Good Sam Club Chapter 142, Dogwood Good Sams, Chartered in 1990 Our Website: http://dogwoodsams142.org/ November 2013 The newsletter year is 11/1 to 10/31. This is issue 2 of 9 for 2013-2014. December 2013 Chapter Officers President Lawrence Merino 850 623-5428 The Dogwood Spotlight Vice President Armando Lozano 850 438-2437 Secretary Connie Homan 850 621-7644 Treasurer Peggy Lee 850 476-4574 Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest FL Ronald McDonald House (www.rmhc-nwlf.org) is one of the Dogwood Sams charities. Their mission is to be the BEST Home-Away-From-Home and source of respite and resources for children and families of children suffering a medical crisis. They believe that children heal faster when their families are together. And their philosophy is simple nothing else should matter when a family is focused on healing their child not where they can afford to stay, where they will get their next meal or where they will lay their head at night to rest. That s why Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida strives to be the best home away from home for families who travel to Pensacola to receive critical medical treatment for their children. Since opening in 1984 with a six-bedroom house through growing to their current 26-bedroom facility, they have served over 6000 families. Please save your can tabs and bring your donations to the Chapter campouts, Lois and Tommy Crutchfield will make sure it gets to the Ronald McDonald House. Wagon Master s Plan (Larry Blake 850 623-2668) Also found at http://dogwoodsams142.org/ CAMPING LOCATION SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME Wagon Master Larry Blake 850 623-2668 January 10 12 Sunset King Lake Resort (www.sunsetking.com) Call to make 366 Paradise Island Dr., DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 your reservation! Directions: I10 to exit 70, 90E 8-10 mi, watch for sign, left into Sunset King Lake Resort 850 892-7229 or 800 774-5454 February 14 16 Tentative Mystic Springs, McDavid, FL March 14 16 Tentative Lake Stone, Century, FL Note: Chapter camping is the 2 nd full week end, except Dec & May the chapter votes for those dates. Page 1 of 5
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sunshine Lady Jackie Blake (850 206-8709) CHAPLIN S CORNER Sidney Lewis (850 723-5073) Lois Schlatter 1/10 Get Well Wishes to: Carolyn Alsfeld 1/25 Dottie Rance Lois Crutchfield 1/25 Donna & Lonny Myers Carl Woodall 2/1 (Please let Jackie know if Ken Schlatter 2/14 there are illnesses within Connie Homan 2/28 the Chapter.) Reeses Peanut Butter No-bake Bars (Made by Lorra Robert - Nov 2013 campout) Ingredients 1 cup salted butter (melted) 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 cup peanut butter 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 (11 oz) bag milk chocolate chips Hostess Information Lois Crutchfield January Campout (850 723-0119) Friday 5 PM Open fire Hot Dog pot luck Saturday 8:30 AM Men start cooking breakfast meat & eggs YOUR way! 9 AM Join everyone for breakfast (bring something to share) 10 AM Chapter meeting 5 PM Soup & Salad pot luck Instructions 1. Combine all ingredients, except chocolate chips in a medium sized bowl. Stir until the mixture is smooth and creamy. 2. Pour peanut butter mixture into a 9 x 13 pan. 3. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave (at 50% power) for 1-2 minutes. Stir chocolate and pour over the peanut butter mixture. Spread chocolate with a spatula. To even out chocolate, tap pan on the counter. 4. Refrigerate bars for one hour. Cut while bars are still cool. (Please bring at least 1 item from the USO & Ronald McDonald House Wish Lists to the next camp out.) USO - Point of contact Larry Blake Wish list is attached to Newsletter email Note: no more home cooked items can be donated. Ronald McDonald House Point of contact Tommy & Lois Crutchfield - Wish list is attached to Newsletter email. Thank-you Dottie Rance for making and donating the baby hats! Dogs for the DEAF, Camp Boggy Creek & Others are supported by our fundraisers throughout the year. Page 2 of 5
Chapter News December 6-7, 2013 Lorra Connie & Bob Karen & Mondo Theresa & Bob Gene & Irene Peggy & Robert Lois & Tommy Randy & Polly Larry & Jackie Donna & Lonny Carolyn & Roy Nell & Sydney Robert Homan Lozano Malone Parker Lee Crutchfield Chestnut Blake Myers Alfeld Lewis The December 6-8, 2013 week end at Magnolia Farms RV Park in Foley, AL started a little early for some of our Chapter members (arriving Thursday) and by Friday afternoon twelve rigs had arrived, some even decorated for the holidays. Thursday afternoon and evening was cold outside so the group spent time visiting and playing cards. Friday morning, the women got together to do a little shopping. Then some members met at Lambert s (home of the tossed rolls) for a late lunch. They rolled out of there full and with to-go boxes. The evening brought the dirty Santa gift exchange with everyone bringing a gift to Lois Crutchfield & Gene Parker exchange and party munchies. Both were GREAT! There were many nice gifts so some lost their gifts many times and had to either take someone else s gift or select one from under the tree. There were numerous laughs, plus Irene Parker made sure everyone had their picture taken wearing reindeer antlers or Santa s hat Polly Chestnut & Lois Crutchfield (pictures are at the top of the page). Nell, Sydney, Jackie, Larry, Karen, Connie, Bob, Polly, Randy, Mondo Saturday was