FUN TIMES SOUTH FLORIDA AIRSTREAM CLUB Wally Byam Caravan Club International

Dec/Jan 2016/2017

Dear Members, Here we are in the middle of the Christmas and Chanukah seasons, and I am thinking about our up coming rallies in the next four months. Our January Rally will be January 13 through the 16

th, leaving on the 17

th at Red Oaks RV Resort

in Bushnell, Fl. Tour Rally Registration Form is on page 3 in this newsletter. Beth Racavich and I have a few different things planned. We hope you will enjoy them. We plan to have a “Do Nothing Rally”, February 6 to 9

th at the Sarasota Fair Grounds where for

years many of us worked at the Florida State Rally, but never really got to see the City of Sara-sota, other than to eat out!! There will NOT be a rally fee, just a camping fee of $25.00 a night, no meals or tours are planned. So, let me know if you are interested in attending. Call me at 954-336-8560. Several people from the Kentucky unit will join us. I know we will have a great time! On March 1 to 4, a joint rally with the Florida Unit is planned at Morningside RV Estates, in Dade City, Fl. We are hoping to have a Chili Cookoff and hopefully attend the Strawberry Festival. There will be more information on this rally in a later newsletter. April 26 to 30

th is our Region 3 rally in Hiawassee, GA. Our own John Frerking is Region 3

President. He is planning a wonderful rally with things to do, time on your own to explore and seminars to attend. So mark your 2017 Calendar with these important dates. As many of you know, this is my third time as president of “YOUR” So Florida Airstream Unit. It takes all of us to keep our unit functioning and running smoothly, so if asked to take on a job or office please say “yes”. We have many members, but some have never attended a rally or made themselves known to us. We are a fun group of people, who want to continue traveling in our Air-streams as long as we can. Remember “Fun, Friends and Fellowship” is the theme of our Air-stream way of life. We wish you all a Merry Christmas & a Happy Holiday Season and look forward to seeing you in January. God Bless, Fran President

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South Florida Airstream Club - Board Members for 2017

PRESIDENT Fran Perrucci

TREASURER Susan Quintana

CORRESPONDING SEC. Donna Laurie

2ND VICE PRESIDENT Available

1ST VICE PRESIDENT Beth Racavich

RECORDING SEC. Tony Laurie

TRUSTEE - 1 YR. Myra Joseph

TRUSTEE - 2YR. Sissy Towsley

TRUSTEE - 2 YR. Tony Laurie

TRUSTEE - 1 YR. Dave Perrucci

PAST PRESIDENT Bill Racavich

Parliamentarian Tom Towsley

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Names: __________________________________________________ # of persons ____ Address: _______________________________________________________zip_____ Phone: ________________ Email________________________________________ Rig type: _________________________ Member #____________________________ Check in time is 9-5pm and check out time is 2pm. Rally Fee $20.00 per person which includes 2 dinner, 1 breakfasts & Two tours!

Rally Fee Number of people x $20.00 = _____ Camping fee $28 per night x 4 =

$112.00

Total of camping fee and rally fee sent to Susan Quintana $______________

Deadline for registration & payment is January 7, 2017

Make check payable to: South Florida Unit 30 Mail to: Susan Quintana 504 Taylor Rd E Deland, Florida 32724-7821

Tour Rally Registration Form

January 13 to 16 Departing Jan 17, 2017 Tour Rally at Red Oaks RV Resort

5551 SW 18 Terr. Bushnell, FL 33513

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DAILY SCHEDULE at RED OAKS CAMPGROUND

Tour Rally Jan 13 Friday Arrive 9-5, set up, and get ready for great meal Myra will host a brisket meal (and we will help her where needed) Club will provide dessert Jan 14 Saturday Morning: Breakfast on your own Tour at 10:00 Visit and tour Boyett’s Grove in Brooksville (included in rally fee) 4355 Spring Lake Hwy, Brooksville Fl 20 minutes away Wild park, Dinosaur Cave, Aviary, Dino might gold mine, Mini Golf Hopefully watch processing and packing plant of oranges etc. Gift Shop, Fruit stand, Famous Ice cream! Afternoon::On your own OR Back Yard Micro Brewery Wine and Beer 1945 East Coast Road 462 Wildwood FL Lunch appetizers, pizza, salads at brewery if you choose OPTION: Whispering Oaks Winery…. more info to follow Dinner OYO Jan 15 Sunday Morning… on your own, sleep in or church service Afternoon…: The Village Tour at 2:00 (included in rally fee)

