January, 2012 Dinner Plans

Barb and Larry Kotar have finalized the dinner plans for folks staying north.
It's planned for January 14th at Tomasso's Golf Course and restaurant in Waverly, NY.
Cocktails are at 1:00 with the dinner scheduled for 2 when you can order from the menu. More details under the
""Pen-NY Mixers Next Event" TAB

Florida Lunch Plans

We are planning a get together for folks in Florida.  We have reservations at the following restaurant:

Golden Corral

1720 Citrus Blvd  (US route 27)

Leesburg, FL 34748

Phone:  (352)728-3911

Date: February 11, 2012

Time: 1:00 pm

They have a banquet room which we have reserved.  It holds about 50 folks. You will be paying as you come in as it is a buffet.

If you want to join us, contact:

Tom Roule

Cell: 585-739-9074

email: troule@aol.com

That way we will have a approximate count.

Hope to see you there.

Trailer Life and Woodall's Campground Directories To become one

It's not a surprise that after Affinty Group bought Woodall's a few years ago one of the directories would disappear.  Affinity had already combined Highways (Good Sam) and RVView (Camping World President's Club) and Coast-to-Coast Magazine last year.
Now it's official - the merger will be completed in 2013. Trailer Life Directory and Woodall's Campground Directory will become one.  Some details are below:
http://blog.goodsamclub.com/2011/11/woodallstld/

VIN NUMBER - WARNING

WHAT WILL the car thieves THINK OF NEXT?

A potential car thief peers through the windshield of your car or vehicle, writes down the VIN # from the label on the dash, goes to the local car dealership and request a duplicate key based on the VIN #. The Car Dealer's Parts Department will make a duplicate key from the VIN #, and collect payment from the thief who will return to your car, insert the key and off he goes to a local chop shop with your vehicle.

Whether this is always accurate, the information is out there for thieves. So, should the solution. It's really simple.

By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you CAN cover it so it can't be viewed through the windshield.

So, put some dark tape (electrical tape, duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN Number Metal Label located on the dashboard. 

More news about May, 2012

If you get reservations for Ives Run, please let Ed & Sylvia Plaisted know, so, they have a rough count.
Ed's email is:  esp365@yahoo.com
Sylvia's is:  sosew722@yahoo.com

For the people who are not going to Ives Run, we have also been invited to join the FingerLakers' May rally which will  be May 11-13 at Elkdale Campground, Salamanca, NY.

Wagon masters are: Dick & Mary Randall or contact Millie Worden, if interested.

Of course, you may attend both.
There will be lots more updates as we get closer.

May, 2012 Rally (May 25-28, 2012)

Because no one signed up for the Pen-NY Mixer May rally, several members have decided to go to Ives Run near Wellsboro, PA. on Memorial Week end.  This will not be an official rally.  If you would like to join in each member will have to make their own reservations. 

Ives Run fills up rapidly on Memorial weekend.  You can make reservations 6 months ahead.  Several members are making reservations for Tuesday (May 22nd) or Wednesday before the weekend.  If you have a Golden Age Pass don't forget to use it to get the discount.  So, if you want to go in on May 22nd, register Nov. 22nd.

Reservations need to be made through RESERVE AMERICA. They charge an $8.00 processing fee when registering. Below is the link to the site for Ives Run.

http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=0&&contractCode=nrso&parkCode=ives 

Contact Ed Plaisted if you have questions.  Phone 607-529-3353, email esp365@yahoo.com

Northeast Area Has a Blog

The Northeast Area MotorHome Association of FMCA has a blog.  Check it out at the link below.
http://nma-fmca.blogspot.com/