FMCA Youth Program

TO:  Northwest Area Chapter Presidents

 

Attached please find a letter from Bud and Marje Fouts, the Redmond Convention Northwest Area Volunteer Coordinators, with information regarding volunteering at the 90th FMCA Family Reunion to held in Redmond, OR from August 13 –16, 2014.  PLEASE share this information with all Chapter Members and all FMCA members.  The contact information is on the 

attached document.  If you have any questions or comments, please email Bud and Marje,  their contact information is at the end of the letter.

 

Thank you for volunteering!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kathie

 

Kathie Balogh
Secretary
Northwest Area FMCA
Cell: 503-530-0166
Email: kabalogh@telus.net

PEDDER BAY RALLY

SEPTEMBER 12 – 15, 2013

Last rally for 2013 so plan to attend before going south for the winter.

Go Whale Watching or rent a boat to try some fishing (4 hour minimum). Also look at the web site: www.pedderbay.com

Food Provided by Penny-Rae Schur & Laurel Mcauley

September 12 – Thursday night - Beef Dip and Beans

(The members will provide Salad & Dessert,

will advise later)

September 13 – Friday Breakfast – Egg McMuffins, Fruit & Juice

Dinner – Ribs, will give out Potatoes for the members

to bake. (The Members will provide Salad and Dessert,

will advise later)

September 14 – Saturday Breakfast – Pancakes, Sausages & Fruit

Dinner – Pizza, Dessert supplied by the Club

September 15 – Sunday Breakfast – Yogurt, Muffins & Fruit

Leave by 11:00 a.m.

This is a Full Hookup Rally. Cost $145.00 per coach (2 people)

$125.00 per coach (1 person)

$18.00 extra guest

Deadline for Registration is August 31, 2013.

Please send your cheque payable to “Vancouver Islanders” to

Audrey Hauge, 2815 Trans Canada Highway, Victoria, BC V9B 6H6

Check-in time after 11:00 a.m. on September 12th.

If you would like to arrive before September 12^th, please call Wolf at 250-474-1338 or email beaverwolf@aol.com. Nightly rate is $30.00 Including Tax.

Please be reminded the 2014 dues are due in September and Audrey will be delighted to take the money from you.

Cancellations will not be accepted after September 4, 2013.

HELPERS NEEDED TO PREP, COOK, SERVE AND CLEAN UP!!

The Vancouver Islander

The link below will take you to our new newsy newsletter:

The Vancouver Islander.

Note: It is a large pdf file, give it time to download, you can save it once it is showing.

COWICHAN BAY RALLY AUGUST 15 –18, 2013

Plan to attend the Vancouver Islanders Rally at beautiful Westcan Terminal at Cowichan Bay on August 15 to 18th, 2013.  Check in anytime after 10:00 a.m. on the 15th.

This will be a “Family and Friends” Rally so 5th wheels, truck & campers and trailers are welcome.

The cost for the rally will be:
$82.00 per coach (2 people)
$68.00 per coach (1 person)
 This price includes 3 nights Dry Camping, 3 breakfasts and 2 contributing dinners.

Children under 12 are free and any additional guests in your coach will be $8.00 per day to cover costs of food.
Some of the meals planned are:
Thursday:   Pot Luck with the club providing the meat and buns
Friday:   Breakfast by Sandy and Wayne Quesnel
Dinner by the Bloggs -  Baked Potatoes and Chili – everyone is asked to    bring a can of their favourite chili
Saturday: Breakfast by the Bloggs
                 Dinner by ??? your name here???
Sunday:   Breakfast by the Dillons.
         
We are still looking for someone to host/organize a dinner on Saturday so if you are interested, please contact Wolf at 250-474-1338 or beaverwolf@aol.com The dinner does not have to be complicated, a simple meal will suffice and there are lots of volunteers to help with preparation.

This will be a completely dry camp so make sure your holding tanks are empty and your water tank is full.

Generator hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Please note that the Management of the facility has requested that generators are NOT to be used before 8:00 a.m.  Therefore we will not be making morning coffee so be sure to come prepared with your morning beverage!

Please send your cheque, made payable to “Vancouver Islanders” to our Treasurer:
Audrey Hauge,
2815 Trans Canada Highway,
Victoria, BC V9B 6H6

Deadline for Registrations will be August 6th.  More details to follow.

