I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2008. Once again a year has quickly passed us by and you wonder where all the time went, and what did I really do. I hope this update finds you all safe and healthy in whatever part of the country you may be in. Some of you are already in the far south where the weather is warm and others are preparing to leave, no matter what, you have those of us who stayed behind jealous again as we sit in near freezing temperatures and looking out at the rain falling once again. As the New Year approaches quickly I just wanted to mention a few things that are up and coming.
My understanding from the late fall rally that some of you attended; there was some discussion in having our spring rally somewhere other than at Sandown Raceway. As I have really not heard much from anyone about the spring rally, or even if there is someone willing to host as of yet, I have gone ahead and booked two areas for a possible Spring 2008 Rally. We have booked Sandown again and I have also booked the fairgrounds at Duncan. Both are reserved for May 23 to 25. I would like to hear back from all where you would like to have the spring rally so I can cancel one of the sites or if someone has another location in mind, let me know. If you could pass any suggestions on to me by the end of January that would be helpful so that we can start planning for our Spring Rally.
On another note, Bruce and I attended the North West Area fall business and planning meeting. Minutes for the meeting are available on the NW Area website. We also discussed at this meeting the up coming North West Area Rally being held June 5 to 7, 2008 in Albany Oregon, being called “Christmas In June”. From all the discussion this will be another wonderful and fun filled event. This rally usually draws about 500 coaches, so is much smaller than a National Convention. There will be another planning meeting to finalize the details in April, which I will be attending, so if there are any members out there that may be interested in helping out, let me know. More info on this event to follow and any updates will be posted on our and the NW Area website.
Lastly, I would like to thank all of you that have volunteered your time for our Vancouver Islanders Chapter, whether attending a rally at home or away, hosting or co hosting a local rally, or just helping setup, without your support we would not have the strong fellowship which is so abundant in our group.
Safe and happy travels
Andy
