Metropolitan FMCA
Newsletter
March 2016
41st Anniversary
Year
President’s Message
Presidents
Message 2016
Hello fellow
RV Members,As spring approaches we are excited for the upcoming 2016 calendar of events. As we all recover from the long winter, there is much anticipation in visiting all our RV friends. Our first rally for the season will be hosted by Carol and myself, which will be located at Croton Point Park in upcoming May. One of the exhilarating events we have planned is, the FMCA national rally this year taking place in the North East region of the US and held in Massachusetts. This year we will be celebrating a 94threunion for the FMCA.
To make all these events successful, we ask if anyone would be able to volunteer their time to host the upcoming rallies. Mal Ford, is our current Wagon Master and is requesting ideas and suggestions for places to hold future Chapter FMCA Rallies, to create a successful and pleasurable season. Any amount of time you may be willing to volunteer is truly valuable and extremely appreciated.
As a four term president Of the Metropolitan Chapter of the FMCA, I have had a wonderful time meeting all other members while sharing good time during enjoyable events. As much as I enjoyed my presidency this will be my last year as the president of the Metropolitan club.
Thank you to
all who assisted to creating a great eight years.
Sincerely,
Roger
Whitford
Vice
President’s and Wagonmaster’s Message:
Hi
fellow Metro Members. It’s our 41st year
as an FMCA Chapter! Let’s celebrate and
get together for our May Campout in Croton Point Park. Roger and Carol have planned a fantastic campout
for us to enjoy together. So, please
make an effort to come out and welcome Spring in Croton, NY! A campout flyer is enclosed with this
newsletter.
Remember
that Metro Dues are still only $10.00 for the year. We will be collecting dues at the May and
June Rallies. If you won’t be able to
attend, send you dues in by mail. A
Chapter Application is enclosed for your mail in renewals
.
I
have been trying to put together some interesting places for us to go, but as our
President, Roger had stated, we need your help to suggest places and to assist
in Hosting the campouts. Our membership
numbers are dwindling, so those of us, who still camp, need to step up and
assist with campouts and step up as Chapter Officers.
As
Roger stated, this year we are having an FMCA National Rally in our backyard
(relatively speaking) in East Springfield, MA.
I have scheduled this as our August Rally and it would really be great
to have a full turnout from Metro. It
would also be great if I could ask for Volunteers to help with Transportation
at the Rally. I am the Transportation
Captain, so if you can volunteer a few hours, let me know and I’ll add you to
our group.
Also,
as Roger stated, this is his eighth year as our President. I think we need to show him a really BIG Thank You from all of
us for his leadership and guidance over these years!
We
also need to think of a replacement for him.
In addition, I am currently President of another FMCA Chapter and next
year, Elsie and I plan on doing some traveling, so I must also step down from
my Metro duties as Vice President and Wagonmaster after the 2016 season. So we will need to vote to replace those
roles for 2017.
Mal
Ford
Mo’s
Musings:
Hello
from Mo
Mo
Magliocchino
We just got home from two and
a half months in Florida. This year George and Marisa Hicks joined us and we
all had a very pleasant trip. Introduced them to some of our favorite places
and we explored some new locations also. We really had great weather the
majority of the time, which makes a vacation truly great and having friends
traveling with us makes us feel a little more secure. Of course, we both had
issues with our motor homes, my alternator stopped alternating, and George’s
awning decided to go out in Virginia.
Kind of pricy this year
however, which I attribute to cheaper gas prices which inspired every motor
home in the north to head south. Once campgrounds get busy, sites get scarce,
and prices go up. $$$
Now add to this the fact that
my wife suddenly forgot how to cook, which leads to eating out more often. Are
you getting the picture? $$$
And then we have all the
quaint little shops that sell cute little things that we don’t need, or will
ever use after they end up in the motor home. $$$
And then of course, the other
driver of our car, decided to give our neighbors car a little kiss on its rear
end! $$$
It’s Interesting to study
life styles in different parts of the country. The pace is definitely slower in
Florida. Perhaps we could take a few lessons from the locals and slow down and
smell the roses.
One interesting observation
about Florida is the condition of their roads and bridges. No pot holes smooth,
well kept and maintained. It seems that they resurface roads long before they
really need it, unlike NY who waits until there is a collection of hub caps
around each pot hole before the spirit moves them to do something. Of course
the absence of frost in the ground makes a big difference between our road
conditions and theirs.
One last comment, our
president and his wife, Roger and Carol will be stepping down this year. I
would personally like to thank them for all they have done for our club. Also
Mal and Elsie Ford will be stepping down. Four great people who have kept the
club together for the past 6 years or so. Thank you again.
The down side to their
leaving, is that we are now trying to sail a ship with no captain or crew
unless some of you other members step up to the plate and take over. It would
be a sad day when Metropolitan is left drifting without a rudder.
Our first
rally will be Croton from May 20-22. We hope to see as many of you there as we
used to in the good old days. Mo
2015 Campout
Schedule:
METROPOLITAN FMCA CHAPTER
2016 CAMPING SCHEDULE
May 20th
– 22nd Croton Point Campground
June 10th
– 12th Brook n Wood
July 1st – 9th Cape Cod
Joint Rally with the Cape Codders
Must be a Cape Codders Member
Aug 3rd – 6th FMCA National Rally
East
Springfield, MA
Sept 9th-11th Rondout Valley Resort
Catskills,
Accord, NY
Possible
Joint Campout with another FMCA Chapter
Oct 7th -9th ????
Suggestions
Please
2014 Chapter Officers
President - Roger Whitford, 17181 Minos
Conaway Rd.,Lewes, DE 19958
1st Vice President – Mal Ford, 150 Arrow Wood Place,
Malta, NY 12020, malford27@hotmail.com, 914-924-7295
Secretary - Ted DiGilio, 107 Drisler Ave.,
White Plains, NY 10607,
ejdo@hotmail.com, 914-592-3859
Treasurer - Elaine DiGilio, 107 Drisler
Ave., White Plains, NY 10607,
elainedee316@optonline.net
914-592-3859
Wagonmaster – Mal Ford, 150 Arrow Wood Place,
Malta, NY 12020,
malford27@hotmail.com, 914-924-7295
National Director Bill Colbert 2993 Lexington Ave., Lake Mohegan, NY 10547
wdcbus@juno.com
914-528-6148
Newsletter Editor –
Mal Ford, 150 Arrow Wood Place, Malta, NY 12020,
malford27@hotmail.com, 914-924-7295
Sunshine Chairman - Carolann Brown, 212 Collabar
Rd., Montgomery, NY 12549
*If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one
of the above. This is your chapter and we encourage you to communicate your
wishes.
