February 2015 - good sams of florida, inc

Good Sam Club Chapter 142, Dogwood Good Sams, Chartered in 1990 - - - - 2015 SILVER ANNIVERSARY YEAR!!!!
February 2015
The newsletter year is 11/1 to 10/31. This is issue 9 of 9 for 2014-2015.
Chapter Officers
November - Officer elections! If you have not held an office, it is the time to step up!
Wagon Master’s Plan
President
Connie Homan
850 621-7644
touched1@aol.com
Vice President
Dottie Rance
dottie.rance@gmail.com
850 758-1212
Secretary
Bob Homan
tazbob1@aol.com
850 582-5501
October2015
(Lorra Robert 850 582-2746 ljrobert@mchsi.com)
CAMPING LOCATION SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME
Arriving Thursday is ALWAYS OK!
*When making reservations tell them you are with Dogwood Good Sams*
Nov 6-8 Mystic Springs Airstream Park, ($18 -30 AMP, $20 -50 AMP per night,
check or cash) 591 Mystic Springs Rd, McDavid, FL 32568 Reservations call or email
Wagon Master
Dec 4-6 Magnolia Farms RV Park ($25 per night, cash or check only) 13381 Lipscomb
Road, Foley, AL 36535 Reservations call or email Wagon Master
2016
Jan 8-10 Lake Stone (Escambia County resident under 65 - $17.84, over 65 - $10.04;
Santa Rosa resident under 65 $20.07, over 65 $17.84) 801 West Highway 4, Century,
FL 32535 – clubhouse is free if we have at least 10 campsites, I don’t think they have
sewer hook-ups. He will hold 10-14 sites for us around the clubhouse, but you need to
call to make your reservation and let him know that you’re with Dogwood Good
Sams. Your site is NOT confirmed until you pay, you can mail your
payment. Reservations call 850 256-5555
Feb 4-7 Topsail Hill Preserve State Park 7525 W. Scenic Highway 30A, Santa Rosa
Beach, FL 32459 Reservations reserveamerica.com or call 800-326-3521
Mar 4-6 & Apr 1-3 TBD
May 6-8 Anchors Aweigh, (back-in $35.98, pull-through $39.06) 19814 County Road 20 South,
Foley, AL 36535 Reservations call 251-971-6644
Note: Florala State Park (Lake Jackson) is closing.
Treasurer
Peggy Lee
peggy1842@aol.com
850 476-4574
Hostess Information
Lois Crutchfield (850) 723-01119
Friday, Nov 6 – 5 PM - Open fire Hot Dog roast pot luck (bring your roasting
stick, hot dogs and something to share)
Saturday, Nov 7 – 5 PM – Thanksgiving pot luck (Lois & Tommy
Crutchfield will bring a ham, please let Lois know what you plan to bring
to share)
CHAPTER MEETING Saturday, November 7 9:30 AM
The Good Sam Club Pledge: As a member of the Good Sam Club I pledge to give aid to others in need, respect
nature and the environment, give back to the community and those less fortunate, treat others with dignity and
respect, and to wear a smile (like Good Sam and Good Samantha’s) and promote the pledge of the Good Sam Club to others.
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Chaplain’s Corner
Sunshine Lady
Tommy
Crutchfield
(850) 390-2644
Jacqueline Blake
(850) 206-8709
(Please let Jacqueline know if there are illnesses within the Chapter.)
Give thanks to the LORD
because he is good;
his love is eternal.
Happy Birthday
Sandy Brewer
Janet Files
Roy Alsfeld
Anita Ferrell
Armando Lozano
Janie Shiver
10/15
11/29
11/25
12/14
12/19
12/28
Newsletter
Lorra Robert
(850) 582-2746
Chapter Projects & Events
Nov 7 - Chinese auction – bring stuff for the auction
Deadline for Newsletter Inputs
Wednesday after campout
Email them to ljrobert@mchsi.com
Nov 14 - Bagdad Cemetery cleanup - Buddy Allen passed away,
the Merino’s are trying to find out who will be the new point of
contact for the cemetery. Update will be provided at the
November campout.
Chapter Elections
Sat, Nov 7
If you have not held an office,
it’s the time to step up!