a busy day. The morning started with Bob Malone and Larry Blake cooking meat and eggs for those who wanted breakfast. This was followed by the Chapter meeting with the following notes: Bring contributions for USO and Ronald McDonald House. Get well cards were sent to Dottie Rance, Lonnie Myers, and Donna Myers. January campout will be hot dogs Friday night, then soup and salads for Saturday evening meal. January campout will be at Sunset King Lake Resort in DeFuniak Springs, February - Mystic Springs and March - Lake Stone (we need 11 rigs to reserve the pavilion). Lake Stone offers a discount for Escambia residents. The chapter will participate in Wreaths Around America at Barrancas Cemetery on December 14 th at 9:00 a.m. Meet in front of the rest rooms at 8:30, wearing your chapter vests. We will pick up wreaths January 5 th, time TBA. A letter will be sent stating that we will follow the state s Standard Operating Procedures and if needed, we can add amendments later. Checks to Dogs for the Deaf and Camp Boggy Creek were delivered and thank you notes were received. Eglin Pet Welfare and Santa Rosa Kids donations will be delivered this month. Dogs for the Deaf are no longer doing patches; only bones. Current state directors Jim and Debbie Weston will be seeking a second term and Linda Voyton will seek reelection as state treasurer. Keep track of all Good Sam volunteer hours. This year brings a big push for membership with no cap for the number of rigs in a chapter. The chapter has a Facebook group that can be found by searching for Dogwood Sams Good Sams Chapter 142. Larry Blake & Robert Malone Page 3 of 5
After the meeting the group got together to decorate candy canes as reindeer and mice for the USO. Thank-you Jackie Blake for organizing that event. The day continued with The Chapter Scrapbook Project meeting. It was decided that everyone needs to bring printed Reindeer Candy Canes pictures to donate then a photo album/scrapbook can be put together. Card games continued and everyone prepared for the GREAT turkey dinner with all the fixings. Thank-you Lois Crutchfield for organizing the dinner and making sure we had a good variety of food and desserts. It was pretty cold outside Saturday night, but there was a campfire to enjoy and some stayed inside to play games. Irene Parker won the 50/50 and graciously donated the money back to the Mice Candy Canes chapter. Charles Leonard won the Christmas basket that was raffled. Sunday morning everyone prepared for their travels home and looking forward to the next campout. Polly, Nell, Irene, Connie, Jackie, Lois, Donna, Lorra (not pictured) Find details & other Samborees: www.goodsamclub.com/samborees (What other state Samborees would you like to see? Let Lorra know.) Currently, there are NO DATES listed for NC Samborees. Florida "Back to Mayberry RFD" Samboree Feb 26, 2014 - Mar 02, 2014 Palatka, FL Georgia "Samboree 500" Samboree Mar 27-30, 2014 Perry, GA Mississippi "Blue Suede Shoes" Samboree Mar 27-30, 2014 Tupelo, MS Louisiana "Aloha Ya'll" Samboree Apr 10-13, 2014 Shreveport, LA Alabama "Prom Night in Alabama" Samboree Apr 24 27, 2014 Lincoln, AL Florida "Madd Hatters" Samboree Apr 30, 2014 - May 04, 2014 Okeechobee, FL Tennessee "NASCAR" Days" Samboree May 14, 2014 - May 18, 2014 Lebanon, TN Alabama "Passport to Good Sam Fun" Samboree Jun 11, 2014 - Jun 14, 2014 Mountain Home, AL Georgia "Senior Prom" Samboree Sep 11, 2014 - Sep 14, 2014 Perry, GA South Carolina Samboree Oct 02, 2014 - Oct 05, 2014 Myrle Beach, SC Mississippi Fall Samboree Oct 16-19, 2014 Tylertown, MS Tennessee "Laid Back" Samboree Oct 30, 2014 - Nov 02, 2014 Sevierville, TN Florida "A County Fair" Samboree Nov 19, 2014 - Nov 23, 2014 Eustis, FL Please support the Samborees by donating door prize items. Contact is Lois Crutchfield. Nothing scheduled yet for 2014. http://therally.com/ Page 4 of 5
Tales From the Dogwood Trails Five Dogwood Sams rigs congregated for the Florida Fall Samboree, November 20-24, 2013 in Eustis, FL with over 400 rigs in attendance. The members took part in hand and foot; bean bag Holey Board Team baseball, holey board, Polly, Randy, Lois, Tommy skip-bo, and bingo. Gene and Irene Parker and Bob and Connie Homan won 1 st place in bean Tommy, Lois, Irene, Gene bag baseball. Polly Chestnut won 1 st place in crocheted crafts. Chapter member s also won in Bingo. Lois and Tommy Crutchfield and Gene and Irene Parker participated in the Wizard of OZ parade. Dogwood Sams volunteered to serve the Saturday morning donuts. There were two night of wonderful entertainment and everyone had a chance to relax a little and visit. Lawrence and Toni Connie, Bob, Irene, Gene Merino participated in the 50 th Lois, Randy, Polly, Irene, Gene, Connie, Bob, Tommy wedding anniversary celebration where they renewed their wedding vows. Lawrence & Toni Merino Newsletter Lorra Robert 850 582-2746 Updates: - There s now a Facebook Page for Dogwood Sams Good Sams Chapter 142 - The final rig count for the Atlanta Rally was 2,717 and more than 6,500 people! DEADLINE FOR THE JAN NEWSLETTER INPUTS: Jan 17. Email them to me at ljrobert@mchsi.com. The Good Sam Club Pledge As a member of the Good Sam Club I pledge to give aid to others in need, respect nature and the environment, give back to the community and those less fortunate, treat others with dignity and respect, and to wear a smile (like Good Sam and Good Samantha s) and promote the pledge of the Good Sam Club to others. Page 5 of 5