Upcoming Rallies

We are in the process of planning two more rallies:
Cowichan Bay, August 15th to August 18th
Pedder Bay RV Resort and Marina (approximately 20 kms. southwest of
Victoria) September 12th to September 15th.

Further information on these rallies will be available once the plans are
complete and everyone will be notified by email and the information will
also be posted in this blog.            Joe Blogg

Seal Bay Rally Info

Hello everyone,
Here is the information on the Seal Bay Rally July 8th - 11th.

Getting There:

Directions to Seal Bay RV Park when heading North or South on Highway 19.
From the Inland Island Highway (route 19):

Take exit 117 off Highway, merge right onto Comox Valley Parkway. Turn left
on Cliffe Avenue, turn right onto 17th Street bridge, turn left at lights
and follow the road, Superstore is on the right, turn right at the lights
onto Ryan Road, Following signs for Powell River Ferry/CFB Comox.
Up and over the hill past COSTCO turn left onto Anderton Road (Esso gas
station on your right). Take the 1st left staying on Anderton Road, this
becomes Waveland Road on the bend. Larch Road is on your left where there is
a sharp right hand bend (Approx. 2.5 miles on the left).

GPS Coordinates: 49.752152, -124.959433

Arrival time:
Arrival on the 8th is 11:00 a.m. onward
Departure on the 11th by 1200 Noon.

Meals:
July 8th Dinner:  POTLUCK
 Please provide a portion for 6 to 8 persons.
 The club will provide the Meat (Roasted Chicken Legs, and buns)
Members last names beginning “A” through “H” to provide a salad or side
dish.  Members last names beginning “M” through “Z” to provide desserts.

July 9th Breakfast:  The “Comox Crew” will provide a breakfast
         Dinner: Laurel Macauley will provide a Pasta dinner

July 10th Breakfast: The Bloggs and Hauges will provide Texas toast and
Bacon and fruit salad
          Dinner:  The Orrs will provide Hamburgers

July 11th Breakfast:  A light continental breakfast of assorted buns,
yogurts, fruit salad.

Safe Driving and we will see you at the Rally.

Cheers
Joe Blogg                                    (Additional info at previous Post May 28th)

Vancouver Islanders Annual General Meeting

Vancouver Islanders – FMCA

May 25, 2013

The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Linda Verruyt.  The entire Vancouver Islanders Executive Board was present.
The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, July 18, 2012 was waived. The minutes are posted on the Vancouver Islanders Blog and copies were available at this meeting.  It was moved by Paul Couture to accept the minutes as written. There were no errors or omissions. The motion was seconded by Jan Orr. Motion carried. 
Audrey Hauge gave the Treasurer’s Report.  Funds in the bank account at this date are $6,745.49.  There was a discussion on the funds over $5,000.  The discussion was tabled to be brought up under new business.  The Treasurer’s Report will be filed with the minutes.

