2009
MAY NEWSLETTER
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hello, everyone…
Forty of us gathered in Marysville
for our annual March Potluck. This was a
great turnout, since so many of our members were kept away by family loss, illness,
travels and various other events. We finalized
our 2009 camping calendar (attached).
Please note the following changes:
ü Location Change August
Rally now at Rustic Knolls
Campground,
ü Date Change September Rally at Cedarbrook Campground in
The North Central Rally in
Two new
We are camping this weekend at the
KOA in Wapakoneta for our May Rally. As of today, we are expecting approximately
15 units to attend. Our June Rally (6/12 – 6/14) is in
As of
Monday, 5/11, 86 units and 200 people were registered for the Starcraft
International Rally in
Our chapter assignments for the
International Rally are as follows:
Parking, Registration (volunteer), Teen Activity (Tuesday), Children’s
Arts & Crafts (Monday), Children’s Story Time (Don), and Red Hat (Linda
S.).
This year’s International Rally theme
is “State Fair.” The chapter game is the
“Staratonian,” Starcraft’s version of the Hambletonian. Each participating state must be prepared to
bring a horse, sulky and jockey. Points
will be awarded for horse appearance, winner of the horse race, amount of
effort put forth, and number of team participants per chapter. This event is “age friendly” and no running
is required. So start horsin’ around and
“giddy up!” Please forward your ideas to
me as soon as possible. We will discuss
and finalize our plans at the May and June camping rallies.
Historically, several members of Starcraft’s
upper management staff attended our yearly International Rally, answering
questions, providing direct customer support, and discussing new products. Andy, Joyce and Gene, especially, became and
still remain well-loved members of our camping family. Today’s
economic climate may prohibit their participation this year as official
Starcraft representatives. However, I
recently telephoned Jayco’s Vice President of Marketing, Sid Johnson, and asked
him to consider sending a Jayco/Starcraft representative to the rally as a show
of “good faith” support for the International Club. He was receptive to the idea and indicated he
would share my request with the “powers-that-be.” I am optimistic.
Our official club magazine, The
Chatter, is now an e-magazine. You may
access it at:
http://www.easyhomesearch.com/Ezines/SpecialPublications/Coachmen/Starcraft/flash.html#/1/
Many of us purchased the new Ohio
Starcraft Camper Club flags for our units.
I am in receipt of our flags, and RCMI did a great job with our
logo. I will distribute the flags as I
see you at our rallies. If you wish, I
will mail your flag(s), if requested. We
will fly the flags from our units to promote the club and designate ourselves
as members. The flag is white nylon, approximately
13.5” x 18”, with our OSCC logo. The
background Starcraft “S” is light grey, with red lettering (OSU colors). Your family name may be placed at the bottom
if desired. The flags have a “sleeve” at
the top to slide a bar, pole or rope through them. The flags are $10 each. If you do not plan to attend the May Rally, please
send your payment (made payable to me) as soon as possible, as I wrote a
personal check to RCMI to cover the cost.
If anyone wishes to still place
an order, I can order more at any time…let me know.
Many of our members remain in our
thoughts and prayers:
§ Dolores Pollauf continues to recover
at home from heart surgery (valve replacement);
§ Laura Fritz wages a battle against
pancreatic cancer;
§ Lucy Shaner recently underwent a
successful lumpectomy and will now undergo weeks of radiation;
§ Beth Hock had tears in her rotator
cuff and bicep surgically repaired this week; and
§ The Musteric/Hay and Yosick families
continue to mourn the loss of dear family members.
Let’s take a few moments to celebrate
our many blessings, including the strength, love and support we receive from
one another.
Remember, please renew your International
and local Club dues, and submit your deposit for the International Rally as
soon as possible. Our camping season has begun…I look
forward to seeing you soon!
Love to you all…
Amy