Monthly Meeting Minutes for the Indian Motorcycle Riders Group

Daytona Beach #1949

Thursday May 7, 2026 – 6:30 PM ET 

Houligan’s International Speedway, Daytona Beach

Officers present: 

Fran Dougherty, President & Membership Director, Ron Range, Vice President, May Dougherty, Secretary, Therese Davis, Treasurer, Jeff Duckworth, Marketing Director, Joshua Benham, Web Director.

Volunteer Positions: Therese Davis, Activities Committee, Bruce Davis, Activities Committee and Ride Leader, Jeff Duckworth, Activities Committee and Ride Leader. 

Officers/Volunteers absent: Steve Morris, Safety Director

Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance and Words from the President 

Mr. Dougherty called the meeting to order at 6:45 PM ET. In-person participation count was 22 members and one guest. Mr. Dougherty welcomed members present.

Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting

Mr. Dougherty asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the April 2, 2026, meeting as presented on the website. Joshua Benham made a motion, seconded by Ron Range. Motion passed.

President’s Report

Mr. Dougherty reported on the following:

• Members showed off the knives they made at the forging workshop last month in Gainesville. 
• Recap of the International Female Ride Day ride on Saturday May 2. The event was successful and well attended with over 30 riders. 
• Mr. Dougherty mentioned the upcoming Indian Riders Ghost Tour in Mobile Alabama. Several IMRG #1949 members will be attending.
• May 16: dealerships and IMRGs throughout the country are organizing a 125 mile ride to commemorate Indian’s 125^th anniversary.
• Mother’s Day sale event at the Daytona Beach Indian dealership during the month of May.
• Announcement of the cancellation of the Florida Multi-Chapter Christmas party in December.

Membership Report

• Mr. Dougherty mentioned that our chapter currently has 62 members, most of them actively attending rides and events.

Vice President’s Report

• Mr. Range had no updates at this time.

Treasurer’s Report

• Ms. Davis reported on the current available funds in our bank account, as well as our t-shirt and patch inventories.
• She mentioned that during the Treasurer transition period last year, the Folds of Honor funds collected during the 2025 fundraiser, were not accounted for. These funds amount to $1,100.00 and will be used for the 2026 FoH campaign. The national FoH event will be on September 19. 
• Mr. Benham has mentioned that his employer (Starbucks) will be able to match donations for FoH. Indian Corporate has not disclosed yet that there is a website to register IMRG chapters so that they can start donating. 
• We are working on acquiring a side panel for our chapter tent. Brave Wolf Customs has offered support in the design and making process.

Secretary’s Report:

• Ms. Dougherty thanked everyone for supporting the May 2 International Female Ride Day, with a shoutout to our ride leaders. 

Marketing Director’s Report

Mr. Duckworth mentioned the following:

• We have reached 2,000 followers on our chapter’s public Facebook page.
• Mr. Duckworth started a brief quiz game with members.
• We have more Tucker stickers.
• Online support of Jess Jodoin’s attempt to break a record of the first female to ride across 48 states in 6 days, roughly 7,000 miles.  

Web Director’s Report:

• Mr. Benham asked members to reach out to him if they had feedback on our chapter’s website.

Safety Director’s Report

• Mr. Morris was absent.

Activities Committee’s Report

Ms. Davis reported on the following:

• Next week’s Ghost Riders Tour ride to Mobile.
• Still time to book a room at the Serenity hotel for the Coast-to-Coast overnight ride to Cedar Key in September (deadline is 6/1).
• Annoucement of the date of our IMRG Christmas party. It will take place on Saturday December 12 at Houligan’s International Speedway (3 to 7 PM ET).

Ride Leader’s Report

Mr. Davis and Mr. Duckworth reported on the following:

• Report on the April 25 ride to celebrate Vroom Old Man’s achievement.
• Summer month rides will be shorter and starting earlier.
• Next May ride is a breakfast ride on the 31^st.
• June will be a busy month with members attending out of state events such as the Gathering and Durango Rendezvous.

Adjournment

With no further business, Mr. Dougherty adjourned the meeting at 7:44 PM ET.