Town of The Villages, Florida,,, drive there and get on guided Trolley Tour of Villages Dinner OYO… At end of tour, lots of restaurants in their squares on your own, we will eat early so as to return to campground before dark

Jan 16 Monday Breakfast… provided by the world famous Myra’s Bagels and Spreads Club Meeting… will be short …to bring everyone up to date on February & March Rallies. Webster's Farmers Market --40 Acres of flea market and market 524 N. Market Blvd,

Webster Fl market opens from 6:30-4:00 Dinner--grill night or campground activities ( options for ideas needed)

Jan 17 Tuesday Check out by 2pm. Leave for home--God be with you---See you next month in Sarasota

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South Florida Airstream Club WBCCI

Camelot RV Park Malabar, FL

Minutes of the General Meeting December 1, 2016

The meeting was called to order by President Bill Racavich at 9:30 a.m. The opening prayer was led by Rev. John Frerking, Region 3 President. President Bill Racavich – present 1st Vice President Fran Perrucci – present 2nd Vice President Beth Racavich - present Recording Secretary Eileen Frerking – present Treasurer Susan Quintana – present Trustee Sissy Towsley – present Trustee Myra Joseph – present Parliamentarian Tom Towsley – present A quorum was declared. 11 additional members were present for a total of 19 members. A motion was made by Fran Perrucci and seconded by Myra Joseph to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as published. Motion was passed. Treasurer’s Report:

The IRS Tax Exempt form was filed and accepted by the IRS

There was a $380.00 loss on the last rally

$5093.00 is the balance in the checking account

We have two CDs - $7000.00 and $7004.00

Two outstanding checks Tom Cotter – He has passed away. Susan Quintana will contact his daughter to find out how to handle this issue.

Sissy Towsley, lost check – Susan Quintana will re-issue the check A motion by Tony Laurie, seconded by Fran Perrucci was made to approve the treasurer’s report. Motion passed. Committee Reports Corresponding Secretary’s Report Jim Grimes passed away – Susan Quintana will follow-up for donation from club. Bill Faircloth passed away – Susan Quintana will follow up for donation from club. Membership cards were distributed. Everyone was encouraged to take some and distribute to Airstreamers whom they meet who are not affiliated with a unit. Susan Quintana sent reminders to those members who did not renew. She heard back from 3 Old Business The flag design was completed by Caroline and Beth. Beth Racavich is getting prices for the silk screen. She will check with Caroline to see if she knows anyone who does silk screening. Beth indicat-ed that the price is reduced as the number ordered goes up. She will report back at the next meeting. A motion was made by Fran Perrucci and seconded by Eileen Frerking to accept the design of the flag and submit it to John Frerking, Region 3 President, who will introduce the motion for approval at the IBT meeting in January in Casa Grande, AZ. The motion received unanimous approval.

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New Business

A discussion was held in regard to adding the term “Airstream” to the name of our unit. The Air stream Company has granted permission for units to add this name. The benefit of this change would be to make our club more recognizable on social media and in browsers as part of the Air stream owners association.

A motion was made by Max Joseph and seconded by Jane May to add the term “Airstream” to the name of our unit and to send this information to John Frerking, Region 3 President, who will present a motion to the IBT in January at Casa Grande, AZ, to approve this change. Approved unanimously by the members A discussion was held in regard to recognizing long term former members who no longer are able to continue RVing. Suggestions included: Keeping them on a friend list for communications Issuing a certificate recognizing their membership in our unit A motion was made by Susan Quintana and seconded by Fran Perrucci to take the above actions. Unanimous approval by members. A motion was made by Fran Perrucci and seconded by Tony Laurie that the President and Tony Laurie would make and send the certificates as well as keep the friend list for email communications. Unani-mous approval by the members. Accolades were given to Tony and Donna Laurie for their work on the newsletter/website/directory/merit awards. A discussion of the emphasis on social media, e.g. Facebook, by the International was held. No action was taken No further items were brought forward. A motion to adjourn was made by Tony Laurie and seconded by Myra Joseph to adjourn the meeting. Unanimous approval by the members President Bill Racavich adjourned the meeting at 10:20 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Eileen Frerking Recording Secretary

