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Washington DC Unit Region 2 Unit 170 PRESIDENT S LETTER Linda Moore Hello Members and Affiliates, What a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend we had.

I am thankful for the friendships and camaraderie that I have with everyone. I have come to know many of you and I look forward to the friendships that I will form in the future.

There is no one rally better than the other and they are all different experiences.

They are listed in this issue. We do have a change for the first rally next year. We were going to cohost a rally with the Mid Atlantic Unit (MAU) in May 2016.

1 Washington DC Unit Region 2 Unit 170 PRESIDENT S LETTER Linda Moore Hello Members and Affiliates, What a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend we had. It brings to mind all the things that I am thankful for! The first thing I am thankful for is my family but directly after that family comes my Airstream family. I am thankful for the friendships and camaraderie that I have with everyone. I have come to know many of you and I look forward to the friendships that I will form in the future. WAM and I were not able to make it to the Fall Leaves Rally but I hear that it was a great success, as all of our rallies are! There is no one rally better than the other and they are all different experiences. That is what I love about our unit; we can count on rallies but look forward to the different experiences we have based on who hosts the rally! We have some wonderful rallies planned for next year. They are listed in this issue. We do have a change for the first rally next year. We were going to cohost a rally with the Mid Atlantic Unit (MAU) in May Howard Lefkowitz invited us to join them for his yearly Maintenance Rally. Sad news came that Howard passed away recently. We met Howard once and he was a wonderful man and loved Airstreams. He was very knowledgeable about Airstream mechanics and wrote the Care and Feeding of your Airstream in the Blue Beret. Our condolences to his family. Contents: -Presidents Letter -Rally Reports *Fall Leaves Rally Schedule -Call of Hosts -Join/Renew Info -Officer List -Airstream Market -Links -One Moore Thing -Rally sign up flyers Don t forget to send in your WBCCI dues as soon as possible. You may not make the November 30 th deadline to be in the WBCCI directory but you won t want to miss having fun with our unit or any information about our rallies. Our treasurer John DiBella says we still have some membership renewals that have not come in. Please don t let your membership lapse, we would all miss you! That is all from me! On with the Holidays and I wish you all a great month ahead. Please have fun in your travel adventures and stay safe! Linda RALLY REPORTS Capital Times Vol 16 Issue 8 November 2015 Page 1

2 Fall Leaves Rally Oct 30 Nov 1, 2015 Host: Michael Vallen According to Michael there were 7-8 trailers at the rally. Here is a rally report from Carol Assaf and yes, I stole the picture from the website. It was too pretty not to use in the newsletter. Thanks to whoever took the pictures. Shenandoah River State Park is a beautiful park nestled between Front Royal, VA and Luray, VA. It is only a few miles from Skyline Drive, a beautiful scenic drive through Shenandoah National Park. Chris and I drove from Front Royal to Luray on Skyline Drive. The fall foliage was stunting, vibrant reds, yellows and orange hues glowing around every curve. We were hoping to see a bear, but not this trip. The campground is spacious and each site has electric and water hook up. The sites are large and provide privacy between sites. Most of the sites have beautiful views of the Shenandoah Valley. Walking trails surround the campground from an easy path along the river to a more difficult path going uphill through the woods. This park is one of our favorites and it's a tradition to come back every fall! Capital Times Vol 16 Issue 8 November 2015 Page 2

3 Jul Fall 2016 WDCU RALLY SCHEDULE It s coming together! Here is the list of rallies that are being worked for the 2016 camping year. They will be put up on the website shortly. Here is the link: Apr CHANGE CKR Maintenance Rally - Manassas, VA Bull Run Battlefield Region Park Contact: John DiBella or Linda Moore jsdbla@gmail.com or lindamoorenh@comcast.net May Spring Rally In MD. Contact: Michael Vallen mevallen@gmail.com June?? Region 2 Rally Jun Shenandoah/Monticello Rally Verona, VA -Shenandoah Valley Campground, 296 Riner Lane GPS: , Contact: Linda Moore lindamoorenh@comcast.net Jun 28 5 International, Lewisburg, WV There may still be full hook ups available. Please let me know if you sign up. Caravan from Shenandoah Valley Jul Keg Rally Jersey Shore Haven, Airstream Park, Cape May Courthouse, NJ Contact: Michael Vallen mevallen@gmail.com Sep Killens Pond Rally Killens Pond State Park, Felton, DE Contact: Lori & Greg Wilson flamingo.babe@comcast.net Oct Installation Rally PA Grand Canyon area, Contact: Linda Bell belrngr13@gmail.com Late Oct-Early Nov Leaves Rally Contact: Michael Vallen mevallen@gmail.com CALL FOR RALLY HOSTS and CO-HOSTS If you have a great location or event in mind that would make a great rally, for this year or next, please contact lindamoorenh@comcast.net or any of the officers. Don t be shy. If you are fearful of hosting a Rally, there are many of us that can lend a hand; you don t need to go it alone. We all want the same thing, adventure, meet new people and have fun. The schedule for any Rally can be as stringent or as loose as you want, if it is your Rally, it is your prerogative. If you would like to co-host a rally, that would be great way to get the feel of it. Just let us know. Aug 6-16 Finger Lakes Rally Contact: Gayle & Rob Sunde gmccless@verizon.net Capital Times Vol 16 Issue 8 November 2015 Page 3

Join Us / Renew Click to go to the WDCU website to RENEW We have two ways to join or renew your membership by mail and online via Paypal. Note the Paypal option costs more to offset the fees.

