May 25, 2015
OUTSMART! OUTLAUGH! OUTFUN! Pics
Hello Everyone! During the annual General Meeting held during the Survivor Rally at the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds, once again the Executive roster has changed! At this time I must apologize for not sitting everyone down at the rally for a formal “Thank You” to Joe Blogg for his service as President to our Vancouver Islanders Chapter of FMCA. Thank you, Joe, for a job well done. It was a busy rally for both Joe and I, making it hard to get together.OUTSMART! OUTLAUGH! OUTFUN! Pics
I loved the job as President of the Chapter previously, and decided some time ago that I would like to do it again. Thank you to everyone who offered support and encouragement. Another change to the roster…Bob Orr has stepped down as a Vice President and Jim Barber is going to take his place. Audrey Hauge has taken on another term as Treasurer, thank you, Audrey, and Wayne Quesnel will continue as Alternate National Director. Other items of interest at the meeting included the release of the Roster to Chapter Membership and more stringent dog and generator rules. Dogs and generators are the biggest problems for any rally and no matter how it is handled they can still be a problem. As always, we are searching for rally sites.
If laughter truly is the best medicine, a few of us are going to be healthy for months now!
Our first rally of 2015 was based on the popular TV show “Survivor”. The past season ended the night before the rally started, so was appropriate. An easy rally to do because Survivor players each get 1 cup of rice each day for meals. I received phone calls about THAT immediately! We tried to include some rice in the entrée, dessert or snack each day, otherwise I think everyone did get good food.
We had 25 coaches and 32 players. Once the tribes were chosen, players were each given a torch and a buff. Occasional “tree mail” gave hints of challenges to come. Little clues helped players find Hidden Immunity Idols and board & card game players had a chance to win clues to find Idols. The challenges were not easy and tribes quickly discovered which of their players were truly “challenged!” as all of us are at some things. Tribal Council was held after every challenge and players from each losing team had their torches “snuffed”. Watching the players compete was hilarious, the determination and competiveness was extreme! The purple tribe did well, winning 5 challenges in a row. That was enough to decimate the other tribes as they were each required to vote off two members at a time. Eventually 3 tribes merged and were still battling a mostly complete purple tribe. Even as the tribes were dissolved and challenges became individual, purple protected each other. Barbara Lucas was the first to win the Individual Immunity Necklace and looked great wearing it. Gary Giles won the Frozen Tshirt challenge, which was brutal, with a lot of hard work, and looked pretty good in the necklace as well! The last 8 Survivors made up the Jury and each voted for the winner. Congratulations to Barb Lucas, the final Survivor. She played hard and she played well, using strategy and determination yet building a wonderful rapport with her tribe.
A reminder of the Port Alberni Rally, coming early July. Details will be available soon. This will be another fun rally, please plan to attend. We are working on a rally for early August, details to follow and don’t forget Seal Bay in mid September.
Anyone wishing to contact me please email smquesnel@gmail.com
