1. COPYRIGHT 2010 Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Inc. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by GWRRA, Inc. 21423 North 11th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027 Fax 602-581-3844 Phone 800-843-9460, 623-581-2500 Version 12.13 January 2012 Gold Wing Road Riders Association A GW University Training Seminar Fun Activities Guide

2.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Introduction FUN Activities can be easy as we just demonstrated FUN Activities are essential to ensuring Chapter, District or Region participants are having fun

3.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Introduction Have you ever been unable to come up with an idea for a Fun Activity?

4.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Objective To provide Members an overview of the Fun Activities Guide Provide ideas from the guide to assist with providing/promoting FUN

5.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Overview Getting Acquainted Awards Games Rides Challenges Assistance

6.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Getting Acquainted Do you remember when you went to your very first Monthly Gathering, Chapter Event or Rally Do you remember that feeling like being the new kid in the class How did you get acquainted with other people around you

7.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Getting Acquainted Getting to Know You –Have someone in your Chapter designated as the “Getting to Know You” person –Each month have them interview someone in the Chapter to find out a little about their personal life, how they came to GWRRA –At the Chapter gathering, have them stand up with the couple/person interviewed and tell their story

8.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Getting Acquainted Adjective Game –Have each guest introduce themselves by using a nice descriptive adjective which starts with the first letter of their name –Example: I'm Mysterious Madalena –Each person, in turn, tells the names of the people before them and then adds their name and adjective –Example Rick would say, "This is Mysterious Madalena and I'm Rowdy Rick."

9.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Getting Acquainted Human Wingo –Each person receives a Wingo card and then must go around the room trying to find people who match each square –Once they have found someone, have that person sign or initial the square –To make it more fun, and to encourage more interaction, no one can sign a Wingo card more than once

10.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Awards When done correctly awards can bring –Sense of Pride –Challenge –FUN - not only for those participating but for others

11.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Awards First Timer Recognition –Recognize a person the first time they attend a Gathering Have them tell something about themselves If a member brought them, have the member add a few comments about how they met –You can present a certificate or ribbon to the person or couple

12.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Awards Chapter Participation –Each year a participation pin and/or year bar is awarded to members who have accumulated enough points throughout the year –To receive the award, the member must accumulate 30 points or more –Members will accumulate points according to the following: Attending Monthly Gatherings or Chapter functions, charity events or benefits (poker run, bike-a-thon, etc.), Chapter weekend trip, each Traveling Plaque attempt –Chapter determines appropriate award

13.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Awards High Mileage –Can be done monthly, quarterly or annually –Eligibility: CD, ACD or Ride Educator must log the starting and ending odometer readings One determination to be made is whether the miles will be accumulated through a Chapter activity or all miles accumulated –Chapter determines appropriate award

14.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Awards Humor Award –Award for something funny –Presented at the Monthly Gatherings –It is given in good spirit –Ideas for Humor Awards I Dropped It Whiner Sloppy U-Turn

15.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Games Add a lot of FUN to Chapter Gatherings, functions or events Broken down in individual or couples

16.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Games Smartie Sucker –Need Small bowls (2 per player) Straws Smarties type candy, 1-2 bags –Fill several small bowls with Smarties –Place an empty bowl next to the filled one –Give each player a straw –Each player has 60 seconds to move as many Smarties from one bowl to the other using the straw

17.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Games Taboo Words –Need Clothes Pins Index Cards –Select 5 or 6 Taboo Words –On index cards, write all of the Taboo words + attach 5 clothespins –Hand person each a card with the clothespins –Explain the rules –Clip the clothespins to their clothes in sight –Anyone caught saying one of the words losses a clothespins. At the end of the game, the person who has collected the most clothespins is the winner

18.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Games Find Your Partner –Need A blindfold Blindfold one of the women –Have men sit in a line of chairs –Have each woman, one at a time, walk in front of the men feeling their faces only to see if they can guess which one is their husband –Once she thinks she knows, have her stand in front of that man and take her blindfold off to see if she is right –Add a twist to the game, pull out one or two of the men and add a couple of other women

19.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Rides One of the main reasons we join GWRAA is to ride Rides need to be different and maybe challenging Rides need to be different to promote FUN

20.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Rides Punch Card Ride –Need Copies of the grid, (below), hole-puncher, and 3x5 index cards –Each rider & co-rider receives an index card –At each stop, punch a hole in each persons card –At last stop, place grid over all cards & total all points –High Score Wins –Chapter determines prize

21.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Rides Progressive Dinner –Option 1: Chapter Participants volunteer to prepare part of the menu and serve it at their home –Option 2: Chapter Participants volunteer to identify restaurants or other food establishments to have four separate courses

22.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Rides Scavenger Hunt –Meet at predetermined time and location –Break up in groups of 5 to 7 depending on the number of Chapter Participants –Provide item list of 5 to 10 –Be creative on the items to obtain. Business cards, menus, cup from a restaurant, etc., but ensure the places you pick are spread apart by distance

23.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Challenges Used at the Chapter, District or Region level Promote Chapter team work Real FUN!!!!!!!

24.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Challenges Cracker Relay Race –Line up each group –Hand out three soda crackers to each participant in each group –The first person on the team chews the 3 crackers and whistle when they can –Each participant does the same in order until all are complete

25.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Challenges Over Under Relay –Person at the front of each line has a balloon –Balloon is passed through the first person’s legs to the second person behind the first –Second person then passes the balloon over their head. The game continues as every player passes under-over-under-over, etc. –When the balloon gets to the back of the line, then the last person must run to the front of the line with the balloon and the game starts again

26.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Assistance GWRRA needs your assistance! Do you have a FUN Activity Send your ideas to the Membership Enhancement Directors Submitted ideas will be reviewed for inclusion in the Fun Activities Guide Fun Activities Guide can be found at: http://mep.gwrra.org/

27.  Version 12.13 January 2012 Summary New and exciting FUN Activities are not always an easy task and can be challenging Fun Activities Guide is there to assist anyone looking to have some fun

28.  Version 12.13 September 1994 Questions??