New TAB for Haborfest !

Did you notice we have added a tab at the top of our Blog? It's for Haborfest rally in Oswego, NY the last week of July. Those of you who didn't make the last one, try to make the next one. We don't think you will be disappointed.
Check:

http://pennymixers.blogspot.com/p/july-2012-harborfest.html

FMCA 2013, 2014 International Rallies announced

FMCA has announced the dates and locations for their 2013 and 2014 International Rallies.

2013: June 19-22 in Gillette, Wyo.
2014: March 17-20 in Perry, Georgia

February, 2012 Lunch - Leesburg, Florida

Sunny days bring out lots of folks. On Saturday, February 11, Pen-NY Mixers hosted 54 members and former members of Pen-NY Mixers, Fingerlakers, Niagara Fontier Travelers from New York and elsewhere. We gathered at 1:00 pm at the Golden Corral in Leesburg, FL. Folks who now reside in Florida also made it. We had guests from the Frustrated Maestros who stay at Holiday Travel Resort in Leesburg. Charlie & Doris Kline flew down to visit their son in Ocala and made the trip.

Those who remember the history of this lunch remember that we used it as a "kickoff" to plan a caravan to the Southeast Area Rally. The past few years, the caravan hasn't materialized. So, we changed the date to after the SEAR. This allowed folks like the Linden's and Austen's to travel from the visits west and make the luncheon.

Golden Corral lived up to it's part putting out a great buffet. With a room to ourselves, we were able to hang around and tell stories to 4 o'clock.

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Southeast Area FMCA Rally - are you kidding?

The past couple years, we went to the Southeast Area FMCA Rally on a day pass rather than tear down our site and go.
Going to their web site, we were surprised to find the price goes from $15 to $25 after January 13th. In my mind, that eliminates "daily drive ups", like us.
For $25 plus gas, we will play golf.
If this is the plan of other areas, I think vendors will WALK !
Does anyone look at collateral damage ?

Pen-NY Mixers Next Event- Florida get together

This year, the 2012 FMCA Southeast Area Rally is scheduled for January 31 to February 4th in Brooksville, FL.

We have scheduled our Florida get together at THE GOLDEN CORRAL in Leesburg, FL. It's not too late to sign up. Contact Tom or Sharon Roule if you want to attend.

Date: February 11, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm
Tom's Cell phone: 585-739-9074
Tom's email: troule@aol.com

Details are in the "Pen-NY Mixers Next Event" tab above.

Craft Show - Holiday Travel Resort, Leesburg,Fl

Those of you who aren't spending the first weekend of February at the FMCA Southeast Area rally in Brooksville, FL might want to consider a great craft show at Holiday Travel Resort in Leesburg, FL. Dates are February, 3rd an 4th this year.
Holiday Travel Resort is just off US route 27 on CR 33 south of Leesburg.
We are not trying to market the show, but it has been going for about 40 years and might be a viable alternative. It's FREE and we have gone several times including this year.

January, 2012 Dinner Update

Sylvia Plaisted reports the following from the January dinner.

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We had a great time at Tomosso's on Saturday, Jan 14.  There were 18 Pen-ny Mixers in attendance.:

John & Carla Couture

Larry & Barb Kotar

Matt Miller

Charlie & Doris Kline

Norm & Madaline Pease

Howie & Pat Newman & Howie's Dad

Ed & Sylvia Plaisted

Jim and Sherry Miller

Phil Libatore & Lury Wallenbeck

 

We had a nice lunchen.  It is good to see our camping friends in this cold weather.  It was in the 20's.