EVENT/ RALLY Schedule
Unless otherwise noted: Contact Carol Dixon -815-344-1375 or at dwightdixon@yahoo.com for reservations. Alternate contact - Terry Chesnut 815-874-3307
2010 Activities
Florida Travelers’ Rest luncheon - January 26th. Twenty-three members and former members attended.
Fermilab Tour and Luncheon- February 24th Wednesday Sixteen members attended and a good time was had by all.
Spring Luncheon - March 27th 11:30 AM - Old Country Buffet, Springhill Mall, Dundee, IL Make plans for your summer camping/touring plans with your fellow members.
Amana Colonies Joint “Maifest” Rally - April 30 -May 3, Amana Colonies RV Park Amana, Iowa. click here for RV park infro. Book your reservations with Carol. Full service campground Lots of community activities from Friday till Sunday afternoon. The campground is less than 1/2 mile from downtown Amana.
Buddy Rally - May 21- 23 - Lee County Fairgrounds Amboy, IL 2010, Unit Elections
Caravan to International in Gillette, WY - June ?? to June 26th, Contact Dwight, if interested
International at Gillette, WY - June 28th -July 4 If you have Google Earth on your computer, take a look at the layout of the campgrounds and Convention facility. Here is a screen shot from it.
It shows the Convention center to the west, with parking out front, Racetrack in the middle, and largest (688 unit) full service campgrounds behind it, to the East. The reviewers say it is quite a walk from that campground to the convention hall, so you might want to bring your bikes.
Here is the link to the layout on the Cam-Plex website : click here
The facility is just East of Gillette, right off the express way, so shopping and dining are close by. Gillette website click here
Johnson Sauk Trail SP Rally July 22 -25th - Kewanee,IL , Bishop Hill (Swedish Colony), Antique and Car show Sunday, Johnson Sauk Trails SP website click here
Family/buddy Rally August 19 -22 Lowden St. Pk. at Oregon, IL, Fun and Fellowship. Link to DNR websiteClick here
Region 5 Rally - September 25 -19 DuQoin ST. Fairgrounds, DuQuion, IL
Caravan to Surgarcreek - Sept 20 - 24th - Leaving from Region 5 Rally Contact Dwight, if interested
SWISS FESTIVAL NATIONAL RALLY at Sugarcreek - Sept 24 - Oct. 2 Sugarcreek, OH 48th hosted by LAND-O-LAKES OF OHIO UNIT
Eight days to enjoy our famous tours, band concert, nightly entertainment, door prizes and hospitality. Our “day in the park” includes Amish buggy rides, horse shoeing, homemade ice cream, apple butter, hobby and flea market, golfing, popcorn and kettle cooked ham and beans. Rally topped off with Swiss Festival filled with parades, polka bands, dancing, swiss events, swiss food, crafts and lots of local cheese. Fill out the coupon in Blue Beret and mail to Carmel Porter, Chairperson, 1500 Callie Rd., Charleston, WV25314 cells: 304-550-6336, 304-550-0092, email: guycporter@yahoo.com. Let Carol Dixon know you’re going so we can go in and park together. Link to their website click here
Thanksgiving Rally -October 15 -17 - Lee County Fairgrounds Amboy, IL Contact Terry Chesnut 815-874-3307
Christmas Luncheon - December 4 - 11:00 -3:00 Stockholm Inn Rockford, IL Contact Terry Chesnut 815-874-3307
2009 Activities
October 23 - 27th,2009 Thanksgiving / Halloween Rally - Amboy, Forty-two people attended our last fall outing. Carol was elected as President, Terry Chestnut was elected 1st Vice President and Dwight Dixon was elected to fill out the remaining year of a resigning director. Bob Moyers, Region 5 President, installed the officers during a break in the meeting. After the installation, our new president, Carol Dixon, introduced an amendment to our Constitution reducing the number of directors from 6 to 4. It passed. Friday night, the executive board approved Carol’s balanced budget for 2010. After the Saturday members meeting, we conducted a white elephant auction, which raised $200 to balance the budget. Saturday afternoon we had a great feast featuring three turkeys roasted in the Nesco’s. Saturday evening, using our projector, we saw portions of the Wally Byam “Around the world” caravan as well as the complete Wally Byam “Capetown to Cairo” African Caravan . A great time was had by all who attended.
December 5th 2009 Christmas Luncheon - We had 42 people attend. We elected and installed Jim Matkovich as our second Vice president. We were entertained by a 14 member choral group. The food was good and conversations excellent.