Rochester Area Picnic in Florida

Just in case you are interested, the following event is scheduled for Rochester area snowbirds near The Villages. We went once. Be advised, nothing is free, but it is fun. Museum is nice.

Rochester Area Picnic at Grand Oaks Resort Purchase your tickets now for the  Rochester Picnic

Sunday, March 26, 2017 Event starts at Noon

Please visit  www.GrandOaksTickets.com  to purchase tickets for this event. Only $10 per person. Don't miss out! There will be Zweigle Hot Dogs, Genesee Beer and Abbott's Ice Cream at the picnic.  Bringing food and beverages is prohibited. Why deal with the cold when you can enjoy sunny Florida at the Rochester Area Picnic at Grand Oaks Resort? 3121 Griffin Avenue, Lady Lake, FL 32159 352.750.5500 www.TheGrandOaks.com

February Florida Get Together

Dan and Carol Begy have made reservations for our February luncheon in Florida - date is February 25th.

Having started with a few Pen-NY Mixers and Fingerlakers, this event has grown to include many folks from the Northeast in the past 20 years.  

Below are the details.

Location:

Golden Corral

5722 Cypress Gardens Blvd

Winter Haven, Florida 33884

Phone: 863 324 5600

Date: 2/25/17, Saturday

Time: 1:00PM

Please let Dan know if you plan to attend by February 20. So, he has idea of the count. Below are his phone numbers and email.

Cell Phone: 585-316-0720

email: danbegy@aol.com

FMCA Store in 2017 NEAR

Hi folks, 
We agreed to staff the FMCA store next August at NEAR. Also, the Niagara Frontier Travelers have agreed to help.
As you can see from Tom Ziobrowski's note below, we are still early in the process.

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Hi Tom (R),

I will have full details about the store when I go to the March meeting. It will be done with the POT portable operating scanner like in Vermont, and if people do not pay with a credit card our treasurer Jim Sennett will make sure you have cash to work with.

Yes they ship the items in, inventory needs to be done, and I sure Connie will help with set up if you wish, she has done this in the past. Also items not sold need to be packed up and they send return labels for this, UPS needs to be called for pick up.

If you are unfamiliar with the POT it does come with instructions and maybe I can bring them back with for your review. Also we may be able to get some help from John McCormick's chapter who has used the system.

National usually puts items together for shipment to us based on past sales, but you can order sizes etc. based on your feelings what you want.

Feel free to call national yourself as well, to get early input as you wish, they will be more than happy to assist you.

I will keep you posted,

Respectfully,

Tom Z

NEA FMCA

October Rally Highlights

Bean Bag and Washer Toss

Our October rally returned to Cambria, NY and their fireman's field. Treasurer, Harold Wollaber, long standing officer with the fire department arranged for the facilities.

Many of the 10 families arrived on Thursday and the officers supplied hot dogs, chips, beans and other "goodies". A camp fire followed.

6 foot Putt

Marshmellow shoot

Besides Thursday dinner, the chapter supplied breakfast Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For your information, the total cost to the chapter was $95. 
Friday and Saturday nights were spent at local restaurants.

• During our meeting, all officers were reelected
•  We decided to move the officers meet to September 8-11, 2017. This may give some folks who head south and past members a chance to visit. It will also be the 45th anniversary celebration.
• We decided to support the FMCA Store during the Northeast Area Rally next August.
• Complete notes will be in the newsletter.



CHRIS entertained us with a variety of music

• Saturday morning, after our meeting, we tried our hands at the "First Fingerlakers Pentathlon". The event was won by Ken Eggleston.

Cards were the order of the afternoon.

"Euchre" and "Hand and Foot"

After dinner, during our ice cream social we were entertained by "CHRIS", a local musician. He plays the organ and provided an eclectic variety of classical, modern classics, "game" music and his own compositions. It was an hour of good music.

We hope to have him back.

Thanks for all your help.

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Happy Halloween

New Jersey Fuel Taxes

For those heading to or through New Jersey, Gas Buddy reports taxes go up 23 cents per gallon on November 1st.

Medicare Supplemental Insursance

As many of you know, Medicare covers 80% medical expenses of folks over 65. The rest is covered by a supplemental plan through private carriers. We use MVP in western NY.
I've read that many insurers are loosing money under "Affordable Heath Care" and are dropping coverage.
TODAY, WE GOT THE LOVE LETTER FROM MVP. THEY NO LONGER WILL OFFER OUR SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE in western New York.
It's the time of year to renew your insurance. Read letters from your supplemental carrier carefully. You may be doing what we are-searching for an alternative.
Good luck
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Update - 10/20/16
MVP has replaced our plan with one that cost $50 more per month

October Officers Meet

Marsh mellow Shooting Weapon

As  we traditionally do, the officers are putting on the rally in October.  The chapter is paying for breakfasts and dinner Friday (with members supplying a side dish).
There are 2 tabs above with details about the rally.
Hopefully, you are training for the "senior Olympics". The events are:

1. Ladder ball
2. Putting (I have a green)
3. Washer toss
4. Bean Bag toss
5. Marsh mellow shooting

All participants will get their own mouthpiece.

September Rally with Pen-NY Mixers

We do not have a rally scheduled. However, the Pen-NY Mixers have invited us to participate in their rally in Elmira, NY at the airport. Dates are September 23-25th.
At tab above shows the details.
Thank you, Sherry Miller for inviting us.