THE FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER 2016 GOOD SAMS OF FLORIDA WINTER RALLY IN TALLY

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1 amblings J X L I N G Volume 9 February 6 Number Pres.: Terry Taylor, Wife: arbara, 6 ermuda Dr., Fleming Island, FL Voice: ; -mail: drterrytaylor@comcast.net V. Pres.: Judy Wilhour ecretary: Joyce nos Treasurer: Laverne Toivonen Wagon aster: James Walters ditor: Glenn Yearous D: Ken & herrie isberg TH FUY NWLTT 6 GOOD OF FLOID WINT LLY IN TLLY There was no host for this camp out at the Tallahassee ally. The editor did not attend this camp out so all this newsletter s pictures are from our President and First Lady, Terry and arbara Taylor. The great majority of the words are from the Taylors and Walters. They constitute the newsletter review committee. The Good ams Club is an international organization of recreational vehicle (V) owners and the largest organization of V owners in the world. It is focused upon making Ving safer and more enjoyable, and to save members money through club-endorsed benefits and services. This year Good ams Club is Celebrating 5 years. If you did not know, it was founded in 966 by rt ouse for like minded V campers. It is made up of hundreds of Chapters in cities all across merica. JX ambling ams Chapter # from Jacksonville, Florida is proud to be affiliated with this wesome organization of V ers. The club s name comes from the ible parable of the Good amaritan, which tells of a traveler from the region of amaria who helped a person along the road who had been robbed and beaten. Today, JX ambling ams would like to thank the Florida tate taff who so perilously jumped at the opportunity to establish a new ally Location at the North Florida Fairgrounds in Tallahassee, Florida. Their untiring work and dedication was to make sure that this new Winter ally was a successful. Their success was evident by all who attended. We salute this dedicated group of V ers or ammers for a successful ally. C H P T F U Y 6

2 ally arly ird Day, Tuesday, ND The Chapter departed from the est rea on I- on time. The trip was uneventful and not rushed along I-. s we entered the Tallahassee metro area, the map provided by Ds, Ken and herrie isberg, provided an excellent route to the ally. How many times did they make this trip to make everything ready for this ally? This is the ain eeting oom in uilding at the Tallahassee Fairgrounds. The hall is big enough to hold almost any size meeting. The stage area is at the back of this picture. teve Zubor is taking a break after setting up his camp site. The sun did warm up this day. The arrival day supper is at the Golden Corral. The staff joined many tables for our use. First ally Day, Wednesday, D Our Chapter s men are cooking the sausages for breakfast. bout 7 sausage patties were cooked. FUY 6 Our Chapter s ladies, Laverne, andra, renda, nn and arbara, are building and wrapping each biscuit.

3 J X Our chapter has the serving table ready. Ds Jane eeves will serve oatmeal with extras. When the rush is over, we gather together for our breakfast biscuits. Then off to man the raffle table. L I N G Tonight s entrainment was Jeff Davis and Tired President Terry and First Lady arbara present the Creek. They presented all Gospel music. Chapter Flag at the opening ceremony. econd ally Day, Thursday, 4TH C H P T uilding 4 with Vendors and affle Tables now in place. Camping World is to the left. Camping World had many items for sale at reduced prices. This is uilding 4 from the other end with some of the affle Tables nearby. This building was heated and kept clean for our use. F U Y 6

4 Our raffle table was staffed by renda, nn and ob. The prize is an electric heater and $ in bills. Now the tabled is staffed by Terry and John Johnson of Getaway ams! We had our best sales ever. Third ally Day, Friday, 5TH We had dinner at eineyard estaurant. The food was excellent and the service was good. Tonight s entertainment was aria ose and Danny ldridge. The theme was Pop Favorites. Our Ds are recognized for their work. It takes a big effort to have a rally. ob and arbara enjoy a dance. outh ast egional Director d James and wife Peggy as shown. embers Present: ill & nn mos, Tom & umiko Davis, am Lewis & Laverne Toivonen, ob humaker, Terry & arbara Taylor, rien & renda Vincent, James & andra Walters, and teve & Frankie Zubor. arch 6 irthdays: ill mos /, Joyce nos /6, Ken isberg /5. arch 6 nniversaries: Terry & arbara Taylor /, Don & Janell Kent /9. Percent V s ttending Camp Out: 5%. 4 FUY 6

5 Forth ally Day, aturday, 6TH J X ome views of the camping areas at Tallahassee. L I N G ill and nn were isolated from us as they were parked over by the fence. This view shows that humaker and the Walters are on the blacktop. The cars prevent drive-throughs. This view shows the Davis and Lewis Vs parked on the grass. The Taylors and Vincents are on the grass. Will this grass hold up under a soaking rain? C H P T This is the drive-through road along the campers row. Tonight s entertainment was the lvaradan oad how. Country/Western music was played tonight. 5 F U Y 6

