Happy Holidays from John Walker

I received a Thanksgiving card from the National Sr. VP Jon Walker.

Following is a quote from the card.

"A special greeting to express to you our sincere appreciation for your
confidence and loyalty. Thank you for allowing me to serve you as your FMCA
National Senior Vice President." 

Signed: Jon Walker

Jon asked that I pass on to our members his best wishes.

Walt Linden

Pen-NY Mixer President's Message

PEN-NY MIXERS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

NOVEMBER, 2015

The holiday season is upon us and many of you are either already relocated to your winter destination or will soon be on your way.  For those of us who stay in NY, we have been experiencing a very mild transition into winter with temperatures well above normal.  We have had two snowfalls, but nothing that stayed.

We haven't scheduled a winter luncheon for us Northerners yet.  But, don't despair!  If any of you who are staying have or find a new place to eat, please ask them if they could accommodate a group of 20+ or so to order off the menu on a Saturday afternoon sometime in January.  Then give me a call (607-898-4626) after December 11th and we can get it set up.  I don't know about good places in the Elmira area and going to check it out is difficult for us.  We are over an hour away and really don't know where to look when we get there.  Then we usually have to sample the food...  I do know of places in my area, but we're on the eastern edge of our membership and it would be too far for a lot of people for just an afternoon.  If I could get a suggestion from someone, it would be a tremendous help.

Memorial Day at Waterloo is on!  The celebration runs from Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30.  People could come in to park Thursday afternoon and leave Monday.  Dry camping,    4 nights=$40.00 parking fee.  We will have access to a covered building with electric in the building for group gatherings, but the activities in town might limit the amount we'll have.  Possible a dish to pass Thursday night and coffee hours in the am.  Our fall schedule has been BUSY and we haven't sat down to do major planning.  More info will follow in time.

June will be our 25th anniversary party at Camp Bell Campground in Campbell, NY.  I have reserved 30 spots, but more might be available, just not necessarily located close by.  You have until April 1, 2016 to make a reservation to get in those 30 spots.  After that, the manager will let them go, 1st come, 1st served and not necessarily Pen-NY Mixers.  If you reserve later you might not be close by.  You can cancel up to one week before if something comes up to prevent you from coming.  If you know of any retired Pen-NY Mixers who might like to attend, I need their addresses as we plan to send invitations.  If you want to make your reservation, call 607-527-3301 and mention the June Pen-NY Mixer rally.  Daily fee is $36.00, but we will get a group discount of 10%/ night or 15% if we have 15 reservations.  The remaining rally fee will be announced as soon as we can finalize the plans.

Here's hoping you all have a healthy and peaceful Holiday Season.

Sherry