207th COUNCIL MINUTES (PDF Link )

ROLL CALL

Present: Centaur MC, COMMAND, DC Bear Club, Excelsior MC, Harbor Masters of Maine, Knight Hawks of Virginia, MAUL, Pennsmen, Philadelphians MC, Pocono Warriors, Potomac MC, Shipmates of Baltimore, TBLC of Virginia, Three Rivers LC. Proxies:

Club present by proxy: Long Island Ravens MC (Proxy to the Philadelphians) Twilight Guard (Proxy to Excelsior MC).

Absent: Bay State Marauders, Bucks MC, Empire City MC.
Quorum was established.

Minutes of Previous Meetings

Motion to accept: minutes of the 206th meeting. (HM, Philadelphians) Motion passed..

Vice-President: Michael K. presided over a minute of silence in honor of club members we’ve lost since the May 2025 AMCC Meeting,Sean C. (Twilight Guard) and Zane D. (Knight Hawks of Virginia)

Officer Reports

President: Joe Gebbie (Excelsior MC) (Via email) Home care for mom this weekend is not working out. The two people that help me - one wasn't available and the other cancelled because of a family thing. So, I'm going to have to miss the (AMCC) meeting. I’ll miss everyone but send my thoughts and love.

Vice-President: - No report.

Secretary: Gabriel Rivas (Excelsior MC) please check the AMCC Club roster for additions/corrections to our directory.

Treasurer: - Report distributed and attached to these minutes Report accepted by acclamation.

Committee Reports

Outreach: - A Discord Group has been established. It is available to set up events, etc. Please contact Michael K.(COMMAND) for more information. Jim S. (Philadelphians) will re-send the Discord link to the membership

Historian: - Steven J. (Pennsmen): No report.

Webmaster: - To reach the Webmaster with corrections and updates, please email Michael C. (LIRavens) at lirmcpresmjc@optimum.net
Web site is being transferred from site formerly maintained and paid for by the Centaur MC to a site TBD by the web master; AMCC to assume payments.

Old Business
Community Safety Discussion as requested by Philadelphians MC (Jim S.) Safety Discussion is now available via Discord. The discussions will center on the collected expertise regarding community safety, defensive measures, and other areas essential to the survival of marginalized groups.

Jim S. stressed that this discussion group isn’t just for Club Presidents and AMCC Reps, but it is open to the entire AMCC Membership. Jim asked that we talk to our club members to encourage them to become involved..

New Business

Award of Excellence: the Philadelphians MC nominated the LI Ravens for hosting a series of workshops held during the Long Island Ravens MC 33rd Anniversary weekend.
By the rules of the Award, when only one nomination is made it must be ratified by a vote. Vote: PASSED.

Torrid Tuber: Was awarded to the Pennsmen for their complex play-space set up, forcing one person to monitor multiple locations.

Sanctioned Events 2025 Requests

Centaur MC will hold an AMCC sanction for MAL 2026, January 16- 19, 2026 Visit: https://www.leatherweekend.org/

Knight Hawks of Virginia will hold an AMCC sanction for April 17 – 19, 2026 During their Virginia Leather weekend Visit: http://www.knighthawksofva.com/

Excelsior MC will hold an AMCC sanction for May 15 -17, 2026 During Lust for Life 2026: Area 51: Deep Probe Ahead Visit: https://www.excelsiormc.com/fire-island-leather-weekend Excelsior MC will host the 208th AMCC Meeting on Saturday, May 16, 2026 in Cherry Grove, Fire Island.

