It
happened in the year of 2004,
when
at the annual meeting of Blue Knights®Germany X,
a
new member was accepted.
It concerned the young Knight Andreas Bünning.
This young Knight
came from the distal Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Long before him also other Knights from the land of Lakes and Woods
had found the way to
Germany X.
As there were:
Jörg von Rüden, also called Bomber.
Bernd Friedrich, also
known as Rommel or Frieda.
Andreas Laudan, better known as Cruchot.
And now the reader is asking:
‚‚So, what does the scribbler actually want to say??? ’’
Well, it is simple.
The Chapter Germany X is located in Schleswig-Holstein.
The concentrated reader probably now is asking:
‚‚Why are they doing that or why do not they stay in their own federal
state??? ’’
This question is also to be answered easily.
At that point of time
there simply was no
chapter of the Blue Knights® in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
As this matter of fact ought to be changed now.
So, still during the annual Meeting of Germany X the decision has been
made:
to found a Chapter in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
As a Guest Rider the Knight Andreas Michalik from Germany XXVI,
also known as Schwede oder Wellensittich
(Swede or budgie)
(you also may combine as – Swedish budgie),
also participated at this annual meeting of Germany X.
Before the reader is going to ask questions again,
Germany XXVI is
located in Thüringen,
although Schwede is working in the city of Lübeck.
However he set his heart on the east.
Therefore he crossed the divide
and introduced his ideas to us immediately.
So, now there were 5 Knights of us, who wanted to create something new,
something of our own.
At first we faced the problem, that the Blue Knights® in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
were pretty much
unknown.
That meant alot of work came upon us.
We looked for suitors among the colleagues in our police stations.
On coures flyer were handed out.
Then we realised that everyone pottered about it himself.
It could not work out
this way!
Schwede suggested to gather and to deliberate
upon the development
of the upcoming.
An appointment was set up.
And so it happened, that the Knights Schwede, Bomber and Cruchot
met on 05. Februar des Jahres 2005
at Rabenhorst and discussed the issue.
The knight Rommel had to cancel his attendence last minute.
He was informed about the strategy afterwards.
Having coffee, cake
and a glass of milk for Cruchot
an informative
afternoon began.
At this point some
more interested fellows
could be attracted
already.
After we were full,
the discussion of the topics began.
It did not take long, until someone made first suggestions.
We need a regular’s table,
where we
would meet once a month
and
discuss further issues and developments.
But
particularly we needed a contact point for interested fellows,
where they
could receive information about the Blue Knights®.
No sooner said than done, the restaurant „Alte Molkerei“ in
Bargeshagen,
located on the main road B105, was choosen as a possible location.
Bomber took over the organisation of the dates.
There were also proposals for a chapter’s emblem.
To write
down the mulitudes of proposals at this point would have taken months.
Schwede usurped the embroidery.
No, he does not embroid himself, but
organised it.
Soon appeared the question about the vests.
Cruchot remarked,
that he has read in the forum of the Blue Knigths® about somebody
who has
already provided other chapters with vests.
Reportedly that one also would dispatch samples.
We decided to have a look at them.
In advance Cruchot had already contacted Holk Opitz from Orga Team
and requested all kinds of material on the topic of founding a Chapter.
Holk was very excited about the idea
to establish a Chapter of the Blue Knights® in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
But at
the same time he also informed us,
that without the green light given by the European Board a chapter’s
foundation is impossible.
So, Cruchot contacted CD Müller, the European Chairman
who also was excited about it.
The green light was given.
The sun had set long time ago
and the
thermometer showed a temperature of some degrees below zero
when we
ended our first official chapter foundation meeting.
Us three participants came to the conclusion,
that we achieved alot this afternoon.
As a good time for the foundation event
we
determined November 2005.
The next meeting was set up for the
second Wednesday of April 2005.
The first regular’s table!
A memorable event.
E-Mail
Distribution list
The
Knights Schwede, Bomber and Rommel choose Cruchot to be the contact point
of information.
So, Cruchot set up an email distribution list,
to forward all incoming information and ideas to all Knights and
aspirants as soon as possible.
Believe it or not, the first mail was sent to three mail accounts.
But this was going to be changed soon.
Circular
letter
A lot of
things happened
once the
decision about founding a new chapter in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has been
made.
But the
ongoing was tough.
The already known knights decided on a circular letter,
to reach every biking police officer.
Cruchot volunteered to set up and distribute such a letter.
It happened on 21 Feburary 2005.
A circular email was sent through LAPIS system to each police officer
of the federal state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The same letter was spread by Schwede
through
the duty network of the German Federal Police.
After
the circular letter
On 22 and
23 February 2005 Cruchot was busy in answering calls,
as there were many.
