The Rally at NYS fairgrounds

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1 A CHAPTER OF THE FAMILY MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION CHARTERED 1977 Interactive web NewYorkCentrals.com July Vol 12 Issue 3 OFFICERS President 1 st Vice President 2 nd Vice President Membership Secretary Treasurer National Director Alt Nat Director Newsletter Webmaster UPCOMING EVENTS DETAILS INSIDE July Rally August Rally Paul Hallagan Rich Burrell Dan McCoy Elaine Barton Charlotte Burrell Kay Leach Bart Barton Steve Essler Rich Burrell Robert Flight 7 9 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: President 1 st Vice President 2 nd Vice President Secretary National Director Membership Nominating Committee Rally Schedule 5 6 The Rally at NYS fairgrounds Fourteen coaches met at Lakeside Fire Dept and caravanned into the fairgrounds under heavy rain. The rain made the fields wet and muddy. Just ask Paul, he was the first one to be pulled out. Leaving on Sunday, many had to be pushed out because of the mud. Some 30 + people joined us for dinner on Wednesday night at Daniella's Steak House. Many vendors filled the Center of Progress building. And lots of seminars to attend. With our fancy veils, some couples joined the group to renew their wedding vows for the largest number of couples in a rally renewing their vows. Old record is We had great entertainment for the weekend with Wayne Newton, Reba and the Vogues. Bev and Mike Ctrl-Click for Chapter Webpage WET WET WET WET WET WET WET WET WET WET WET WET WET GOOD TIME BY ALL, IF NOT STUCK IN MUD. BEV Ctrl-Click on Camera for Rally Pictures

2 President s Report Paul Hallagan President@NewYorkCentrals.com Hello everyone Here we are at the height of the rally season, with another great rally over, and another on the way. Many thanks to Bev & Mike Vrabel as we all had a great time. With all the great things that happened at the rally, one of the most memorable things for Sandy & I was getting stuck in the mud twice (on the way in & on the way out). The next thing we need to talk about is the upcoming election. The election will be held at the September rally. With this election I will step down and the members will elect a new president. I hope many members will show up for the elections. Look to the web page for the proposed slate of officers and location of the September rally & time of meeting for election. Hope to see a great turn out. The next rally will be hosted at Association Island, by Chris Charney & Lyn Gordon. Hope to see everyone there. Your President, Paul Hallagan 1 st Vice President s Report Rich Burrell 1VP@NewYorkCentrals.com Despite the rainy weather, the Rally in Syracuse was a success with 3012 RVs in attendance. The Centrals caravanned in with 14 coaches and another 8 coaches attended the rally. In between the raindrops we were able to have a couple of happy hours (of course) and the ladies were able to have a couple of card games, one of which exiled me to our bedroom. The McCoys, Zakorchevnoys, Hallagans, Vrabels, Brookins, Thompsons and Burrells renewed their marriage vows during the attempt at the rally to set a Guinness record for the number of couples renewing their vows in a single ceremony. Among those participating were couple who have been married 65 years and another couple who were married 5 weeks earlier. As we head into the heart of our rally season I want to encourage all members to attempt to come to at least one of the rallies. It would be good to see some of you who have not been able to attend recent rallies, so check the rally schedule and try to get to one of them. It s a pleasure to welcome Marty and Butch Charpentier back into the chapter. We saw them at the Oswego rally last year and they decided to rejoin our group. Glad to have you with us. We also gave out 4 5 applications to folks at the rally, so hopefully we will see more new members joining us soon. Hope we ll be seeing you at the July rally, til then drive safely. Rich Secretary s Report Charlotte Burrell Secretary@NewYorkCentrals.com We had a great time at The Rally in spite of heavy rain on several days. There were 22 New York Central coaches in attendance, although we were not all parked together. The fairgrounds were so muddy that coaches were parked at Destiny Mall. We found a way to have a great time with happy hours, games, cards, meals and fun, in addition to great seminars and shopping. Unfortunately, several coaches had to be helped out of the mud, but the Good Sam Volunteers were wonderful in helping. I am looking forward to the upcoming rallies and hope to see good turn outs at all of them. I have never been to Association Island but have heard what a nice campground it is. If you would like to attend and haven t yet made reservations, call the campground as some sites near ours may still be available. Start planning now for the October rally in Pennsylvania we had a great time at GEAR last year and will again this year. White Oaks is requiring a deposit by September 1, so call and reserve your site now! I m hoping to have some more planned activities in addition to crafts and flea markets. Charlotte

