Monday, March 24, 2014

Perry convention notes from Walt Linden

  • Perry Convention - 2554 family coaches + 448 commercial coaches = 3002 total coaches
  • Chapter members we saw - Millers, Anten, Wollaber, Whilen, Shafer, Moses & Fadale.
  • FMCA Nat President (Charlie Adcock) will be in Essex Junction and will spend a few days at HarborFest.
  • A proposal will be presented at the Redmond Rally to bring back free FMCA Assist.  Including ways to fund it.
  • The Michelin tire deal will be expanded to include passenger vehicles. 
  • More benefits are on the horizon.
Future Rallies -
  • 2014 summer rally - Redmond , OR. 
  • 2015 winter rally, Pomona, CA - Summer rally, Madison, WI 
Walt Linden
wlinden@juno.com

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Harborfest Update

We are now ready to send out the Itinerary and registration for the FMCA Oswego Harborfest Rally 2014! While the music acts are not known yet I will pass it along when it is announced. Last year they had a fantastic lineup and we look forward to learning this years performers. I have been told that there will be tall ships this year. The trolley should be picking us up again and Mayor Gillen will be welcoming our group.

We have added a full breakfast on Sunday with pancakes, sausage and eggs. I will be busy fishing this spring as we went through 75 pounds of fillets in 2012. We are working with local vendors and RV suppliers on door prizes. Camping World will be sponsoring the Sunday dinner again and Burdick's RV will be sponsoring the coffee hours allowing us to keep the price unchanged from 2012. We already have 6 paid registrations so we are expecting a good turn out and welcome everyone. Please tell a friend about the rally and bring them.

For our friends making a long trip to the northeast and Northeast Area members wanting more to do, the new officers of the Northeast Motorhome Association led by Tom Ziobrowski have rejuvenated the NE Area Rally and it will be held in Essex Junction, VT from July 17-21, 2014. They promise a great rally and then you can spend a day along the St Lawrence Seaway and arrive in Oswego for the Wednesday fish fry. National FMCA President Charlie Adcock will be at NEAR and then coming to Oswego where he will greet the group and take questions. Tom Z. will join us Friday if you miss him in Essex Junction.

Thursday will have the cocktail and hors d'oeuvre party featuring rum drinks from our trip to duty free St Thomas. The music starts at seven and runs until Sunday at 5.

The fishing in 2012 was incredible and we hope to also get salmon in 2014. Please sign up for the fishing ASAP if you want to go. We hope to fill two boats again this year.  

If you have any questions please call or email.

Jim & Sherry Miller

email: jem590@aol.com

Monday, March 17, 2014

2014 February Florida Get together

For the past several years, we have gathered at the Golden Corral in Leesburg, FL for a western NY snowbird get together.
This year the restaurant in Leesburg closed right after Christmas. So, we moved to the Golden Corral in Lakeland, FL. It turns out to be a great alternative.
53 folks from the Fingerlakers, PenNY Mixers and the Long Islanders (thanks to president Eleanor Rizzi) showed up around 1:00 PM. (Some were REALLY early). We had a room for the whole afternoon and many folks stayed, ate and caught up on stories.
Thanks to all of you who came, driving many miles to see each other.