Old Business:  
Ken William’s Memorial award: There was discussion on how this award should be administered.  Sandy Quesnel made a motion to table this discussion until new business.  Seconded by Laurel Macauley. Motion carried.
New Business:
Rally Sites: Linda Verruyt asked Joe Blogg to report on future sites.
Seal Bay: July 8th – 11th.  Joe reported that Seal Bay is holding 30 service sites at a cost of $90 + tax. And 15 dry camping sites  at a cost $75 + tax.  Members will pay their own site fees. Rally fees will be in addition. There is a dump station available.
Cowichan Bay: Aug. 13th. – 17th
Joe is working with the site managers on cost and dates.
Pacific Playground or Alternate Lower Island Site: Sept 12th. – 15th
Joe is working on this for costs and dates.
Joe will advise the August and September particular as soon as they are confirmed.
Joe asked for a show of hands of the members that would like to return to Cowichan Exhibition Grounds for the May 2014 rally.
John Van Schaik made a motion to return to the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds for May 2014 rally. Seconded by Paul Couture.  Motion carried.
Webmaster:  Gary Ousey has graciously agreed to continue as our webmaster. Thank you for all your hard work!
National Director Report:  Kathie Balogh, Vancouver Islander’s National Director reported that there will be an election for the 4 National Officers at the 50th Anniversary Family Reunion in Gillette, WY on June 19, 2013.  She mentioned all the candidates and encouraged all members to read the resumes in the April FMC magazine. Kathie would like any suggestions and input on how we would like her to vote.  Please either talk with her at the rally or email her prior to June 10th.
National Directors Stipend: Wolf Schlichting made a motion to change the National Director stipend for the National Convention when the Governing Board is in session (once a year) from$100 to $250, if the convention is in the West and to $500. If the convention is in the East. The motion was seconded by Sandy Quesnel.  Motion carried.
Ken Williams Memorial Award: After a lengthy discussion, Lynda Daniel made a motion that the award be used at the rally the winners name is drawn.  Sandy Quesnel seconded. Motion carried.
Laurel Macauley made a motion that the amount of the award be set at $75. Seconded by Andy Balogh.  Unanimous by membership.  Motion carried.
Treasurers Report: There was a discussion on the bank balance being over $5000. And what should be done regarding the extra funds (above $5,000).  Some suggestions were spend the excess on the membership or donated to charity.  The general consensus was it would be very difficult for all members to agree on one charity. Andy Balogh clarified a point that the only time the club would be under scrutiny for taxes would be if the bank balance was to exceed $10,000.   It was brought up that this topic had been covered in the minutes of the Annual General Meeting of May24, 2008.  It was decided to follow the previous decision in those minutes.
Elections:  The Annual General Elections were held and the following list indicates the newly elected and previously elected Executive Board and shows their term of office as of this date.
Newly Elected
President -                         Joe Blogg elected to a 2 year term.

Newly Elected
Senior Vice President - Wolf Schlichting  elected to a 2 term. To fill a vacancy.

Reelected
Vice President - Bob Orr elected to 1 year term to complete year 2 of Wolf Schlichting  term.

Vice President - Matt Blogg to complete 2nd year of 2 year term.

Reelected
Treasurer -  Audrey Hauge elected to 2 year term.

Secretary - Barb Norton to complete 2nd year of 2 year term.

Reelected
National Director -          Kathie Balogh elected to 2 year term.

Reelected
Alternate National Director    Wayne Quesnel elected to 2 year term.

Andy Balogh made a motion to adjourn at 11:05 a.m.  Seconded by Mick Hargreaves.

Barb Norton
Secretary

GOLF THAT IS

If you are interested in playing nine (9) holes of golf and will be attending the Seal Bay Rally,  the “Comox Golf Club” has two openings for a group of golfers on either the 9th or10th of July after 2 P.M. Cost is $21 for the nine holes.

So pack your clubs and contact our point man Mr. Don Armstrong as time is closing on this offer and he needs to know ASAP to reserve your spot.  Please let Don know which day you would prefer.

Don can be contacted at:  dunrovin3@shaw.ca

Golfing stories are like fishing stories they just get better with time.

Seal Bay Rally info Previous Post

RALLY AT SEAL BAY RV PARK - July 2013

VANCOUVER ISLANDERS RALLY AT

SEAL BAY RV PARK AND CAMPGROUND,

1901 LARCH ROAD, COURTENAY, B.C.

JULY 8TH – 11TH, 2013

MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE VANCOUVER ISLANDERS RALLY AT  SEAL BAY RV PARK IN COURTENAY.

WE WILL BE STAYING IN THE GROUP SITE AT THE PARK.  THERE ARE 30 FULL HOOK-UP SITES PLUS 15 SITES WITH NO HOOK-UPS.

THE COST FOR THE RALLY WILL BE:
FULL HOOK-UP SITE:  $144.50 PER COACH  (2 PEOPLE)
         $119.50 PER COACH (1 PERSON)

SITES WITH NO HOOK-UPS:   $128.75 PER COACH  (2 PEOPLE)
              $103.75 PER COACH  (1 PERSON)
THIS PRICE INCLUDES SITE COST PLUS  3 BREAKFASTS AND 3 DINNERS.

PLEASE NOTE THE 30 FULL HOOK-UP SITES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A “FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS”!!