4 Join Us / Renew Click to go to the WDCU website to RENEW We have two ways to join or renew your membership by mail and online via Paypal. Note the Paypal option costs more to offset the fees. By Mail: WDCU Membership Application Form 1. Print a copy of the Membership Application. 2. Fill out the application form. For renewals, note changes as necessary. 3. Regular members write a $66 check payable to the WDCU. 4. Affiliate members might prefer to send $1.00 cash or more for multiple years. 5. Mail the application and check to the Treasurer & Membership Chairman, John S. DiBella, 8425 Toll House Rd, Annandale, VA JSDBLA@Gmail.com.. By Online dues with PayPal: Capital Times Vol 16 Issue 8 November 2015 Page 4

5 Please feel free to contact any of the unit officers; we are here to assist you. Do you have an idea for a rally? Please tell us your idea. We are always looking for places that are fun and interesting. Unit Officers President Linda Moore #15116 lindamoorenh@comcast.net First Vice President Mary-Lou Gatward #11443 dmlgatward@yahoo.ca Second Vice President Nick Iverson nic6930@gmail.com Third Vice President Rob Sunde Immediate Past President Michael Vallen mevallen@gmail.com Trustee Kim Alaniz (#2468) daneekim@yahoo.com Trustee Trustee Treasurer & Membership Recording Secretary Nancy McDowell giommi1@gmail.com Tom Waugh me1sirius@verizon.net John DiBella (#8425) jsdbla@gmail.com Becky Weimer #15767 becky@penn.com Newsletter Linda Moore #15116 lindamoorenh@comcast.net Webmaster RJ Marquette (#13270) rjm1@yahoo.com Tom Waugh me1sirius@verizon.net Capital Times Vol 16 Issue 8 November 2015 Page 5

AIRSTREAM MARKET Do you have an Airstream or Airstream related item to sell? Send an email to lindamoorenh@comcast.net.

USEFUL LINKS Do you have a favorite place or website that you get your Airstream serviced, Airstream stuff or Airstream info?

6 AIRSTREAM MARKET Do you have an Airstream or Airstream related item to sell? Send an to I will put it in the next newsletter or send out to the membership. USEFUL LINKS Do you have a favorite place or website that you get your Airstream serviced, Airstream stuff or Airstream info? Don t keep it a secret, spread the word. Send an to lindamoorenh@comcast.net to be included in the next newsletter. Here is one of our favorites: campers! Vintage Trailer Supply - parts and supplies for vintage travel trailers and Capital Times Vol 16 Issue 8 November 2015 Page 6

7 ONE MOORE THING FROM THE EDITOR The next newsletter will be the end of December. Please send any articles, rally photos, rally recipes, member news whatever to me by December 28. Send newsletter submissions to Remember, we re just campin! Linda Moore #15116 Capital Times Vol 16 Issue 8 November 2015 Page 7

8 SHENANADOAH / MONTICELLO RALLY June 23-26, 2016 HOSTS: Linda and Wayne Moore CONTACT: lindamoorenh@comcast.net. Shenandoah Valley Campground Riner Lane, Verona, VA GPS: , This will be a fun weekend in the Shenandoah Valley. There is plenty to do in this area. This will also be a meeting place for anyone traveling to the 2016 International in Lewisburg, WV. If you are going, I spoke to WBCCI headquarters and they are making more full hookup sites for more than the 500 originally stated. Please let me know if you will be coming to the rally, going to International or both. This is a pet friendly campground. Points of interest in this area are: Monticello Thomas Jefferson s home Shenandoah National Park There is a waterfall at the campground Grand Caverns Many quilt shops Frontier Culture Museum American Shakespeare Center Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Woodrow Wilson Library and Museum Horse trail rides Redbeard Brewing Company Antique Car Museum Name: WBCCI # Address: Trailer length Rally only? Going to International? I have already reserved the campground, please do not call them directly. Please enter the # of nights you plan on attending. $49.00 per trailer x = + Rally fee per trailer $25.00 Total Due: One night fee due at time of reservations. This is first come first serve and will hold your site. Please send check for $49.00 made out to WDCU, mail to: Linda Moore 131 Castle Hill Road Windham, NH Please let me know if you prefer to pay through PayPal. There will be a $3.00 fee added to PayPal payments to cover the cost of processing through PayPay. Capital Times Vol 16 Issue 8 November 2015 Page 8

PRESIDENT S LETTER Linda Moore

Washington DC Unit Region 2 Unit 170 PRESIDENT S LETTER Linda Moore Hello Members and Affiliates, How is Everyone this winter? Boy have we dodged a huge bullet here in New England. I know you all, in the