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South Florida Airstream Club Unit 30, WBCCI Buys Christmas Gifts for Head Start and Charter Schools

in Belle Glade, FL

For the second year the South Florida Unit has brought wrapped Christmas pre-sents for children living in poverty conditions in Belle Glade, FL. The members bring wrapped gifts for children from Preschool through fifth grade to their No-vember/December rally. This year the rally was in Malabar, FL, November 30-December 4, 2016. The members have a dinner and then each member opens a gift to see what has been brought for the children. Many oooohs and aaaahs were heard as we saw the dolls, trucks, games, and other toys that were un-wrapped. The toys are then taken to Faith Lutheran Church in North Palm Beach, FL, that has been providing a Christmas bag that contains a set of cloth-ing, a book, and a toy. The collection of toys by our Airstream unit is a big help in this effort. The students are asked what they would like for Christmas and those wishes are fulfilled as much as possible. The Christmas bags are given out at the school just before the Christmas vacation. Of course, the children have to promise not to open them until Christmas Eve or Christmas morning! PEPPI Head start and EXCEL Charter School are located in Belle Glade, FL.

This is an area that has employed many of the people who work the winter vege-

table fields and the correctional institution. In the past several years many of

these jobs have been lost due to mechanization in the fields and the closing of

the correctional institution. In addition many of the parents have dropped out of

school at an early age, become involved in drugs, or have become unemployed

for extended periods of time. The area still has one of highest incidences of

AIDS and other related illnesses. Many of the parents who do find work often

work several jobs in order to provide the basic food, clothing and shelter. Both of

the schools strive to provide a continuous high-level educational experience for

children as well as training for parents in how to support their child’s education.

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South Florida Airstream Club WBCCI Camelot RV Park

Malabar, FL Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting

December 3, 2016 The meeting was called to order by President Fran Perrucci at 9:30 a.m. The opening prayer was led by Rev. John Frerking, Region 3 President. A Pledge of Allegiance was lead by Fran Perrucci.

Roll Call by Tony Laurie

President Fran Perrucci – present 1st Vice President Beth Racavich – present Treasurer Susan Quintana – present Corresponding Secretary Donna Laurie – present Recording Secretary Tony Laurie – present Parliamentarian Tom Towsley – present A quorum was declared.

Minutes of the General Meeting Dec 1st, 2016 were read by Fran Perrucci. Corrections by Susan Quintana were made to the treasury report. A profit of 246.06 was made on the Easterlin Rally March 4-8, 2016. Motion to accept by Bill Racavich and seconded by Beth Racavich. Motion was passed.

Treasurer’s Report

1st Year Trustee Myra Joseph – present 1st Year Trustee Dave Perrucci – present 2 Year Trustee Sissy Towsley – present 2 Year Trustee Tony Laurie – present Past President Bill Racavich – present

2015 PRO-POSED

2015 ACTU-ALS

2016 PRO-POSED 2016 ACTUALS

2017 PRO-POSED

INCOME

BANK INTEREST $6.00 $5.65 $6.00 $3.60 $5.00

MEMBERS DUES $250.00 $360.00 $360.00 $280.00 $420.00

TOTAL $256.00 $365.65 $366.00 $283.60 $425.00

EXPENSES

ADMINISTRATION SUP-PLIES $250.00 $1,154.93 $1,000.00 $880.43 $1,000.00

COMMUNITY DONA-TIONS $300.00 $600.00 $500.00 $600.00

MEMORIALS $25.00 $0.00 $25.00 $50.00 $100.00

ACTIVITY SUPPLEMENT $1,500.00 $402.93 $1,500.00 $675.69 $1,500.00

TOTAL $2,075.00 $1,557.86 $2,289.16 $2,673.32 $3,200.00

SHORTFALL OR PROFIT ($1,192.21) $2,389.72

ACTIVITY SUPPLEMENT LIST

JAN 2016 RALLY $292.75

MARCH 2016 RALLY $246.06

TOTAL $46.69

Submitted by Susan Quintana Treasurer Unit 030

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Committee Reports None

Old Business

John Frerking submitted a club name change ( South Florida Airstream Club) to WBCCI and was accepted.