6 Fifth ally Day and Last Day, unday, 7 TH From this picture, ob and Laverne look tired as they make ready to depart. andra and renda must of had their coffees and are ready to depart. HOT s NOT FO CH CP OUT The arch camp out is scheduled for Jennings Outdoor esort. Jennings is an older campground, but the facilities are good. The entree for the pot luck supper on aturday will be baked ham. Please plan an accompanying dish accordingly. I have plans to attend my great-son s first birthday party in tlanta. These plans are not finalized as of this writing. We are looking for a good camp out with great weather. I am anticipating the arly ird day supper at Cowboy s in Lake Park, Georgia. James Walters Potpourri ttention ll Jax amblers: We are way behind on providing hosts for our camping. We need a host for June, July and also eptember. If you volunteer for one month, and something comes up, one of your team mates will step up and take over for you. Please think about hosting at a camp out of your choosing for one of these months. James. Glenn suggests that during the ay camp out at N ayport, we visit the really near by Hanna Park to see if that site would be suitable for us. In eptember, the children are back in school and the ocean is still warm, so we could enjoy camping there. No special requirements for entry there. re the trees being cut enough to allow an V to travel and park on the grounds? NOT: The Current roster of our membership (just page ) is on the newsletter page. Check your entry for errors. The after the -mail address signifies that all newsletters will be sent my -mail. 6 FUY 6

7 TH PIDNT OX FUY 6 Welcome to the 6 s first ally at the North Florida Fairgrounds in Tallahassee Florida. The tate taff (Ds) deserve a loud and long applause for putting this ally together in such a short time and at a new campground. The folks at the fairgrounds did their best to accommodate this ally. The fairground management stated that they were in a progressive program to upgrade the fairgrounds to attract more camping type venues. During the tate Committee meeting, Joe Weston stated he was going to sign a two-year contract with the fairgrounds management team. He also stated that there would not be any National allies; however, egional allies may become a reality. The Florida Guide Dogs made a presentation to the committee and all agreed that they were on the right tract to get their house in order. ll voted to release the funds to them from Good ams of Florida. Our chapter did release the funds at the ustis ally last year. y overall perspective of the ally at Tally was positive, even the rains. The indoor buildings were large and heated. I know that the next ally at Tally will be much improved because the state staff will have a much better planning window. I recently ed the registration form for the ally in Okeechobee, Florida in pril. I hope to see all of you at the ally. There will be a caravan leaving on Tuesday for the campers going in on the early bird day Tuesday. I sent Joe a volunteer form from Jax ambling ams for the Wednesday morning ausage and iscuits. During the ally, Jax ambling ams had a very good showing for the Wednesday sausage & biscuit breakfast. Thanks to all who helped make this a success. We also had a affle that was held in the building next to the meeting hall. nn mos had suggested that we get a small camper size electric heater to raffle off. We purchased the heater at a discount for $4., and the ladies decided to add the hundred dollars in cash on the top. Our raffle had a value of $5.. We had a Heater Tree and WOW did it bring in the $$$. The treasurer will provide the exact amount at the next business meeting in arch. Travel to Tallahassee North Florida Fair Grounds was approximately hours. any of us met at the anderson est rea departing at 9. arch will be next meeting at the Jennings Outdoor esort in Jennings, Florida. ddress: 9 Hamilton ve, Jennings, FL 5. Phone: (86) 98-. This park is located off of I-75 before the Florida-Georgia border. Please make your reservation now. HOP TO YOU LL T JNNING OUTDOO OT IN CH HOTD Y J ND ND WLT. FIT LDY CONT: Guys, we missed the club campers that did not attend the Tallahassee rally. verything was great except, the weather for a couple of days, and the Zubor s jacks were stuck in the down position. Looking forward to the Jennings campout in arch. 7 J X L I N G C H P T F U Y 6

