[Mrfnews] 07NR16 - Open SSMRO position on MRF BOD

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MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation
236 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002-4980
202-546-0983 (voice)
202-546-0986 (fax)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Dave Dwyer - Supporting State Motorcyclists' Rights Organizations
(SMRO) Board Member email: dad at mrf.org


Steve Zimmer - MRFPAC Director, Supporting State Motorcyclists' Rights
Organizations (SMRO) Board Member email: steve at mrf.org

Open SSMRO position on MRF BOD


Candidacy papers for Sustaining State Motorcyclist Rights Organization
(SSMRO) Representative to the Motorcycle Riders Foundation Board of
Directors are due by November 15th, 2007. This is a two-year term. Steve
Zimmer, the incumbent, is not running for re-election. He has accepted the
position of MRF PAC Director. Application for this position requires that
the interested individuals send their candidacy papers to the MRF office.
Nominations by other persons are not accepted, the candidates must
nominate themselves. Candidates must be members in good standing of the
MRF.

The ideal candidate for this position should have experience and knowledge
in the workings of their SMRO. The winning candidate must be willing and
able to travel to 3 BOD meetings plus one regional conference each year
and be able to communicate with other BOD and Committee members between
meetings by email and telephone. Basic computer skills and strong
communication skills are needed. The candidate should expect to spend an
average of 10 hours per week for MRF related work. There may also be
requests from other SMRO for you to attend their meetings or training
sessions.

Your candidacy paper should include positions you have held in your SMRO,
both currently and previously, and how long you held those positions. Any
letters of endorsement from SMRO leaders should be sent at the same time.
These letters, along with your candidacy paper will be mailed along with
the ballot to all eligible SMROs for their vote.

Ballots will be mailed out by December 1, 2007, and will be due back at
the MRF office by January 15, 2008. The winning candidate will be seated
at the winter MRF BOD meeting. For more information on the duties and time
requirements of this position contact Dave Dwyer, dad at mrf.org, or Steve
Zimmer, steve at mrf.org.

Send candidacy papers and letters of endorsement to;

 Motorcycle Riders Foundation, Inc.
 236 Massachusetts Ave. NE
 Suite 510
 Washington, DC 20002-4980

      Attn: SSMRO Election.

Or if you prefer, email them to: mrfoffice at mrf.org with "SSMRO Candidate"
in the subject line. All email submissions will be printed and mailed with
the ballots, so put them in the format you want the electors to see.

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permitted with attribution. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation, incorporated
in 1987, is a membership-based, national motorcyclists' rights
organization headquartered in Washington, DC. The first motorcyclists'
rights organization to establish a full-time presence in Washington, DC,
the Motorcycle Riders Foundation is the only Washington voice devoted
exclusively to the street rider. The MRF established MRFPAC in the early
1990s to advocate the election of candidates who would champion the cause
of rider safety and rider freedom.

The MRF proudly claims state motorcyclists' rights organizations and the
very founders of the American riders' rights movement among its leading
members. The MRF is involved in federal and state legislation and
regulations, motorcycling safety education, training, and public
awareness. The MRF provides members and state motorcyclists' rights
organizations with direction and information, and sponsors annual regional
and national educational seminars for motorcyclists rights activists, as
well as publishing a bi-monthly newsletter, THE MRF REPORTS.