Want to Ride an OHV in Massachusetts?
There is an unprecedented opportunity in Massachusetts right now. The State has created an Off-Highway Vehicle Coordinator position. The OHV Coordinator is working to improve, open, and reopen riding areas in the State, but he needs your help.
Grass roots advocacy and involvement is needed to support the OHV Coordinator. To this end, a workshop to help riders create clubs or associations has been created. The workshop is broken into 3 segments. Each segment has specific information for club or association formation. They also contain information that all clubs, including existing clubs, can use that focus on specific content.
UP! Outside, in conjunction with the Executive Office of Energy and Environment Affairs has created and will be delivering these workshops throughout the State and via webinars.
Topics related to club or association formation include:
- Creating by-laws and articles of incorporation
- Filing with the Secretary of State
- Non-profit vs tax-exempt organizations
- Insurance and liability for clubs
- Filing taxes
Additional information for clubs includes:
- Club CPR
- Benefits of clubs
- Developing partnerships
- Working with agency personnel
- Advocacy 101
- The process of creating trails in the State
Club Develoment Workshops:
The above open houses will be followed up by a series of 2 workshops to help riders form clubs, the basic unit that governments can work with for riding opportunites. The workshops will also include information regarding how to help Scott provide more OHV riding in Massachusetts. Each workshop is held three times, once in the western, central and eastern part of the state. Dates, times and locations are below.
Workshop 1:
Tuesday :: January 28, 2020 :: Central
Details:
- Date
- January 28, 2020
- Day
- Tuesday
- Time
- 6:00 – 7:30pm
- Loc.
- Motorsports International
444 Washington Street
Auburn, MA 01501
508-832-3690
Register
Wednesday :: January 29, 2020 :: West
Details:
- Date
- January 29, 2020
- Day
- Wednesday
- Time
- 10:00 – 11:30am
- Loc.
- South Side Sales
546 Curran Highway
North Adams, MA
413-664-7111
Register
Wednesday :: January 29, 2020 :: East
Details:
- Date
- January 29, 2020
- Day
- Wednesday
- Time
- 6:00 – 7:30pm
- Loc.
- Plymouth County Powersports
3 Abbey Ln Unit 2
Middleborough, MA
508-947-0190
Register
Workshop 2:
Tuesday :: March 24, 2020 :: Central
Details:
- Date
- March 24, 2020
- Day
- Tuesday
- Time
- 6:00 – 7:30pm
- Loc.
- Motorsports International
444 Washington Street
Auburn, MA 01501
508-832-3690
Register
Wednesday :: March 25, 2020 :: West
Details:
- Date
- March 25, 2020
- Day
- Wednesday
- Time
- 10:00 – 11:30am
- Loc.
- South Side Sales
546 Curran Highway
North Adams, MA
413-664-7111
Register
Wednesday :: March 25, 2020 :: East
Details:
- Date
- March 25, 2020
- Day
- Wednesday
- Time
- 6:00 – 7:30pm
- Loc.
- VFW
12 Station St
Middleborough, MA
- Host
- Plymouth County Powersports
508-947-0190
Register
Plan to attend both workshops to get the best start for your new club. Additional afternoon workshops may be added on demand.
There is no cost to attend the workshops, but space is limited so advanced registration is required. There will be no meals provided.
After the open houses, the workshops will focus on helping you get organized and educated to help the OHV Coordinator expand riding opportunities in Massachusetts. There will be a series of 2 workshops which will include information on:
- Building blocks of club formation
- By-laws and articles of incorporation
- Setting up board and officer positions
- Creating a non-profit corporation
- Tax exempt organizations
- Financial reporting, and fundraising
- Advocacy 101
- Process of creating trails in the State
The workshops will be both lecture and hands on to help you create some of the documents necessary for organization. We hope to see you there.
Additional Assistance
In addition to the workshops, the program will allow for, upon application, individual consulting time with UP! Outside via conference calls or video calls.
For more information, or questions, please contact:
Karen Umphress
UP! Outside
612-965-8619
karen@upoutside.com