PLEASE SEND CHEQUES MADE PAYABLE TO:
 “VANCOUVER ISLANDERS” TO OUR TREASURER.
AUDREY HAUGE
2815 TRANS CANADA HWY.
VICTORIA, B.C.  V9B 6H6

PLEASE INDICATE YOUR PREFERANCE OF SITES (I.E. HOOK-UP OR NON HOOK-UP) AND ALSO INCLUDE THE LENGTH OF YOUR MOTORHOME WITH YOUR REGISTRATION.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATIONS WILL BE JUNE 26TH.

More details to follow after registrations close.

Annual General Meeting Minutes

VANCOUVER ISLANDERS - FMCA
MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Qualicum Beach, BC
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Call to order:
A meeting of the Executive Board of the Vancouver Islanders was held at the Qualicum Bay RV Park in Qualicum Beach, BC on Wednesday July 18, 2012.  The meeting convened at 1:04 p.m.  Acting President Linda Verruyt presiding, and Kathie Balogh, Acting Secretary were both present.

Members in attendance:
Executive Board Members Joe Blogg, Wolf Schlichting, and Audrey Hauge were in attendance.  Barbara Norton,  Bob Orr, Matt Blogg and Wayne Quesnel were not in attendance.  A quorum was established.

Guests:
Andy Balogh, National Vice President – Northwest Area and John Van Schaik were present.

Approval of minutes:
The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was waived.

REPORTS:

Treasurer’s Report:
The balance on hand as of May 25, 2012 was $7,142.76.  The Treasurer’s Report was accepted and will be filed with the minutes.


UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NONE

NEW BUSINESS:

Resignation of President – Linda Verruyt asked Andy Balogh, National Vice President – Northwest Area to explain the procedure of filling the position vacated by the resignation of Sandra Quesnel, as President of the Vancouver Islanders.  After the explanation and discussion, Linda Verruyt said she would like to fill the position as Acting President of the Vancouver Islanders until the next election to be held at the May 2013 rally.  All Executive Board Members present agreed and congratulated Linda Verruyt on her new Acting President position.

Banking –Linda Verruyt, Acting President and Audrey Hauge, Treasurer will handle the signature changes to the Vancouver Islanders Royal Bank account.

Trailer Insurance - Discussion ensued regarding the change of names for the trailer insurance and Joe Blogg will check into the procedure of changing the names, and/or putting the trailer in the chapter’s name.  Joe will report back to Linda Verruyt.

Trailer Maintenance – After a brief discussion on the trailer spare tire & rim, a motion was made by Joe Blogg for the chapter to purchase a spare tire and rim for the trailer, as well as, a jack and any other required tools to change the tire.
The motion was seconded and carried.

Trailer Storage – Trailer storage and towing was discussed.  The general consensus of the Executive Board Members present; if possible, the trailer should stay mid island until after the September rally.   After the September rally, Verne Hauge has offered to store the trailer for the winter on his property in Victoria.  Linda will ask during this rally if anyone, living mid island, can store the trailer until the next rally.

Rally Hosts – Discussion on the next two rallies produced hosts for both.  Laurel Macauley volunteered to host the Cowichan Bay Rally, August 9 – 12, 2012 and the Executive Board will host the Pacific Playground Rally, September 13 -16, 2012

Rally Sites – The Executive Board members will be looking at future sites for rallies and will report back to the general membership at the September rally.  Wayne Hendricks has reserved dates for a May rally at the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds and will bring it to the membership before putting a deposit down to officially reserve the site.

Website – All information that needs to be put on the website must go to Acting President, Linda Verruyt and she will forward it to Gary Ousey, the Vancouver Islander webmaster.  Andy Balogh explained the FMCA policy and the liabilities.

Miscellaneous – Joe Blogg asked for a current listing of membership and chapter bylaws.  Kathie Balogh said she would ask the Secretary, Barbara Norton to send them to the Executive Board.

The deadlines of the upcoming rallies were discussed and a notice will be sent to the membership as soon as possible.  Kathie Balogh stated that she would pass out balance reminders to the members, who had paid a deposit for the Pacific Playground rally and who are present at this rally.

There was no further business.  A motion to adjourn was made by Joe Blogg and seconded.

Meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

Kathie Balogh
Acting Secretary

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Its Springtime Rally info

Hi Everyone!

