred officer positions in A.B.A.T.E. of PA at the state, district, and chapter levels. Over the years, thousands of volunteers have taken on the rights and responsibilities of those positions.
For better than thirty years, that small army of five hundred has taken on the awesome responsibility of speaking out for the interests of Pennsylvania’s motorcycling community. The majority of that community doesn’t have a clue what these folks have done and continue to do for them even as they reap the benefits.
For those who serve, recognition is nice if it happens but not part of the reason they serve.
In the course of those three decades, history has been made time and again because the soldiers in that small army have cared enough about the future of motorcycling in Pennsylvania to stand up and be heard. That history continues to be made today.
And making that history is the meaning of being an officer in A.B.A.T.E. of PA.
If you are or have been part that army and that history, you have my thanks. If you are thinking about becoming an officer and want to help us make some more history, thank you for being willing to make a difference to the motorcycling community in Pennsylvania.
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KEVIN SNYDER
STATE COORDINATOR
Kevin Snyder
814-696-9048
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