New Business

Charley May proposed a (Do Nothing Rally) at Sarasota Fairgrounds on February 6-9, 2017. He is going to confirm dates with fairgrounds.

John Frerking announced an IBT Rally January 16-21, 2017 Mid-Winter IBT Pinal County Fairgrounds, Casa Grande, Arizona 85194 He also announced a Region 3 Rally at Georgia Mountains Fairgrounds in Hiawassee, Georgia on April 26-30, 2017. The board agreed and voted to donate $100. to PEPPI Head start and EXCEL Charter School, located in Belle Glade, FL

A motion was made by Sissy Towsley and seconded by Myra Joseph to adjourn the meeting.

Submitted

Tony Laurie

Recording Secretary

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Names: __________________________________________________ # of persons ____ Address: _______________________________________________________zip_____ Phone: ________________ Email________________________________________ Rig type: _________________________ Member #____________________________ Check in time is 12 pm and check out time is 2pm. ? Rally Fee $0 !

Camping fee $25 per night x 4 = $100.00

Total of camping fee to be paid to Susan Quintana $______________

Make check payable to: South Florida Unit 30 Mail to: Susan Quintana 504 Taylor Rd E Deland, Florida 32724-7821 Email: quin1427@aol.com

Deadline for registration & payment is January 30, 2017

Do Nothing Rally Registration Form

February 6 to 9 Departing Feb 10. Do Nothing Rally at Sarasota Fairgrounds

3000 Ringling Blvd. , Sarasota FL 34237

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Member News Unit 30

Newbies No Longer By Laurie Jones

In January 2016, my husband Pat and I decided to go to the Super RV Show in Tampa – JUST TO LOOK. Over the past few years, we were on and off about getting an RV when we retired, but neither of us was 100% on board. The first day at the show, we were in and out of all types of RVs. They were either too big, too small, too expensive, too cheap looking and terrible chemical smells. We called it quits for the day. Pat said – let’s go see the Airstreams in the morning – I’ve heard they’re supposed to be nice. Next morning, we were at the show bright and early and went straight to the Airstream display. Within an hour, we were sold and signing a contract for a 2016 30’ International Serenity. I had only camped once and didn’t like it, but I wouldn’t call this camping – as long as there was air conditioning, my own bathroom and I could use my blow dryer. Our unit was to be ready in May, so we had 3 months to learn all we could about Airstreams and RV camping. As soon as we got home, I was on the computer looking up everything about Airstreams, camping and organizing a small space. I lived and breathed this every day. As part of my searching, I stumbled across WBCCI and the South Florida unit. I was so excited to find a local chapter. I called Beth, who was listed as the contact. We spent an hour on the phone and she invited us to dinner. We bonded instantly. We were also lucky enough to learn that the unit was having a rally in March and they invited us to join them. What a fun rally! It was only 15 minutes from home and even though we’ve lived in Fort Lauderdale for 40+ years, we were tourists and did things that we had never done here. The members of the group were so warm and welcoming. And we got answers to our hundreds of questions we brought with us. We ate breakfasts, lunches and dinners with them. By the end of the weekend, we made new friends, we each gained 5 pounds and we felt pretty confident that we could do this. We picked up our Airstream (since named Bella) in May and by the beginning of June we were off on our first trip to Colorado. We had a great trip – 6 weeks on the road and 7500 miles under our belt. Then in September, we got to experience our first Caravan with WBCCI. We met up with a Texas WBCCI group and toured some of Texas and then onto the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta to meet up with approximately 200 additional Airstreams. We were parked right on the field. It was a once in a lifetime experience. From there we planned the rest of trip – Colorado (Great Sand Dunes and Mesa Verde Na-tional Parks), Moab, UT (Arches and Canyonlands National Parks), Sedona, AZ, New Mexico (Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Roswell). This trip was almost 8 weeks long and 9400 miles. We can no longer be considered Newbies. We’ve learned a lot, seen some amazing sites which we would have never seen, had a few minor issues along the way, but can honestly say that our learning curve was shorten by the information we received from the members of the South Florida unit, Air Forums and Facebook’s Airstream Addicts. Thanks to all that have helped us along our journey!