But when most callers were informed about
- incorporated
society, membership fee, association work, organising meetings -
most of them refused.
But there also were a few colleagues
who were
excited about the idea of the Blue Knights®
and signed in for the first regular’s table in April.
Even via email Cruchot received registrations.
All of them with the same content.
That is how the distribution list of email accounts rapidly grow up to a
number of 9 -
and it
was going to become even more.
Additionally some of the interested did not have internet access
and were
informed about the news via telephone.
Now, ideas
came up regularly
about the
chapter’s emblem, the meeting locations of the regular’s table, social
partner etc...
All the information and ideas were diligently collected by Cruchot,
to be presented in time to the community for voting.
Now things began to become real fun.
People who did not knew each other before started to pick up the rope
that had
been layed down in front of their feet
and pulled in the same direction,
in the direction of chapter’s foundation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
First
regular’s table
Bomber
volunteered to organise the first regular’s table.
And so it happened.
The first regular’s table of the future Chapter in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
took place on Wednesday, 13 April 2005.
Cruchot requested from Bernd Maler a sampler collection of the Blue
Knights® products on offer and the prompt delivery arrived in time.
With luggage as if being on vacation for 14 days,
Cruchot entered the „Alte Molkerei“.
Bit by bit one after the other motorbike arrived on the parking lot.
After also Schwede arrived
without
further ado he was declared to the moderator of the event.
That is
how it came up to one of Schwede’s infamous vocal thinking.
It still
is unbelievably amazing
how long
someone can talk without taking a breath.
Or did he speak while breathing in?
Anyway, Schwede introduced us shortly to the idea of the Blue Knights®
as well as to our intention.
Most of the participants had been entered in the distribution list of
Cruchot
and were
already updated with all the news.
Still,
one or the other asked a question.
Some knew each other already personally,
others so
far only from mailing.
Now they all mixed and met.
Cruchot even was able to already take some orders for the Blue Knights®
collection.
Only on the smurf blue color of the vest not everybody could agree.
Overall
it was a very successful evening
and the
prices for food and drinks at the „Alte Molkerei“ were a pleasure to our
wallets.
We also took a first common action into consideration.
In the
end of this evening 22 names showed up on the attendance list of the
first regular’ table.
Not bad
fort he beginning.
Second
regular’s table
On Wednesday, 11 May
2005 the second regular’s table
took place under the proven conditions.
After the announcement of foundation of the Chapter Germany XXIX
cheering among the
attendees broke out
One of them shouted
to the crowd:
"And we will incorporate 14 days
later."
No one
had expected this.
But more and more raised their voice acclaiming this idea.
So why wait until November?
Even though nothing had been set up yet
(statute,
emblem, social partner etc.)
and no one really knew the ropes, so that you could say,
we are
really going to do this thing.
But the
future members claimed the quickest possible foundation
of Germany
XXX Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
So, there
was no other choice
than
following the request.
Saturday,
18 June 2005 was choosen as the foundation date.
Work began.
Rommel organised the location and accommodation for the guests.
Schwede drafted the needed documents (statute etc.).
Cruchot again requested samples of vests from Bernd Maler,
wich have to be smurf blue according to Holk Opitz.
Holk Opitz was invited to lead the foundation meeting.
The
foundation meeting
On 18 June 2005 it
happened.
At
the restaurant
„Zum Bauernhaus“
Am Dorfteich 16
in 18059 Rostock-Biestow
the foundation of Chapter
Germany XXX was carried out.
As foundation members
there were 18 names written down on the attendance list.
At the same time
another six members,
who could not participate in the foundation meeting personally,
were accepted as
members.
So, the Chapter
Germany XXX was going to start with 24 members.
There have been
foundation meeting with less members before.
As guests, delegations from
Germany III, Buchholz in der Nordheide
Germany VIII, Bremen
Germany X, Schleswig Holstein
Germany XVII, Münsterland
Germany XXVI, Thüringen
Germany XXVII, Brandenburg
arrived.
The following should
also be mentioned by name.
Holk Opitz, by now elected Secretary at the European Board
and leader of the
foundation meeting of Germany XXX.
Heike Schultz, Treasurer of the European Board,
who also volunteered to act as recording clerk of the process of the
foundation meeting,
Wulf Bruelheide, 2nd Vice Chairman of the European Board,
who looked after the two aforementioned whether they do their job
alright.
After the official part the present company sat together and had a very
pleasant evening
enjoying the provided
foods and drinks.
Everybody came to the conclusion that this was a successful first event
of the Chapter
Germany XXX.
But now again the real work started.
So let’s sort out
things together.
Ride with Pride
created by Cruchot
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