Hi Metro Members and Friends:
This is Mal Ford and I am the new President of the Metropolitan Chapter of FMCA.
Firstly, I would like to give a very deep and profound thank you to our outgoing President, Roger Whitford. Rog has been our President for a very long time. He has seen us through good times and bad and has been a great example of volunteerism and leadership for us all. I only hope to be able to do as much as him. Thank you Roger!
The Metropolitan Chapter of FMCA has been an active Chapter for many, many years. It has brought together people of like interests and has been the medium for the cultivation of many friendships. As with many clubs, the members get older, move away, or get out of the one thing that brought them together in the first place. So it has been with Metropolitan.
There have been many discussions as to what is the future of the Club? Should it fold, merge with another Chapter, or just fade away. I am suggesting another possible outcome; I am suggesting that we formally become what we actually do. We Camp! But, we don't necessarily camp in the Metro area, nor are our members just from the Metro area anymore. I am suggesting that we make our extended area get-togethers our official Metro campouts each year. We generally go each year to the Northeast Area Rally (wherever that is held), go to Delaware, go to Amish Country, go to Cape Cod, and go to Lake George. Some of these get-togethers are officiated by other Chapters, some by us, some are very informal. All, are campouts none the less.
This year, I would like to propose Metropolitan get-togethers requiring perhaps a membership in another Chapter or maybe attendance at an FMCA Area Rally.
July 2019 Cape Cod, MA, Scussett Beach
with the tri-chapter rally held by the Cape Codders, Northeastern, and The Yankee Travelers. (Membership in one of these Chapters is required to attend this rally)
July 2019 FMCA NEAR , Syracuse NY Fairgrounds
July-Aug Lake George RV, a few days after the NEAR on our way back home.
Aug 2019 Lewes Delaware.a campout at Mo's and Rogers' estates
Sept 2019 Amish Country
Feb 2020 The Lakeland Florida Southeast Area Rally
Let me know what you think and if you can participate.
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