3 . Know anybody that is in sickness or distress? In need of our aid or sympathy? Call or Charlotte. 2 nd Vice President s Report (315) Dan McCoy 2VP@NewYorkCentrals.com A lot can be said about the June rally at the New York State Fairgrounds. A few descriptive words that come to mind: fun friendship food entertainment prizes merchandise ceremonies seminars new RVs tow trucks mud rain. I think we would all do it again! Good Sam put on a very nice rally and the NYS Fairgrounds were more than adequate, although Destiny USA came in handy. The weather could have been better but to my knowledge no one in our group dissolved with the rain and we became very good at dealing with the soft grounds and the mud. The prizes given to everyone, except in our group were outstanding. Camping World had big pockets and very nice prizes were given. Four pair of round trip airfare tickets to anywhere in the US; 3KW Honda generators; a cart to be filled at the store with anything (the past record was in excess of $7K in merchandise); many merchandise certificates $1000, $500, $150, $100, $50; camping chairs, grills, TVs, bicycles, but no new RV s and no prizes for the New York Centrals. A few members came home with lighter pockets from everything they purchased and a few of us with bigger bellies from all the food. There was a marriage renewal of vows ceremony that was intended to be a Guinness World Book record, but we will not know if the record was set for several months until Guinness confirms the numbers. We had fun with the event and no one took it serious. The pictures on the WEB site will tell the story of our departure procedures. Just look at Jerry Rogers who I think tells the story in one picture and he was only an observer. Go to the WEB site: for additional rally pictures We are looking forward to our joint July rally with the 1000 Islanders. Make you reservation and pack those rigs, see you at Association Island, Henderson Harbor NY. I m sure those 1000 Islanders will tickle our funny bones. The August rally in Oswego requires everyone to make their own reservations directly with the campgrounds. Be sure you ID yourselves with the New York Centrals to get our camping rate. Just a few words about our September rally. Sue and I are still finalizing our plans, but the we do know - - DO NOT call the RV park to make reservations, all reservations will be made thru us at a cost of only $28.00 per night. Part of the September rally theme will be Show and Tell. We would like everyone to show demonstrate tell about their talents, hobbies or collections. We would like those whose hobbies involve making something to donate one item to the chapter. We will auction it off with the money going into the treasury. This early warning now gives you a chance to develop a hobby or talent (i.e. learn to play the base horn or tuba, collect mushrooms, or build a widget). Quote of the day Red Green Love is blind. Marriage is an eye-opener.

4 From the National Director Bart Barton We had a great time at The Rally at the NYS Fairgrounds in June despite some rain and a few sunken coaches. Many thanks to Bev and Mike Vrabel for coordinating this. It was great to see everybody again and to welcome two new-old friends, Marty and Butch Charpentier who were members years ago and have rejoined. We hope to see you folks a lot more. We are still not getting much information about the Northeast Area Motorhome Association. There will not be a Northeast Area Rally in Vermont this year. We may know more after the annual meeting in Gillette. Elaine and I will not be at the July rally but are looking forward to seeing you all in August. Bart MEMBERSHIP REPORT Elaine Barton Membership@NewYorkCentrals.com NEW MEMBERS Butch & Marty Charpentier Monroe, NY Elaine Charlie & Debbie Dhalle Phelps, NY Neil & Jeannie Loveless Croghan, NY Craft items needed: Sue McCoy still needs additional old CD/DVC's for a craft project. Please save those CD/DVD's and give to Sue. July birthdays 1: Alice Foy 10: Robert Flight 3: Mike Whipple 22: Pierrette Williams 4: Judy Brookins 28: Philip Griffin & Robin Whipple & Earl Gates 8: Sue McCoy BOOK EXCHANGE If you have a book or books which you have read and would be willing to exchange it for another, bring them to the rallies. FOOD DONATIONS We are still collecting non-perishable food products at the rallies to donate to a local food pantry.

5 Nominating Committee Report Your nominating committee, Bev Vrabel, Cheryl Zakorchevnoy and Bart Barton are pleased to present the slate of candidates for the September 2013 election: President Rich Burrell 1 st VP Dan McCoy 2 nd VP Bob Flight Secretary Char Burrell Treasurer Kay Leach National Director Bart Barton Alt. National Director Steve Essler As always, additional nominations may be submitted from the floor. Meeting of Ladies of the Centrals, Secret Society. Dan got a little tipsy at the end of the rally.

