Page 3 - Travelore Spring 2016 Issue 33

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President’s Paragraphs
by Ken Carpenter, President of DRVC
Fellow Members,
The Rally in the Pines was success- fully. If you were not with us in Midland, GA you missed a great rally. You’ll find more information about this delightful and informative get together elsewhere in this issue of ”Travelore.” Other topics of interest in
Business Meeting Change
There are additional issues related to the Annual Business Meeting which include the meeting location, the cost of holding the meeting during FMCA and the lack of appeal to newly recruited members who may be less than inter- ested in sitting through a business meeting. FMCA Family Reunions provide the greatest setting to allow new mem- bers to get acquainted and learn about Chapter offerings. To address this issue, your Board of Directors approved the Annual Business Meeting take place during the Chap- ter rally immediately preceding FMCA’s Family Reunion.
Summer Rally
The Lake & Lighthouse Rally will be held at Brennan Beach RV Resort on Lake Ontario, Pulaski, NY, July 17 – 22, 2016. Lida & I are delighted to co-host this rally with long-time Chapter members, Dick & June Porter. This rally comes at the height of the short summer and high vaca- tion season in the part of the country. We are delighted to have been able to secure this site and, after a closer look at budgeting, reduce the cost by $35 from what was initially announced. We look forward to seeing you in New York.
“Ask Me...” Promotion
Your attention is called to the “Ask Me About Motorhom- ing” door hanger inserted in this issue. Members are encouraged to use this as a way to introduce yourselves to other diesel coach owners and share information about FMCA and Diesel RV Club membership. Remember, mem- bership referrals earn credit towards Chapter merchandise or dues.
Safe travels,
this issue include: Results of Membership Survey, Notice of Annual Business Meeting where proposed changes to Chapter Bylaws will be presented, information about our Lake & Lighthouse Rally in Pulaski, NY this July (prior to the 94th FMCA Family Reunion in West Springfield, MA) and our “Ask Me About Motorhoming” program.
Rally Timing
Over the years, members have expressed concern and questioned why our “spring” rally was so early. It is typi- cally scheduled prior to the travel period for those who return from the South for the winter – too soon for them to pull up stakes travel a long distance for three weeks then stick around somewhere long enough to travel to their summer destination. To compound the situation for those that want to attend the Chapter rally, they have to deal with the gap between our rally and FMCA’s Family Reunion. It was with these concerns in mind that trig- gered the recent Member Rally Timing Survey. As a result of input from that survey, at a Board of Directors meeting held on February 25, 2016, the Board approved moving the rally from two-weeks prior to FMCA to one-week prior.
Voting Change Coming
FMCA is in the process of adopting changes that will permit chapters to allow members to vote by email, not just in person, at official club business sessions. As you are aware, the Annual Business Meeting is currently held during the Summer FMCA Family Reunion. Your Board of Directors has approved implementing this change as soon as reasonably possible following FMCA’s amendment to its Policies & Procedures which govern such matters. We expect to do this beginning in 2017.