01/09/10 Sad News was received today.
12/18/09 To: FMCA Northwest Area Officers, Executive Board and Chapter Members
12/7/09 To: Northwest Area Chapter Officers and Northwest Area Executive Board Members
11/1/09 To: Northwest Area Chapter Officers and Northwest Area Executive Board Members
This article appeared in November 2009 issue of Family Motor Coaching Magazine. It is well written and comprehensive on the definition of chapters. The Governing Board approved a new chapter concept called "Associate." I hope this article is helpful to you and clarifies the different categories of FMCA chapter definitions. If you have any questions, please email me.
October 3, 2009. TO: Northwest Area Chapter Officers
RE: New Member Counts for the month of September 2009. A HUGE thank you to each and everyone who is recruiting new members for FMCA. Don't forget to use the FREE FMCA memberships that were sent to the chapter president. They expire at the end of December 2009. Good work, everyone!!
114 - EA - Eastern Area Motorhome Association, Inc.
59 - GLA - Great Lakes Area MotorCoach Association, Inc.
49 - MWA - Midwest Area Cooperative (MAC)
59 - NEA - Northeast Motorhome Association of FMCA
83 - NWA - Northwest Motor Home Area Association
56 - RMA - Rocky Mountain Motorcoach Association, Inc. (RMMA)
81 - SCA - South Central Six-State Rally Association, Inc.
91 - SEA - Southeast Area Motor Coach Association, Inc.
50 - WEA - Western Motor Home Association of FMCA, Inc (WMHA)
October 1, 2009. Judy's October newsletter posted.
September 25, 2009. TO: Northwest Area Chapter Officers
FROM: Judy Keppler, President
The location for our April 6-9, 2010 for the Northwest Area business and planning meeting has been changed from Redmond, OR to the Land Yacht RV Park in Lacey, WA. The dates have not changed, just the location. Deschutes County Fair & Expo in Redmond, OR will not allow food (except catered) in the meeting rooms. We are not permitted to use a caterer of our choice, have potluck meals, etc. but rather we must use the authorized fairgrounds caterer.
The recent business and planning meeting meals were great and the delegates in attendance were very appreciative of the efforts of the "meal planning" ladies who organized and carried them out. In fact, the consensus of the group was that we should continue doing the same with those who wanted to volunteer to help to have the option to do so. The Northwest Area Executive Board is also in agreement to change the location for our business and planning meeting.
Another factor in the decision to move from Redmond to the Land Yacht Harbor RV Park is the assurance of a building to use with a great kitchen that we get as a bonus!
Please mark your calendars for the next Northwest Area Business and Planning Meeting. Remember, the Northwest Area pays for 2 coaches from each chapter to attend these meetings. The Northwest Area is the host for the Redmond Convention. That means we get the majority of volunteers from the Northwest. I would love to see all chapters in the Northwest participate in volunteering for Redmond.
If you have comments or questions, please contact me as follows: judynronk@gmail.com or 503-939-8711.
September 25, 2009. TO: Northwest Area Chapter Officers
FROM: Judy Keppler, President
Each chapter can submit a small description, up to 2,000 characters, about their chapter and it will be placed online and be included in the keyword search on the FMCA website. I urge you to take advantage of this ability to showase your chapter. A lot of people go online and search for chapters in their areas.
If you need help in describing your chapter's scope and description, please contact chapter services by email to cbudai@fmca.com or call 800-543-4717.
September 25, 2009. The minutes of the Business and Planning Meeting held in Lacey, WA on September 1-4, 2009 are posted.
September 9, 2009. Joanne Souter fought a valiant battle. Read about it here.
August 8, 2009. Rally Survey Results in. Read about it here.
July 31, 2009. Memo to Chapter Presidents and Executive Officers about the next Business Meeting. Read the memo here.
June 21, 2009. Judy's latest newsletter posted. Click here.
June 18, 2009. Here are the Minutes from the Business Meeting at the Rally in Albany, June 7th.
May 24, 2009. It with sadness that we report the death of Duane Pindell, May 1, 2009.
Rocky Mountain Area Vice President 2003 to 2007
Legislative Advisory Committee 2003 to 2007
Convention & Rally Committee 2003 to 2004
Nominating Committee 1999 to 2000
Nominating Committee Elect 1998 to 1999
There will be a write-up on Duane in the FMC magazine, the July issue.
May 15, 2009. Memo to Chapter Presidents and Executive Officers.
Read more about it on Judy's Page.
May 12, 2009. Maine opts NOT TO PASS parking bill. Read all about it here.
May 11, 2009. Maine proposes overnight parking restrictions. A bill is working its way through the Maine Legislature restricting overnight parking in public parking lots. Read all about it here.
April 27, 2009. Committee Reports from Business Meeting added. Linn County Fairgrounds, April 7, 2009. Read more about it
on Judy's Page.
April 24, 2009. Minutes of Business Meeting. Linn County Fairgrounds, April 7, 2009. Read more about it on Judy's Page.
April 22, 2009. Memo to Chapter Presidents.
Read more about it on Judy's Page.
April 15, 2009. Memo to Chapter Presidents.
Read more about it on Judy's Page.
March 4, 2009. Max Durbin passes. Read more about it on the Bulletin Board.
February 23, 2009. Read about the Oregon Lemon Law Revisions.
February 22, 2009. Read about the NW Area Rally here and
register, too. It's in Judy's latest newsletter.
February 13, 2009. New information posted on Bulletin Board.
February 12, 2009. Important information posted on Bulletin Board.
January 31, 2009. Read Judy's latest newsletter here.
January 13, 2009. Family Motor Coach Association is pleased to announce the dates for FMCA International Conventions to be held in 2010.
FMCA’s 83rd International Convention: March 22-25, 2010 , Albuquerque, NM
FMCA’s 84th International Convention: August 11-14, 2010, Redmond, OR