6 Rally host/co-hosts are needed for the 2014 rally season. If you are willing to host or co-host a rally, contact Dan McCoy. 2VP@NewYorkCentrals.com or COLMAC@twcny.rr.com July 12-14, 2013 August 16-18, 2013 September 20-22, RALLY SCHEDULE Association Island Henderson, NY (Shared rally w/t.i.v.) Yesterday s RV Park Oswego, NY River Forest Park Weedsport NY Lyn Gordon & Chris Charney Chargor2@gmail.com Dennis & Joyce Buccina dbuccina@twcny.rr.com Dan & Sue McCoy COLMAC@twcny.rr.com October 9-13, 2013 October 13-20, 2013 October 27, 2013 GEAR Rally - - York PA Lancaster Area Rally White Oak Campground Registration Form TBA Quarrytown, PA End of Season Dinner Rich & Char Burrell rburrell@twcny.rr.com OCTOBER RALLY: White Oak Campground requires a deposit for each site to be made by those attending by September 1, Three night fee of $105 is the deposit required if staying for the full week. White Oak Campground PO Box 90 Strasburg, PA (717)

7 New York Centrals / Thousand Island Voyageurs July 2013 Rally Association Island RV Park Snowshoe Road Henderson, NY From Jct. of I-81 & Rte 178 (Exit 41), west 9 mi on Rte 178, cross Rte 3 straight onto Military Rd for 2.5 miles, bear right on to Snowshoe Rd, NW 2.5 mi to end, cross causeway bridge onto island Google Maps link: DATES: FRIDAY (7/12), SATURDAY (7/13) and SUNDAY (7/14) HOSTS: LYN GORDON & CHRISTINA CHARNEY RALLY FEE; $20 Per Person Reserved sites have been released, call the campground at to get a site. Tell them that you are with New York Centrals to try to get close to group. TENTATIVE ITINERARY Friday: 3:00pm Meet & Greet (snack to share, bring your own drink) Friday: 5:30pm Dinner on your own (DIY) Saturday: 8:30am Breakfast. Bring a pot of coffee to share. Activities TBA Saturday: 3:00pm Happy Hour Saturday: 5:30pm Catered dinner (hopefully); if not Pot Luck Saturday: 7:00 Horse Races (weather permitting) The RV park has musical entertainment on Saturday night, if you wish to pay for it. Sunday: 8:30am Breakfast. Share a pot of coffee. ***We will need several gazebos for our outdoor activities, if you have one please bring it.*** PILOT CO-PILOT HOME PHONE CELL PHONE FMCA# AMT. ENCLOSED $20 x = Number of people Total amount If in the States: RSVP BY JUNE 28th: to Robert Flight, 71 Eagle Rock Dr., Rochester, NY 14609, If in Canada: RSVP BY JUNE 28th: to Christina Charney, Misty Isles Resort Site #2, 25 River Road, Lansdowne, ON, K0E 1L0,

8 We ll be there once Charlotte decides which couch she wants in this RV. Sometimes these rallies can be really tough! Happy Hour in the Cow Barn at the State Fairgrounds, Neither rain, snow nor chill of day can keep the Centrals from a happy hour.

9 7669 St. Rt. 104 Oswego, NY August (Early birds on Thursday the 15 th ) For reservations call Ron and Laurie Hawe at Yesterday R.V. Resort and let them know you are with the N.Y. Centrals, FMCA. The rate for the rally is $28/night for full hook up. Make your reservations as early as possible. They request a 7 day notice if you have to cancel. Check the park s website at: TENTATIVE AGENDA: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Early arrivals welcomed 3 PM Happy Hour Dinner on your own 8 AM Breakfast 3 PM Happy Hour 5 PM Dinner 8 AM Coffee, Danish, Donuts Leave at your leisure Please bring a snack to pass for Happy Hours. The kitchen at the campground s restaurant is in the process of being rented out. If the deal falls through we will have use of the kitchen or the owner will do our meals. We will know shortly and post in newsletter and on webpage PILOT: CO-PILOT FMCA # PHONE NUMBER: RALLY FEE: $20 PER PERSON X = $ SEND RALLY FEE TO: DENNIS BUCCINA 135 E. 11 TH ST. OSWEGO, NY ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CALL:

10 Richard Burrell 1767 NYS Rte. 13 Cortland, NY couples renew vows at the Chapel of Love