Once again it's time for our Vancouver Islanders Spring Round Up Rally and we are hoping to "round up" many, many members for a super weekend.
The dates are Friday May 24 - Sunday May 26.  It is to be held at the same location as our first one last year (The Cowichan Exhibition Grounds - north of Duncan).  I am sure most of you know where it is but for those who don't here are the directions:

If you are travelling from the south go through Duncan and pass by the new Cowichan Commons Mall with Walmart, Canadian Tire on the left.  Approximately 4 kms north of the mall you will come to a set of lights and a left turn lane which will take you up to the exhibition grounds.

If you are travelling from the north go over the Chemainus River Bridge, past Russell Farms Market on the right.  Drive approximately 5 kms and turn right into the Exhibition Park which is at a set of lights. 

You will not be allowed into the grounds until 11:00 a.m on Friday morning.  Please don't forget to let us know how long your unit is. 
Because of the large attendance expected and the broken area for parking, coaches will be parked according to length.  Please be courteous, obey the parking crew and get into place as quickly as you can so we can avoid holdups.  It would be appreciated if those bringing a toad would arrive disconnected.  It is possible to disconnect on the road into the park but please pull over and DO NOT CAUSE A ROADBLOCK!

The cutoff date for registrations is May 6, 2013.  We have to give the people buying food time to gather up and prepare their stuff for the rally.  The cost for the rally is $70 per couple and $60 for a single occupant.

Please make out the cheques to The Vancouver Islanders and mail to:

Wayne Hendricks,
4061 Cambrai Rd.,
Duncan, B. C.  V9L 6G1

Snowbird Alert!

For Member information:

Commitment Made, Commitment Kept

Dear Snowbirds,
The Canadian Snowbird Association has been working tirelessly on your behalf to extend the time that snowbirds from British Columbia can spend outside of the country from 6 to 7 months and still maintain their provincial health coverage.

The CSA is pleased to inform all snowbirds that Bill 8 passed in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly and received Royal Assent on Thursday March 14, 2013. This legislation formally amends the Medicare Protection Act, which will allow coordinating regulations to extend out-of-country stays from 6 to 7 months.

The CSA would like to thank Premier Christy Clark, the Honourable Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Health and the Honourable Shirley Bond Minister of Justice and Attorney General of B.C., and all members of the Government of British Columbia for keeping their commitment to the CSA, in passing this legislation, to make this extension a reality. The amendments received bipartisan support in the Legislative Assembly.

If you have any questions or comments related to this increase, or any other matter, please contact the CSA office toll-free at:

1-800-265-3200 or email us at csastaff@snowbirds.org.

Bob Slack, President
Rick Thorpe, Director - Western Canada
Canadian Snowbird Association
The Voice of the Traveling Canadians
www.snowbirds.org

Spring Round Up Rally

Hi there RV club members!

It's time once again for our spring rally and to round up all the members that have been lazing around in the sun all winter and others as well.

The rally will be held once again in Duncan at the Exhibition Grounds north of town.  The dates are check in May 24th and check out May 26th.  You are welcome to stay the night of the 26th at a cost of $15.  Please let Wayne know and pay the extra $15 to him.

There will be no non - members (guests) at this rally due to limited space.  We will be having rallies where there is ample space for guests and prospective members.

There will be no power available .   Charge up your batteries and run your generators during the designated times.

A meeting will be held Saturday morning when there will be nominations and election of officers for the coming year.

This is just a reminder so that you can set aside these dates.  More information will follow soon.

Bye for now,

Wayne & Marge Hendricks
Joe & Stella Blogg

Canadian Snowbird Association Advisory

        Dear Snowbirds,

In late December the Canadian Snowbird Association received some very good news from the Minister of Health, the Honourable Margaret MacDiarmid.

After working with the Minister and senior officials, the Canadian Snowbird Association received the following commitment, "with respect to the Canadian Snowbird Association request to increase out of country stays from 6 to 7 months, the Government of British Columbia's intentions are to proceed with this request through legislation once the Provincial Legislature resumes sitting now scheduled for early February 2013".

The Canadian Snowbird Association would like to thank Premier Christy Clark for her support as well as Ministers and MLAs from the British Columbia Legislature.

We will keep you posted when legislation is tabled in the House.

Have a great day, best regards ,

Bob Slack, President & Director

Rick Thorpe, Director Canadian Snow