8 The Wagon aster s Log for February, 6 J WLT Good am defines a Caravan as being three or more rigs traveling together to a ally. ach state has it s own patch for a caravan. dditional caravans to that state earn a satellite patch to accompany the initial patch. Caravans to local camp outs do not qualify for a patch, but they make travel more fun and safer. The fact is that you are not traveling alone in case of trouble. The longer the distance traveled, the more the need to caravan for safety. arch: Our camp out is at Jennings Outdoor esort, I-75 & -4 (exit 467). arly bird is arch 7, Camp is arch 8 -. NOT - The Wagon aster will be traveling to camp from tlanta area. pril: pring ally - Okeechobee, FL at KO in Okeechobee, FL. arly bird is pril 5, Camp is pril 6 -. This is a Caravan Camp Out, Note: Terry Taylor will be leading the Caravan. NOT - The Wagon aster is on the udit Team and will be in Okeechobee earlier. ay: Our camp out will be at Pelican oost V Park on ayport Naval tation. arly bird ay 9th - Camp out ay -; reservations are required. June: early bird June 6, Camp June 7-9 T. We need a host for this camp out. July: arly bird July 4 - Camp out July 5-7 T. We need a host for this camp out. ug.: Our camp out is Kelly s Countryside in Callahan. arly bird ug. 8 - Camp out ug. 9-. ept.: arly bird ept. 4 - Camp out ept We need a host for this camp out. Oct.: Our camp out will be at Jekyll Island Campground. arly bird Oct., Camp out is Oct Nov. - Our Camp out will be at ustis FL - Fall ally. Caravan trip - watch for details. Dec.: Our camp will be Kelly s Countryside. arly bird Dec. 5, Camp Dec FUY 6

9 6 6 6 arch 8-7 James & andra Walters Jennings Outdoor esort Campground pril 6-5 T Florida pring ally, Okeechobee KO ay - 9 teve & Frankie Zubor Call First Pelican oost V Park, Naval tation ayport June 7-9 T T 6 July 5-7 T T 4 ug. 9-8 Jax ambling ams embers 4 ND irthday Party Kelly s Countryside V Park ept. 5-7 T T 4 Oct. 4-6 Tom & umiko Davis Jekyll Island Campground, Georgia Nov. 9-8 T Florida Fall ally outhern Palms V esort ustis, Florida DC Terry & arbara Taylor Christmas Party Kelly s Countryside V Park Jan. - T T 7 Feb. 7-9 T T 6 arch 7-9 T T 6 pril 4-6 T T ay 9 - T T 8 June 7-9 T T 6 July 5-7 T T 4 How about Hanna Park? J X L I N G C H P T F U Y Florida Pre-Planned ally egular eeting Date ed type indicates a Caravan Trip is scheduled. Yellow background is a fun trip. This is not a Chapter eeting. is an approved arly ird Date is an approved xtra day. 9 6

10 Christine 5 teve Frankie Jax FL Zubor 4 Kabroon Court Jax FL 46 6/ / /7 chrisyear@aol.com 4/ zuborjags@bellsouth.net /4/5 Judy 4 Glenn Gainsville FL 68 Yearous 5 Dian Wood Dr /4 / / yearousgw@msn.com C// andra ud Jax FL Wilhour 747 W 5th venue / / Candy 9/ bjwilhour@bellsouth.net TT/4/5 renda James lachua FL 65 Walters 85 Thims ve /5 5/8 /9 cherokejim@bellsouth.net Peaches C/8/ FUY 6 arbara rien Fleming Island FL Vincent 699 NW th venue / /9 drterrytaylor@comcast.net 8/8 mbrienv@aol.com TT// Glenda Terry Jax FL Taylor 6 ermuda Deive /5 7/8 glen5568@comcast.net / TGlobal@comcast.net 5/8/5 Jax FL Joe toneciper 5568 Yellow Jacket Drive / 7/7 8 ob humaker 6 Jammes oad /9 shugshu@bellsouth.net C// 8 Cottage Court t. arys G 558 Laverne Toivonen P.O. ox /7 altoivonen59@gmail.com Yulee FL 97 June 7 am Lewis Jax FL 7 85 Terry oad /9 /4 samuel44lewise@yahoo.com Putt-Putt /4/5 Joyce 6 Lee Jax. FL Lanchester 85 eauchamp Lane NON / 6/8 JLLL@comcast.net /4/ /6 alakai4@comcast.net one umiko 5 Dwayne Gainsville, FL nos 4 allory Hills oad / davissum@bellsouth.net / ilk // Diane 4 Tom Jax. FL 5 Davis 948 W 8nd Terrace / 9/4 diane97@yahoo.com 7/6 davistom@bellsouth.net ailey Datch //5 laine on Jax. FL 46 lythe ignal Point Drive NON / 6/ rosiee-b@yahoo.com 9/ rblythe486@bellsouth.net Ode 5/65/5 nn ammy Jax FL enson 496 Wattle Tree oad NON / /5 7/5 kennethbenson@bellsouth.net /4/5 ill mos 6 pring Lake oad / / bilanamos@att.net /4/5 # FIT LT DD H PHON C PHON /D NNIV. IL PT V-Cl/L/ TOTL: Vs 5 PON 9 JX LING CHPT FUY 6 PG