We had a very successful Rally at the Natural Bridge KOA! A good time was had by all! We began Thursday evening at the Dogwood Cafe a with heavy hors d'oeuvres potluck! Boy, the Dogwood folks know how to throw a potluck! Great food, excellent company and a lot of laughs.
Friday was a beautiful day with a trip to the Lavender fields, gorgeous! The Kuiken's grandkids really enjoyed the donkeys there! We all met up at the Pink Cadillac for a fun lunch!
Woke up Saturday morning to a beautiful, clear, sunny day! Folks went to the Safariland and fed the animals; it was so much fun! The Kuiken's grandkids really enjoyed it! Had a wonderful Italian meal that night, followed by some going to the races and some roasting marshmallows for s’mores by the Meyer's campfire!
Dogwood Cafe was rearranged to meet the changing environmental conditions again. Although the sky looked threatening it, it was a lovely day! We enjoyed a nice continental breakfast before departing.
Looking forward to the next Rally at North Landing Beach. Check the blog for details and get your RSVP in!
July 7-10 will be the FMCA Rally, in Gillette WY. Your FMCA magazine includes a registration form for the Rally or you can register through the FMCA website.
August 5- 8 at North Landing Beach in VA Beach hosted by the Buelows and Sohles. Update: We reserved 15 sites at the campground. As of 6/16, 12 of those sites have been reserved. The campground was unable to give us the names of those registered thus far. Only 3 reserved sites are left and the cutoff date for campground and rally registration is July 5th. If you call to reserve a site, and all are taken, please let us know and we will try to work it out.
If you have made your campground reservation, but have not sent in your rally registration form, please do so. Rally information and registration form is on the Dogwood BLOG dated June 1st, 2021. Check it out and come join us for a GREAT time.
Click here to complete the REGISTRATION FORM - North Landing Rally
Helpful info: The address is North Landing Beach RV Resort, 161 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23457. Call Terrie or Carrie to reserve your campsite 888-283-2725. This Resort has a lot of planned activities on a regular basis and the area offers a lot including Currituck Ferry, Air War Museum, Historic Sites and more. They have a nice beach on site. Hope you can join us for "FUN, FOOD and FRIENDSHIP. See you in August.
Any questions contact:
Buelows 757 876-7399
Sohles 804 824-8525
August 30-September 8 will be the Maine Rally hosted by the Bonewitzes.
September 17-19 is our Dogwood 25th Anniversary Celebration at Americamps in Ashland. FMCA Dogwood Chapter's actual 25th anniversary date passed in early June but plans are well underway for our celebration on September 17-19, 2021. Americamps RV Resort at 11322 Air Park Rd. in Ashland, VA has been reserved for the weekend. The phone number is 804 798-5298. The next statement is the most important information in this article. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, MAKE YOUR CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS NOW. Sites are limited and the campground is busy that weekend. The rally will feature some highlight events from the previous 25 years.
Here are the plans as they stand now.
Friday, September 17 (Arrivals)
4 pm Social Hour. This evening will include our special invited guests.
5 pm Dinner by Hosts.
Following the meal, there will be group photos, introduction of special guests, videos, door prizes, and reminiscing as well as cake and ice cream.
Saturday, September 18
10 am (as the rally room becomes available to us) we will have a covered dish brunch. Each coach will be asked to bring prepared breakfast foods. Early Christmas rallies included a bountiful covered dish breakfast.
Afternoon corn hole tournament led by Roger Monaghan.
5 pm Social Hour
6 pm Dinner by the hosts.
Following dinner, we will play the Yankee Swap game. Each coach is asked to bring a $25 new, nice gift that is wrapped. Most of us like playing the Yankee Swap game. Before Covid hit, we have included in every year's events.
Sunday, September 19
9 am Continental Farewell breakfast, location to be announced.
Please use this link for the registration form: Registration Form for the Dogwood 25th Anniversary Celebration
Fees:
$25 per coach for 2 people for the weekend
$12.50 per additional person attending in a coach with members
$12.50 for member couple attending for just one day.
Invited guests will be our guests for Friday night.
Send to Connie Tilman, 3566 Old River Trail, Powhatan, VA 23139. Remember to reserve the campground now. Registration form due to Connie Tilman by August 1.
Part two of the celebration rally will take place in Lewisburg, West Virginia at the GEAR rally. Your FMCA magazine includes a registration form for GEAR or you can register through the FMCA website. On Thursday, September 30, 2021, our chapter will be hosting a noon LUNCH reception for the FMCA and EAMA officers. We will purchase and assemble finger foods. We will need volunteers to help at 11:30 with the set up. Our chapter can enjoy lunch with the officers who will already be gathered in West Virginia for the rally. We have the Blue Ribbon building reserved for the event.
Feel free to contact Connie Tilman at 804 513-7274 with questions or concerns.
September 30-October 2 GEAR Rally in Lewisburg WV. Hosted by the Tilmans, Buelows and volunteers.
Dogwood's Chapter Gathering at GEAR will be held on Saturday, October 2 at 5 pm. This gathering is in addition to the 25th anniversary reception on September 30. This get together is always held at GEAR rallies. It's a time to socialize with each other, to invite potential new members to meet us, and of course, to eat! We also have a special purpose this year. The Bluegrass Heritage band, started by our member we recently lost, Donald Warthan, is the evening's entertainment. They were so well received several years ago that they have been invited back for a repeat performance. As we did the last time they performed, we are inviting them to this chapter get together to eat with us. Plan on bringing a large heavy hors d'oeuvre and joining the fun. Call me if you have questions about what to bring. Connie Tilman 804 513-7274. We will again have use of the Blue Ribbon building, starting at 4:30 for set up. Our chapter thanks Nancy Wolfe for scheduling the roomy Blue Ribbon building for our GEAR events.
November 4-7 Urbanna Oyster Festival. Hosted by the Alexanders.
December 2-5 Dogwood Christmas Rally at Americamps. Hosted by the Herberts, Kuikens and Meyers.
And a reminder --- Jim Buelow received this email from Phyllis Britz (Penn Coachmen) inviting Dogwood to their rally. The Penn group are great to gather with and a lot of fun. And POCONO will be beautiful in October. Thank you, Phyllis, for including us.
Good evening all,
It's been awhile since I sent out the save the date notice for the Poconos Raceway Rally. Information on the Rally scheduled for October can be found on the Penn Coachmen website October Rally (penncoachmen.org).
The rally is scheduled for Oct 15-17 with "early bird" arrivals on 13 & 14 so there is time for seeing the local sights. There are 100+ sites for this rally with FHUs. All are back in sites and are very level. Special rate for this rally of $40/night. Folks need to call the Raceway and make their own reservations and need to identify themselves as being part of the Penn Coachmen group. I've invited all the northern region chapters plus the Dogwood and Niagara Frontier Chapters to join in the fun. Friday evening's welcome meal is being sponsored by the Poconos Mountain Visitor's Bureau. Updated information will be put on the Penn Coachmen website and I'm happy to answer any questions.
Safe travels,
Phyllis
Phyllis Britz, F423634
Northern Region V.P. of EAMA
401 Columbus St., Wernersville, Pa. 19565
610-678-9345 (cell) 484-595-0609 pbritz@ptd.net
Please see all the Rallies and updated information planned for this year.
Henry Kuiken, Rally Master
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