November 20, 2019
Dear Governing Board Members,
Registration is open for FMCA’s 101st International Convention and RV Expo, “Sunsets + Saguaros,” March 26 through 29, 2020, at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, Arizona. To register, visit https://www.fmca.com/fmca-tucson-2020-learn-more, use the form included, or call our Events Department.
FMCA’s popular RV Basics course, powered by FMCA Academy, will take place March 23 through 25, 2020, in Tucson. Whether you’re an RV newbie or you’ve been RVing for years, consider attending this RV education course for worry-free RV fun! This course sells out quickly so visit www.fmca.com/rvbasics for more information and register now!
There is an added bonus being offered by FMCA Academy in Tucson. FMCA, in partnership with the RV Driving School, delivers two hands-on courses for driving and backing. All training will be done in your own RV! A two-day RV Driving Class and a one-day RV Backing Class can be scheduled. Visit www.fmca.com/rv-driving-school for more information and call to register. Space is limited.
FMCA's Board of Directors has voted to withdraw from contract negotiations to stage the association's 102nd International Convention & RV Expo at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, July 29 through August 1, 2020. After many months of waiting to receive a contract for signature, the board determined that the time had come for FMCA to look for another location to stage this event. FMCA officials are currently busy vetting other sites for the association's 2020 summer convention and hope to have an announcement about a selected location in the coming weeks. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause members. The minutes from this meeting are incorporated in this mailing.
Chapter Fair and Block Parties in Tucson! Registration will open in January 2020. Plan to sign up to participate in the Chapter Fair and to host a Chapter Block Party.
Please remember to keep our chapters active! Chapter secretaries received a certification mailing last month from FMCA that included a chapter member roster and certification forms. Please assist your chapter secretary in completing and returning the forms to FMCA by December 31, 2019.
If you haven’t seen the chapter videos on FMCA.com, take a minute to watch them. You can find one on the “Find a Chapter” page under the Chapters tab. You can also check out the two chapter-related videos on the Structure page under the Chapters tab. Remember, you can always show these to help recruit members. There are also FMCA RV Club videos at YouTube.com/fmcaonline. Check them out, too.
The votes have been tabulated for the election of FMCA’s Review Council members for the 2019-2021 term, and the results are as follows: Herman Mullins, F302225, Chairman; Andy Balogh, F316832; Dennis Ducharme, F402669; Paul Mitchell, F165576; and Jerry Work, F246153. I would like to thank all of the candidates who volunteered to serve. The council will be evaluating the demographics of FMCA’s areas in 2020. Please see the enclosed flier for additional information.
The dates and locations of other FMCA events are available in Family RVing magazine and on FMCA.com. Submitting your chapter rally information for publication is quick and easy with the online form. Be sure to check which of these events fit into your travel plans.
This mailing, as well as previous Governing Board mailings, can be found on the Governance website, http://governance.fmca.com.
Please note that the FMCA national office will be closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, 2019, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The office will also be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays from Tuesday, December 24, 2019, through Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The office will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2020.
Thanksgiving wishes from across the miles. Until the next journey,
Jon Walker, F268778
National President
cc: Chapter Presidents
Chapter Alternate National Directors
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