Aussie Annie Posted June 27, 2009 Share #1 Posted June 27, 2009 Alan and I have been members of the Ulysses Club.org for twelve years now, and try to spend our annual holidays travelling to, and attending the Rally and AGM held every year in a different state of Australia. It's the largest club in the southern hemisphere (27,533 members in Australia), and has even gone international to about seven countries. The club runs on very similar lines to VR.org--that's probably why I feel so much at home here!! AND "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" It was started 26 years ago by three guys looking for somewhere to socialise and have comradeship in their senior years.(with their wives etc) Their days of "hooning" were over and they just wanted to ride and enjoy. So I thought I would show you a couple of pics of rallies and some of the silly things we do to raise money for charities. (mostly for children & arthritis research) Thats Alan as the "phantom" and also as a woman (YUK) on the "shockin' Frock Run" where the men had to dress female (riders pay $10 & pillion $5) then there is a "beauty contest":rasberry: A couple of years back I even shaved off my hair, while a friend went "blue" for Luekemia research. I'll do most anything for the kids!! :happy34: So now I belong to the two best "family" clubs in the world, it doesn't get any better than that!! :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Mama Posted June 27, 2009 Share #2 Posted June 27, 2009 Nice photos Annie. You sure have a lot of friends. YamaMama:thumbsup2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted June 27, 2009 Share #3 Posted June 27, 2009 Nice pics - one heck of a lot of bikes - how many attends that function ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Annie Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted June 28, 2009 There were six thousand attending the rally in the pics. It can be any where between four and six thousand each year. It's here in Western Australia next year, and I volunteered to run the gearshop (sell Ulysses merchandise) for the week--so I will be "Frazzled Annie" after that!!:crackup: Nice pics - one heck of a lot of bikes - how many attends that function ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Annie Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted June 28, 2009 Oh, and I forgot, our club motto is: "Grow Old Disgracefully" and I'm working on it!!!!!!!!!!! :dancefool::sign woo hoo::dancefool::sign woo hoo::dancefool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted June 28, 2009 Share #6 Posted June 28, 2009 now thats what i call a meet. wow,sounds like fun. great pics. bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted June 28, 2009 Share #7 Posted June 28, 2009 six thousand - that's 5 times the population of the town I live in ! WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted June 28, 2009 Share #8 Posted June 28, 2009 All I can say is WOW!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted June 28, 2009 Share #9 Posted June 28, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy Posted June 28, 2009 Share #10 Posted June 28, 2009 Can you see Freebird having that many at his Maintenance day. That's alot of toilet paper. Now thats what I call a family reunion:happy34: Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunboat Posted June 29, 2009 Share #11 Posted June 29, 2009 thanks annie for shareing the pictures you have from down under. wow 5 to 6 thousand bikes, holey moley. best reguards don c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BigDog Posted June 29, 2009 Share #12 Posted June 29, 2009 Now thats a meet and eat!! Anyone for a vegamite sandwich?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted June 29, 2009 Share #13 Posted June 29, 2009 Hey Annie. Bout time to point yourself out in a pic. We need a pic for our brains to function right when we think of you!! You have probally already done this when I was napping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Canuck Posted June 29, 2009 Share #14 Posted June 29, 2009 There were six thousand attending the rally in the pics. It can be any where between four and six thousand each year. It's here in Western Australia next year, and I volunteered to run the gearshop (sell Ulysses merchandise) for the week--so I will be "Frazzled Annie" after that!!:crackup: That is amazing to see, what a meet! About how much did you raise for the charities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowawegian Posted June 29, 2009 Share #15 Posted June 29, 2009 Great pix!! Looks like everyone is having a great time!! Love the pink pajama's!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Annie Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share #16 Posted June 30, 2009 All branches of our club, Australia wide, do silly and fun things to raise money. We (Ulysses Club) actually raise enough money every year to fully support two research scientists to try and find cures for arthritis. This depilitating disease affects small children as well as adults. I think we raised around $AU80,000 last year. We also support and run a prize of a motorcycle and tools for the motorcycle apprentice of the year. This is to encourage young people into that trade. We have even had a female win!!:happy34: Not bad for old farts, is it?? That is amazing to see, what a meet! About how much did you raise for the charities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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