BYOB &; F Picnic
Bring your own beverage and sandwich, salad, or take-out, and come for a picnic on Sunday, February 8, 2015, 12:00 noon to 3:30 pm at Alicia and Mike Rafter’s house, 1864 Indian Rd W, Lake Clarke Shores, West Palm Beach, FL 33406.Please bring your chairs! Paper plates, napkins and cups will be provided; bring any eating utensils you may need. Ice and ice cream will also be provided, with plastic spoons. If the weather is good, we’ll be on the patio; if not, we’ll have an “indoor picnic.”
Please respond by Wednesday, February 4, 2015, by email or leave a message at 561-965-2175.You need to eat lunch somewhere, so why not join your Airstream Florida Treasure Coast Unit friends for an informal get-together.
Region 3 Rally Registration:
To register for the Region Rally, go to http://region3.wbcci.net; on the left side under the calendar, click on 2015 Region 3 Rally Registration. All information is on that page.
Short Caravan to 2015 Region 3 Rally, Charleston, S.C
The Florida Treasure Coast Unit will host a SHORT UNIT CARAVAN to the Region 3 Rally in Ladson, SC (Charleston area). The caravan will leave the FTCU Spring Rally at Blueberry Hill RV Resort, Bushnell, FL on Sunday morning, April 26, 2015, spend Sunday night near Jacksonville (approx. 150 miles), Monday and Tuesday nights near Savannah (approx. 150 miles) and arrive at the Region 3 Rally (approx. 90 miles) on Wednesday afternoon. Monday night we will enjoy dinner at one of the Savannah area’s fine restaurants. On Tuesday we will tour the historic area of Savannah, GA, and have lunch downtown. If touring Savannah is not your “thing,” there is a Tanger Outlet Mall a few miles north of the campground near Hilton Head, SC. Activities and meals are voluntary. If you would rather do something else on Tuesday, that would be fine. We will collect a kitty fee (TBD) to cover camping expenses. Meals and tours are on your own.
The FTCU rally and caravan is open to any WBCCI member. If you plan to caravan with us, we encourage you to enjoy our rally beginning on Thursday, April 23, 2015.
Questions? Call or email Blair LittleJohn 561-373-4666 or blAirstream72@gmail.com
The April Unit Rally is scheduled for April 23-26, 2015 at Blueberry Hill RV Resort in Bushnell, FL.
President Jack Starr wrote that he and Joan are going on a long-planned cruise on January 14. He also wrote that he is having a problem with his aortic valve and expects to have surgery in the near future. Please remember him in your prayers.
From Jackie Groeveveld, we learned: “Jim Humphrey passed away 12/15/14. He was 96. He was a past president of the Tampa Bay Florida unit as well as a Life Time member of WBCCI. His memorial service will be held at the Beymer Memorial United Methodist Church at 700 N Lake Howard Ave in Winter Haven. The service will be held on January 31, 2015 at 10:00.
Jim was a coordinator for the Florida State Rally – for many years. Jim and Evelyn were very involved in WBCCI. Peggy Beck , his daughter, told me that he spent hours going through photo albums of their travels after he sold their trailer. They were in their 90s when the wheels stopped.”
Jackie Groeneveld also wrote that John is doing well. While they were camping over Thanksgiving, (with water jugs, due to broken pipes from TN cold), they noticed extreme wear on their tires and learned that their axles were worn out. They “hope to be road worthy very soon.”
Sandy Poast recently wrote: “I received a message two days ago that Bob Glancy, a past member of the unit, had passed away on May 3rd, 2014. Some of you may remember how funny he was. His wife Millie past away a few years ago and he married a high school sweetheart Yvonne about 2 years ago.” Unfortunately some of us did not know him so do not remember his humor.
Sandy added: “The last time I saw Jennifer, Martin a week ago, she was out on a beautiful day walking her dog in her electric cart and was feeling real good.” We are glad to hear she is better.
Also from Sandy, “Jan Werner has been down with the flu, but usually we see her playing Mah Jongg or cards and of course, we all like going out for dinner as much as possible.”
Lee Brenn has been having a ball JAMMIN’ with several bands around the Dade City area. He plays a variety of instruments. Dot is very busy with her beading and knitting. Their daughter is visiting again this winter.
Sue Wendt is busy with sewing, Mah Jongg and volunteering with the first responder group at Travelers Rest.
Judy Callahan is a first responder and she and Charlie fill their calendar with golf and the golf course.
JJ and Sandy Johnjulio just got back from the North for Christmas. They are busy with Sky Med activities and also plan to go to the IBT meeting this month.
According to Sandy Poast, “I am still playing golf as much as I can and we have Mah Jongg three times a week, plus I take pictures for the newspaper. We are co-chairmen for the TR Dines around Florida Group once a month. Gene is still editing at the TR Times newspaper and deep into geneology.”
As a follow-up to last month’s report on their trailer, Joe and Sue Smedley recently wrote: “Last Rites, including removal of all personal possessions and the big red numbers, was performed on December 15th. On December 18th, we took ownership of a 2013 Flying Cloud, 27 ft, front bedroom. This was a 40 year upgrade for us.” We hope to see them at 2015 activities.
Eric and Susan Taylor-Arens and Mike and Alicia Rafter spent time over Christmas camping at Highlands Hammock State Park near Sebring, FL with Ted and Maggie Millings (and Nate) from the SEC unit. While there, the group met folks from three other Airstreams in the campground. Of course, they were invited to Happy Hour! One was already a WBCCI member; the other two were given information and literature with an invitation to join.
If you are interested in the agenda for the Mid-Winter IBT meeting in Robstown, TX this month, let us know and we will send you the 38 page PDF.
The November Installation Rally is planned for November 12 – 15, 2015 at Sunshine Travel RV Resort Vero Beach (actually closer to Sebastian than Vero). We need rally co-hosts! As stated before, if the Unit wants to continue to have two rallies a year, more members must volunteer to host them. Please contact Jack Starr if you are willing to do so. Call him at 561-254-4401 or email zjstarr@aol.com., or contact abrafter@bellsouth.net and we will pass the word to Jack.
In the previous issue of FYI’s we included the following blurb:
For preliminary planning purposes: If you are planning to attend ANY or ALL of the following, please let us know ASAP: AlumaFlamingo, All Florida State Rally, Region 3 Rally, International Rally. We want to plan at least one Unit activity at each of these, but we need some “guess-timate” of numbers.
We received ONE reply! It is difficult, if not downright impossible, to plan activities with this sort of participation.
Mark your calendars! Important events and dates coming up:
AlumaFlamingo in Sarasota February 24-March 1, 2015, put on by R & B Events, LLC
All Florida Rally at St. Johns County Fairgrounds in Elkton March 3 – 8, 2015, put on by the Florida Unit
FTCU Rally at Blueberry Hill RV Resort in Bushnell April 23 – 26, 2015, hosted by the Foremans and Rafters
Unit Caravan to Region 3 Rally April 26 – 29, 2015, led by Blair LittleJohn
Region 3 Rally at Exchange Park in Ladson, SC, April 29 – May 3, 2015
WBCCI International Rally in Farmington, NM June 26 – July 4, 2015
FTCU Rally at Sunshine Travel RV Resort Vero Beach November 12-15, HOSTS NEEDED.