TBLC will hold an AMCC sanction for their Camp Out: Beartoberfest weekend, July 24 - 26, 2026
Visit: https://www.facebook.com/TBLCofVirginia

MAUL will hold an AMCC sanction for their 20th anniversary weekend
September 18 – 20th, 2026
MAUL will host the 209th AMCC Meeting on Saturday, September 19, 2026
Location: Eagle’s Nest, Providence, RI
Visit: https://www.facebook.com/UniformLeague

COMMAND MC will hold an AMCC sanction for their Maryland Leather Weekend, November 6 -8, 2026 in Baltimore, MD
Visit: https://bucksmc.org/

Bucks MC will hold an AMCC sanction for Santa Saturday, November 28, 2026
Visit: https://bucksmc.org/

Philadelphians MC: Save the date for Tri-Cen XXI, December 31, 2026 – January 3, 2027. Visit: https://philadelphiansmc.org/dotnetnuke/

Paul Rose (DCBC/TBLC): Explained the rules governing hosting an AMCC Meeting during a sanctioned event. He also noted that the nominations for AMCC officers should take place during the proposed Tri-Cen XXI weekend.
Voting should take place in April 2027.

Clun Announcements and Good & Welfare

Bucks MC: Santa Saturday on November 29 in New Hope, PA

Paul Rose informed those present that David R. (Bucks MC) has been in poor health.

Centaur MC: Thanked COMMAND. They are looking forward to hosting Mid-Atlantic Leather 2026.

COMMAND: Thanked everyone for attending their weekend event. They are looking forward to MAL.

DCBC: Thanked COMMAND for hosting the AMCC Meeting.

Empire City MC: Join them for their Toy Drive during the Bucks MC event in New Hope, PA

Excelsior MC: Congratulations COMMAND! Join Excelsior MC in May for Lust for Life: Area 51 Deep Prove Ahead. Join EMC for Trim-a-Tree on Friday, December 5, 2026 at Rise Bar NYC.

Harbor Masters of Maine: Join the HM for their monthly bar night on the 3rd Saturday of the month @ Blackstones. Look for their 45th anniversary celebration in 2027.

Knight Hawks of Virginia: Join the Hawks for their bar nights at MJs Tavern in Norfolk. They also advised everyone to get a will drawn ASAP.

LI Ravens: Thanked COMMAND

MAUL: Congratulated COMMAND on hosting the weekend.

Pennsmen: Congratulated COMMAND on hosting the weekend. They are planning their 50th anniversary in 2027, possibly over President’s day weekend. Join them at Brownstone’s Bar for their leather night.
The Pennsmen also informed the council about the health of Scott H. (Coyote). He asked for our prayers.

Philadelphians MC: Congratulations to COMMAND.
They also informed the council on the health status of emeritus member Pearl. They asked for us to keep him in our prayers.
The Philadelphians will host Crankshaft at the Bike Stop, on Wednesday, December 31st in Philadelphia.
The club announced virtual meetings the 1st & 3rd Monday in April to discuss safety and security risks during these turbulent times.
Boy Carl at the Crimson Moon (Wilmington, DE) every 2nd Saturday, starting in December, for the Delabears dance
Jim S. (Philadelphians) is willing to share resources on how to prepare ourselves during a time when we may be labeled a terrorist group.
A new mailing address for the club is in the works.

Pocono Warriors: Thanked COMMAND.

Potomac MC: Thanked COMMAND.

The Shipmates Club of Baltimore: Congrats to COMMAND.
Join the Shipmates on December 6, for Daddy Christmas at the Baltimore Eagle to benefit claypotsbaltimore.org

TBLC: Congratulated COMMAND

Three Rivers Leather Club: Congratulated COMMAND . They asked those present to “take care of your tribes”

Twilight Guard: Congratulations to COMMAND.

Adjournment

Vice-President Michael Kliewer adjourned the meeting at 12:04 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Gabriel Rivas
Secretary

AMCC TREASURER’S REPORT
NOVEMBER 8, 2025
FOR THE PERIOD 5/18/25-11/8/25

Beginning balance 7233.29 as of 5/18/25

75.00 6/17/25 25 patches Knight Hawks

Ending balance 7308.29 as of 11/8/25

7 AMCC banners on hand
105 patches on hand
106 pins on hand

Respectfully submitted,
Paul Rose (SIGNED)
TREASURER, AMCC

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