2020 Rally News

First, the June Rally:

• John Pangburn was informed by Himrod they're raising the fee for the Conservation Club to $30/night.  A brief poll during the February Florida Dinner indicated that wasn't acceptable. Not wanting to cancel the rally, Walt Linden contacted Genesee Country campground. He was able to book June 12-14, 2020. They make life easy and we can do the rest - especially if you help. I will look into a tour of the Mount Morris Dam for Saturday.

Even though we are returning for a repeat after the May Rally, it's a chance to get together - why we exist. 

Obviously, help will be appreciated.

Second, NEAR -

• YES-there is a Northeast Area Rally. John Traphagen, NEA President informed us he has signed a contract for Essex Junction, VT, on July 10-13.  He said entertainment will include Bob Dylan (Mr Tamborine Man, Blowing in the Wind, etc) and a famous whiskey collection. 

Since this is new news, there will be much more to follow.

Third, we need a wagon master for August

Fourth, FMCA International - 

• August 26-29, 2020,  Lincoln, NE
• Patty may need a substitute
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SEARS-The Final Chapter

We just received the following:

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At Transformco, we constantly look for new and innovative ways to improve your shopping experience online and in stores. To reflect these improvements, we are making changes to our Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review the policy in its entirety, but we would like to highlight a few key changes for your review:

• We provided greater detail on the types of personal information we may collect and how we may use that information, and
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The policy can be viewed by clicking on this link: https://transformco.com/privacy

*Brands and assets acquired include Sears, Kmart, Shop Your Way, Kenmore, Diehard, Sears Auto Center, and Sears Home Services.

January get together in Florida

Thanks to Dan and Carol Begy, on January 25th, 29 folks from the northeast area gathered for lunch at the Golden Coral a in Lakeland, FL. There were members from Fingerlakers, PenNY Mixers as well as John Traphagen (NEA President), Barbara Smith (past president), Donnie "O" from the Susquenango chapter. Sorry, if I missed including you.

It's good to get together, no matter what the venue. There are FMCA chapters that have monthly lunches - in lieu of rallies.

The restaurant was remodeling, which we didn't know. However, they did a nice job giving us a promised room even though we shared it with another group. Then they pampered us well.
Here are a few pictures.

ANY PICTURE CAN BE VIEWED "FULL SCREEN" BY Clicking ON THE IMAGE

Alliance RV

For those of us hanging around the Villages north of Orlando, FL may have noticed a change in Wildwood. What used to be Alliance RV is now Lazy Days RV.
Now there are two in Florida, if you haven't been to the one in Tampa.

THIS IS INFORMATION, NOT AN AD.

Winter Florida Get together

Thanks to Dan and Carol Begy, we are returning to the Golden Coral in Winterhaven, FL.

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

Location:

Golden Corral

5722 Cypress Gardens Blvd

Winter Haven, Florida 33884

Phone: 863 324 5600

Date: 1/25/2020, Saturday

Time: 12:30PM (Note: 1:00 pm the price may go up)

Tell them you are with the Dan Begy group. 

Please let Dan or I know if you plan to attend by January 20th. So, he has an idea of the count. Below are his phone numbers and email. Don't be afraid to "just show up".

Cell Phone: 585-316-0720

email: danbegy@aol.com

Now that the FMCA International in Syracuse is cancelled, thought you might want to see the following:

Go to FMCA.COM if you want to see more details.

2020 Harborfest Update

It's time to plan for Harborfest in 2020. Below is the information about the rally above is the TAB with the application.

Summer Internaional 2020 Update

The following message came from John Walker November 1st.  This puts the possibility of a Northeast Area Rally back in play for 2020.  
There is no hint where or when either will occur.
We will keep you posted.
Tom

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SUMMER 2020 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION & RV EXPO Dear FMCA Member, FMCA’s Executive Board has voted to withdraw from contract negotiations to stage the association’s 102nd International Convention & RV Expo at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, July 29 through August 1, 2020. After many months of waiting to receive a contract for signature, the Executive Board determined that the time had come for FMCA to look for another location to stage this event. FMCA officials are currently busy vetting other sites for the association’s 2020 summer convention and hope to have an announcement about a selected location in the coming weeks. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause members. I hope to see you at a future FMCA event. Remember — registration is underway now for our 101st convention in Tucson, Arizona, March 26 through 29, 2020. Sincerely, Jon Walker, F268778 National President

October Highlights at Finger Lakes Race Track

October 12th, we got together for a lunch buffet at Finger Lakes brunch buffet. 16 Fingerlakers attended. As usual, company and food was great.

Folks are wishing we could camp there in the future.


Thanks to Dale Swarts, below are several pictures of the group.