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LETTER FROM our CHAIRMAN 2014 is an exciting year as we see the return of one of Florida’s premium Motorcycle events, The Cotee River Bike FestSM. The Bike Fest originated in 2005 when New Port Richey’s City Manager & Mayor had the idea to host the event in the downtown in partnership with the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce. Each year the event continued to grow and improve, but in 2013 a loss of sponsors forced the event to go on hiatus. In early 2014 we began an effort to bring the event back, and have been overwhelmed by the response from business owners, bikers and community leaders who understood the value of the event and the positive economic impact on our community. The re-emergence of The West Pasco Chamber of Commerce’s Cotee River Bike Fest SM has truly been a community effort with help from the original Bike Fest committee, the Chamber, and an amazing, tireless group of committee members all working towards a common goal. We’re proud of our event, our shows and entertainment, and the opportunity to host the event in the entire downtown district including Sims Park, with a wet zone and downtown streets limited to “Motorcycle Only” traffic and parking. We hope everyone will join us, whether you ride or not, and celebrate the return of our own Cotee River Bike FestSM. Steve Schurdell Chairman Committee members STEVE SCHURDELL Chairman 2014 Cotee River Bike FestSM CHIP WICHMANOWSKI President West Pasco Chamber of Commerce LAUREN ST. MARTIN Events & Marketing Coordinator West Pasco Chamber of Commerce Al Dew Swetay Carmen Passerella Derek Pontlitz James Milazzo Jamie Mick Linda Raab Luby Sidoff Michelle Passerella Mike Chissell Minh Mai Moe Weisberg Steve Farrell Steve Booth Tina Farrell Tom Carpinone Tony Cianci Victoria Barley Victoria Milazzo