Upcoming - craft fair’n share with shoe sale
No Good Sam International Rally’s scheduled
Find details & other Samborees: www.goodsamclub.com/samborees
(Please support the Samborees by donating door prize items. Contact is Lois Crutchfield.)
Note that some Samborees are called a State Rally or Great Get Together, the below table lists what is listed on the Good Sam Club
Samboree list for the Southeast Region (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Oct 5-10, 2015
Alabama Area Campout
Shoals, AL
Alabama State Fairgrounds
Nov 18 - 22, 2015
Florida “Memories of Christmas Past”
Eustis, FL
Southern Palms RV Resort
Dec 2-6, 2015
Mississippi “Christmas in the Pines”
Picayune, MS
Sun Roamers RV Resort & Clubhouse
Feb 3 - 7, 2016
Florida Winter Samboree
Tallahassee, FL
North Florida Fairgrounds
Apr 5 - 10, 2016
Florida Spring Rally Madd Hatters
Okeechobee, FL
KOA Resort Okeechobee
Apr 7 - 10, 2016
Georgia Good Sam Spring RV Rally
Perry, GA
Georgia National Fairgrounds
Apr 7 - 10, 2016
Louisiana State Rally (Samboree)
Shreveport, LA
Louisiana State Fairground
Apr 14 - 17, 2016
Alabama 2016 Good Sam Rally (Samboree)
Lincoln, AL
C & C Campground
May 13 - 16, 2016
Mississippi Good Sam RV Rally
Verona, MS
Lee County Agri-Center
Jun 9 - 12, 2016
Tennessee Spring Rally
East Ridge, TN
Camp Jordan
Sep 15 - 18, 2016
Georgia Fall RV Rally
Perry, GA
Georgia National Fairgrounds
Sep 29 - 10, 2016
Tennessee Fall Get-to-gether
Sevierville, TN
River Plantation RV Resort
USO - Point of contact Larry & Jacqueline Blake
Ronald McDonald House – Point of contact Tommy & Lois Crutchfield
Dogs for the Deaf, Camp Boggy Creek & Others– supported by fundraisers during the year
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Chapter Fun Times
Illinois Good Sam RV Rally September 4-7, 2015 (Samboree by a new name)
For Labor Day weekend Lawrence (Frenchie) and Toni Merino participated in the Illinois Good Sam Rally at the
Marshall/Putnam County Fairgrounds in Henry, IL. They joined over 100 other rigs (of which 3 were from Florida).
Frenchie took second place in ladder golf and first place in bean bag baseball. The Rally did not offer any
organized card games . They did enjoy the nightly entertainment.
Georgia Samboree September 10-13, 2015
Connie and Bob Homan and Lois and Tommie Crutchfield made their way to the
Georgia National Fairground in Perry, GA to attend the Georgia Team' Samboree
where the theme was Favorite Sports. Everyone seems to know Ralph Miller (from
Camping World of Chattanooga RV Driving School) and how much he supports many
of the Samboree’s cooking hot dogs. He could not make it to the Georgia
Samboree so Connie and Bob Homan and Lois and Tommie Crutchfield jumped in and
helped serve over 500 hot dogs! They also enjoyed the many events at the
Samboree … never a dull moment in their lives.
Tommy Crutchfield, Bob Homan
Cooking hot dogs.
McDonald Pull Tab Donation September 17, 2015
Throughout the year the Dogwood Good Sams members collect and save drink tabs to
donate them to the Ronald McDonald Charities of Northwest Florida. On September
17, 2015, 18 members and 2 guests delivered approximately 24,073 pull tabs (19
pounds) to the Ronald McDonald
House on Bayou Boulevard in
Pensacola, FL. After the donation
was made, the group made their way to PoFolks Restaurant for
lunch. Remember to collect and save your pull tabs throughout Lois Crutchfield, Nell Lewis, Theresa Malone, Connie Homan, Sidney
Lewis, Janet Files, Robert & Peggy Lee, Tommy Crutchfield, Donna
the year. Lois and Tommy Crutchfield are the points of contact
Myers, Robert Malone, Karen Lozano, Lonnie Myers, Joanne Woodall,
for this charity and will take your tabs or any other items you Bob Homan, Dottie Rance Carl Woodall, Mondo Lozano, Lorra Robert
want to donate at any time. Lois always has a list of the Ronald McDonald needed items.
