Rally Master Comments by Reid Saul 10.19
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| Bluegrass Music Festival May 2019 |
The year is almost over! Where does the time go? We've had a fun year with numerous rallies. Please put on your thinking caps for next year and consider hosting a rally in 2020. Thanks to all who have helped host, as well as those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes!
Upcoming Rallies
November 1-3: Urbanna Oyster Festival,
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| Thank you, Ed Fisher, Host |
Hosted by Berkley and Karen Alexander. Please contact them to see if spaces are still available. berkleyja007@cadscanning.com or 804-754-1308.
December 6-8: Christmas Rally
Hosted by: Reid and Jenny Saul, Jim and Susan Buelow, Patti and Henry Kuiken, and Robi and Dale Robison.
Although the rally doesn’t officially begin until the 6th, many members will arrive on the 5th. For those that do, we may have an informal gathering, and the campground provides a free dinner on Thursday nights for those staying in the campground.
Location: Americamps Campground
11322 Air Park Road
Ashland, VA 23005
804 798-5298
We have 30 sites reserved for Dogwood. Please make your own reservations with the campground. Tell them you are with Dogwood. Our group rate is $50.00 per night plus tax. Cutoff date for reservations is November 15, 2019.
Rally Fees: Rally fees will be $20.00 per adult and $10.00 per children.
Tentative Schedule:
Note: We plan on doing a food drive at the rally for the local food bank. More to come later on this.
Thursday, Dec. 5, 5:00 p.m. Informal get together and free dinner on campground.
Friday, Dec 6, 5:00 p.m. Social hour and full dinner provided by hosts. Last names beginning with A-M; please bring a light appetizer to share. A group game or activity will be planned for after dinner.
Saturday, Dec 7, 9:00 a.m. A full breakfast provided by your hosts.
Saturday, Dec 7, 10:00 a.m. Business meeting to include rally planning for 2020. Please bring your thoughts on rally locations, rally activities and a willingness to host a rally for 2020. Let’s make 2020 a great year for rallies.
Note: Possibly a group activity on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, Dec 7, 4:30 p.m. Social hour, last names beginning with N-Z, please bring a light appetizer to share.
Saturday, Dec 7, 5:30 p.m. Full dinner provided by your hosts.
Saturday, Dec 7, 6:30 p.m. Yankee swap game. Please bring a wrapped gift per coach, valued at $25.00 to participate, and be prepared to laugh and have fun.
Sunday, Dec 8, 9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast and rally wrap up.
Registration Form:
Name(s) of attendees:
Number of adults times $20.00 = _________
Number of children times $10.00 = _________
Total enclosed = _________
Please mail registration forms to: Reid Saul
2445 Bybee Road
Louisa, VA 23093
Cutoff date for registration is November 15, 2019.
Please join us for “FUN, FOOD, AND FRIENDSHIP at the last rally of 2019.
Maine Rally Summary (Rich Bonewitz)
The Maine Rally was held August 28 through September 4, 2019 in Boothbay, ME. Many attendees arrived earlier and left later. Hosts were Rich and Elle Bonewitz, and assisted by Berkley and Karen Alexander, and Fairleigh and Cil Schoolar. Attendees included the Alexander’s, Bonewitz’s, Buelow’s, Grove’s Hardett’s (guests), Pasetto’s, (guests), Schoolar’s, Sohles , Spain’s, and Tilman’s .
The Passeto’s joined Dogwood at the rally. Welcome Rick and Marcella.
The Passeto’s joined Dogwood at the rally. Welcome Rick and Marcella.
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| Rick & Marcella Passeto |
The theme was “lobster, lobster, and more lobster”. And no one was disappointed. It was another great rendezvous. Shore Hills was super with their support of tables and chairs, and we finally found a flat area to accommodate all who were there. Thanks Jim and Susan for giving up your privacy.
A big shout out to Ed Tilman who kept everyone’s coach up and running. Add a thanks to Berkley for finding out why my TV air antenna didn’t work. It seems that the antenna was missing. No idea how it left the coach. And thanks to Bob Tiffin, we now have a new antenna.
And plans are to do it again next year. Tentative dates are August 28 to September 10, 2020. Again, it will be a shotgun start, so come when you can.Hope you enjoy the enclosed pictures. As they say, pictures speak louder than words.
Hope you can join us in 2020, and call me if you have any questions.
Rich
301 481-6003
Wine Rally Summary (Reid Saul)
The Wine Rally held October 11-13 at Shenandoah Crossings Resort in Gordonsville, Virginia, had a nice showing of 8 coaches. The weather was perfect and the company was exceptional. Some of the group had a wine tasting at Horton Vineyard and others shopped in the quaint town of Gordonsville. Dinner from the BBQ Exchange was yummy and the ghost tour was interesting, although no apparitions were spotted. Thanks to all who attended!
Harper’s Ferry Rally Summary (Jim Buelow)
A combined Penn Coachmen/Dogwood Rally was Held at Harper’s Ferry/Civil War Battlefields KOA in Harper’s Ferry, WV October 15-17, 2019, and attendees had a great time. There were a total of 48 people attending including 5 coaches and 10 people from our chapter. Dogwood attendees included the Buelow’s (and daughter Melissa Mitchell), Bonewitz’s, Chadwick’s, Paul Cummings, and the Pasetto’s. We also gained a new member at the rally. Welcome Brian McLarnon from Charles Town, WV.
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| Brian McLarnon Newest Member |
We met new friends from the Penn Coachmen, toured the historic Harper’s Ferry area, visited wineries, played some fun games, had some delicious meals and of course enjoyed social time with new friends.
Phyllis and Eric Britz along with Sue and Gary Cipa from the Penn Coachmen did the majority of the planning to put this rally together and they did a super job. Dogwood provided an Italian meal on Wednesday and Susan’s meat marinara sauce was a big hit. Thanks to all who assisted in making this a very memorable event.
We will definitely keep in touch with our Penn Coachmen friends, and have already discussed doing another combined rally. It was different and definitely fun
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Hope to see you at a future rally in the near future, and thanks again for your support.
SAFE TRAVELS,
Reid, 804 539-7948