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Member News Unit 30

Bob Konnagan

Gay Konnagan

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Donna Laurie’s Baked Eggs Over English Muffins

6 Tablespoons Butter 2 Cups Milk 6 Tablespoons Cornstarch 8 Ounces Sour Cream 1 small jar Cheese Whiz 1 Dozen Eggs hard boiled & sliced 1 Pound Crumbled Bacon English Muffins Cook cheese mixture until thickened, stirring constantly. Alternate layers of egg, bacon & liquid. Bake at 350' for 45 minutes. Serves 10 Serve over (torn up if you wish) English Muffins.

Tom Towsley was honored as a World War II Veteran Soldier in the fall of 2016. He was sponsored for an all expense trip to Washington D.C. He flew in an airplane loaded with other South Florida Veterans, spending the entire day touring Monuments and Memorials. It was quite an emotional adventure for Tom to ex-perience the love and appreciation of all ages of Americans for his ser-vice to our country. Tony and I were lucky enough to listen to Tom being interviewed for a radio broadcast of this event! Our members were lucky to hear first hand about Tom’s once in a lifetime trip!

Member News Unit 30

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December Eileen Frerking 8 Victoria Magnacca 10 Sissy Towsley 16 January Bill Racavich 5 Susan Quintana 9 Nai Carlson 13 Caroline Zimmer Stone 14

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If you would like to have your birthdays or anniversaries posted here, please send info to Tony Laurie.

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President Fran Perrucci 1st Vice President Beth Racavich 2nd Vice President Available Treasurer Susan Quintana Corresponding Sec. Donna Laurie Record Sec. Tony Laurie 1 year Trustee Myra Joseph 1 year Trustee Dave Perrucci 2 year Trustee Sissy Towsley 2 year Trustee Tony Laurie Past President Bill Racavich Membership Beth Racavich Parliamentarian Tom Towsley

SOUTH FLORIDA AIRSTREAM CLUB

OFFICERS

2017 RALLIES

FUN TIMES NEWSLETTER

Tony Laurie, Editor

South Florida Airstream Club 3351 NW 69 Court Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Email tony@ajlaurie.com

January 13 to January 16th, 2017 Depart Jan 17th. Tour Rally Red Oaks RV Resort 5551 SW 18 Terr. Bushnell, FL 33513 See page 3 for registration form. January 16-21, 2017 Mid-Winter IBT Pinal County Fairgrounds, Casa Grande, Arizona 85194 February 6th to 9th, 2017. Depart 10th Do Nothing Rally at Sarasota Fairgrounds 3000 Ringling Blvd. Sarasota Florida 34237 See page 10 for registration form.. March 1 to March 4, 2017 Departing March 5th Buddy Rally with Florida Unit #27 At Morningside RV Estate 12645 Morning Drive, Dade City, Fl 33525 April 26-30, 2017 Region 3 Rally at Georgia Moun-tain Fairgrounds 1311 Music Hall Road, Hiawassee, GA 30546 Chet Adkins scheduled. Call 706-896-4191 for campsite. July 22-29, 2017 60th International Convention/Rally Upper Peninsula State Fair Grounds, Escanaba, Michigan Electric/Water/Pumpout sites are currently STANDBY ONLY. 937-596-5211 Solar and Generator sites are AVAILABLE. Check WBCCI website for more information. http://wbcci.org/

Register online at WBCCI

Escanaba, Michigan

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