North Carolina Samboree September 25-27, 2015
NC did not have a Samboree in 2014 so everyone was excited to attend in 2015! Four rigs (Homan’s, Crutchfield’s,
Chesnut’s and Blake’s) from Dogwood Good Sams attended the North Carolina Samboree at the Tom Johnson Rally
Park in Marion, NC. They were enjoying the beautiful area until it started
raining on Wednesday and continued to rain until their departure. They
even had to turn their heaters ON. But they did not let that stop them
from enjoying themselves, even though many activities were cancelled.
Jacqueline and Larry Blake won at Samgo and a horse race and the group
enjoyed playing several games of Joker and hand and foot and even
Lois & Tommy Crutchfield, Bob Homan
indulged in a couple line dancing classes.
Learning to line dance.
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South Carolina Samboree October 1-3, 2014
Three (Crutchfield’s, Homan’s, Chesnut’s) Dogwood Good Sams rigs risked the
prediction of bad weather and traveled to Ocean Lakes Family Campground in
Myrtle Beach, SC for the South Carolina Samboree, October 1-3, 2015. The
weather was nice for the first few days, then it started to rain, and it rained some
more, and continued to rain throughout the whole Samboree. Dogwood Good Sams
Lois & Tommy Crutchfield,
members endured the rain with winning door prizes, taking first place (Bob Homan
Bob Homan
and Tommy Crutchfield) in bean bad toss and Lois and Tommy will be going to the
Mississippi Samboree for FREE! They also got in a few card games. Polly and Randy Chesnut did depart a little
early with the Homan’s and Crutchfield’s holding out until Sunday morning. (Yes, they toughed it out Saturday
night trying to sleep through 35 mph winds and heavy rain.) Knowing that I-95 was closed they were going to travel
to Columbia and take I-20 … well part of that was also closed. So they had to take a different route and eventually
getting on I-20, for an adventure of a lifetime. Everyone made it safely home with stories to tell.
Chapter Campout – October 2-4, 2015
Dogwood Good Sams Chapter 142 traveled to Live Oak
The Group enjoying the campfire.
Landing RV Park in Freeport, FL for their October 2015
campout. Many members arrived on Thursday and relaxed
and did their own thing for dinner. With the cooler weather
the group enjoyed Jim Robert’s nightly campfires. There
was 9 member rigs and 1 visitor rig.
This was visitor,
Charlotte and Lou Jones’ second campout with the Chapter. Larry and Jacqueline Blake, Theresa and Robert
Malone and Carl and Joann Woodall had to cancel their reservation because of illnesses. Janet and Reed Files paid
their dues and are now Chapter members, welcome to the Chapter. Peggy Lee also collected dues from all the rigs
that were in attendance. She will collect dues again during the November campout. There was a great selection of
Hors d’oeuvres Friday evening, no one went away hungry.
Saturday’s cooler weather brought everyone out for the day.
After the meeting many members went for bike rides, went to
yard sales, shopped in the local area, fished, some played card
Janet Files, Charlotte Jones,
games and others just sat outside and enjoyed the
Toni Merino, Lois Schlatter
Toni Merino, Lorra Robert,
Dottie Rance, Betty Cooper,
campground surroundings. Carolyn and Roy Alsfeld went to
Dianna Hughes, Lois Schlatter
check out Florida Springs RV Resort & Campground in Bonifay, FL as a potential for a
new campground for the Chapter. However, the owners are living in club house, so that campground is off our list.
Also, the ladies gathered Saturday to put together 160 treat bags (each having at least 8 candies) for the USO.
With the Sunshine Lady, Jacqueline Blake out sick, the group all signed a homemade Get Well card to send to her.
Lois Crutchfield was not at the meeting, therefore no update was
provided on the pricing of smaller chapter
patches. Lorra Robert is continuing to work on
the list of past members and their addresses.
As soon as she has a more complete list she will
be ready to start planning a past member
Roy Alsfeld, Ken Schlatter, Dottie Rance, Lois Schlatter,
Reed Files, Jim Robert, Dennis Cooper, Rex Hughes
reunion. Lois and Ken Schlatter hosted an open
Reed Files
house for their new Winnebago Brave.  The
Hawaiian pot luck dinner Saturday was a huge success!! Thank you Betty Cooper and Janet Reed for filling in as
hostess. Reed Files won the 50/50 drawing.
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