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The Mission Statement

Established in 1977, the Gold Wing Road Riders Association provides an atmosphere for fun, safety, and knowledge to Gold Wing & Valkyrie motorcycle owners.

Our Vision

Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) is a leader of associational organizations, respected by its Members as well as its competitors and the communities it operates within. GWRRA strives to offer the highest quality service to its Members.

GWRRA is a family-oriented, non-religious, non-political association comprised of owners of Honda Gold Wing and Valkyrie Motorcycles as well as non-Gold Wing owners, our Associate Members.

GWRRA’s divisions work harmoniously as a team to increase the membership base by creating an atmosphere that provides fun, promotes safety, heightens knowledge, and by offering a full range of desirable services and benefits for its Members.

GWRRA provides a culture which fosters Members with shared values, team concepts and camaraderie. This culture also provides its Members with opportunities for personal development and achievement.

Our Core Values

EXCELLENCE:
Our quest for excellence includes an abiding pride in our Association.

CHARACTER:
Honesty, integrity and commitment are the key character elements in developing trust and respect within our Association.

FOCUS:
Our focus is to meet the needs of our Members and provide leadership
through our officers and staff.

ATTITUDE:
Our officers and staff maintain a positive, enthusiastic and creative attitude in their approach of providing an atmosphere for fun, safety and knowledge.

FAIRNESS:
The resolution of any issue should stand the test of “is it fair?”

COMMUNICATIONS:
The more we share information and communicate about goals, values, measures and rewards, the more effective we can be as individuals and as members of the Association.

TEAMWORK:
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward our common vision. It is our ability to direct individual accomplishment towards associational objectives. It is the fuel that allows all of us to achieve exceptional results.

TRAINING:
Well-trained officers and staff will provide improved Member services and create increased position satisfaction.

QUALITY:
To be the best we can be and to hold the Members in highest esteem and respect will guarantee the quality of our association.

HOW GWRRA DIFFERS FROM MOTORCYCLE “CLUBS”:

“GWRRA is not a motorcycle club.” We’ve all heard it, haven’t we? But just what does it mean? Simply put, it means that our Association and our chapters don’t function in the same organizational and procedural format that “clubs” do.

This means…

· We don’t elect anyone to any position by running candidates against each other and having the membership vote on them.

· We don’t choose our officers with popularity contests.

· We don’t impose our wishes on others.

· We select, not elect. Clubs usually are local in scope. Chapters are national or international and tied to a single organization.

· We don’t have long and heated debates, make motions, second motions, call for votes or go into long, detailed reports in our chapter meetings.

· We don’t need uniforms, people giving us rules to obey, or exorbitant fees or dues.

· We try not to do any “heavy-breathing.

”In other words, a GWRRA chapter meeting is not presided over by a “president” and conducted according to Roberts’ Rules of Order or the parliamentary procedure process. That is the format that many “clubs” use in their meetings. We don’t say that we are better than clubs, we are just different. Some people like the club format of operation. This is all well and good. Those folks should be encouraged to attend and participate where they are the most comfortable.

We think when they “try it”(our format!), “they’ll like it. ”The GWRRA chapter format of operation is more flexible than a club format. A GWRRA chapter is not a “club,” either in its organizational structure or its operational format. It is PART of something bigger than itself. Sometimes, less-informed chapter participants will try to lead the chapter into the “club” format of operation. It’s the responsibility of GWRRA officers to work together to retain the non-political, non-club environment in the chapter. If this becomes a problem, other members of the Operations Team will be able to assist you.

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