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GMC Eastern States is an affiliated chapter of the Family Motor Coach Association. Members of GMCES are dedicated to continuing and building on the legacy of the GMC MotorHome as a recreational vehicle for the ages.If you’re looking for a motorhome that offers timeless style and design, it can be found in the GMC motorhome. If you’d like an RV that is sized right, not too big and not too small, the GMC coach is it. If you want a boulevard-like riding and handling experience, the GMC has it. If you want a vehicle ready to be customized to fit your personality, a GMC is waiting somewhere for you. Or, if you’re looking for friends who are also proud owners of these classic RVs, there are GMC owners eager to meet you and share their experiences with you. Just like the vehicles we own, GMCES is many things to many people.
- Summer Rally scheduled for August 22-25.
- WHO:
- All GMCers - plan to bring the youngsters!
- WHAT:
- Rally
- WHEN:
- August 22-25, 2013
- WHERE:
- Holiday RV Campground, Grass Lake, Michigan (www.holidayrvcampground.com)
- WHY:
- For the fun of it!
- HOW:
- Reservations to Mary Colie: 3 nights - $85.00; 2 nights - $60.00
- Check the Tech Documents tab for recent updates to this area.
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A summer rally in Michigan? That is correct. Who says Eastern States is afraid to try something new?
What’s different about this rally, in addition to being an “extra” rally, is that it primarily a social rally. As the graphic says, the rally is August 22-25, 2013, Thursday through Sunday.
The rally follows the well-known Woodward Dream Cruise (August 17) and precedes Labor Day. It also coincides with the Chelsea Community Fair in nearby Chelsea, Michigan, the oldest community fair in Michigan. This year a Lumberjack Show will be featured. More information on the fair and all the planned events can be found at http://chelseafair.org.
At the campground, we will offer breakfast on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings – pancakes or waffles Saturday only, however. You will be on your own for lunches. Thursday evening will be a potluck dinner. Friday will be a corn roast featuring Michigan-grown sweet corn and watermelon. Saturday evening will be a Crockpot Cook-Off.
For this rally the Colie’s will need reservations and checks from at least ten participating members by August 3, 2013. Please send your reservation to:
Mary Colie; 19560 Savage Road; Belleville, MI 48111 (see the online rally registration form under the Rally tab at left).
For more information on the Grass Lake Rally go to the Rallies tab at left.
The Fall Rally-in-a-Rally
The Officers of GMC Eastern States have elected to have the Fall Rally an integral part of GMCMI’s Fall Convention at the Branson KOS September 20-26. This means members can combing their fall travels into one trip to one of America’s premier entertainment areas in the Ozark Mountains. Members the cost of additional time away from work, effort, energy and money. As you may recall, we last did this in the fall of 2010 at DuQuoin, Illinois where Eastern States led in sponsoring successful chili cook-off, tech seminars for early arrivers at the convention, and our own dinner and business meeting of the meeting one night of the event.
For more information go to the Rallies tab at left.
The Ladies Social
Kim Weeks, as convention manager, has asked the Ladies of GMCES to take on the Ladies Social for the Branson Rally. The theme for this rally will be reflective of the origins of Branson’s entertainment industry. We ladies will host the event and provide an opportunity for our GMC sisters to gather and socialize without having to sit in one place for a program of up to two hours.
For more information on how the Ladies of Eastern States can get involved go to the Rallies tab at left.
FMCA's Gillette 2013 Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase
FMCA’s 88th Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase will take place Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 19 through 22, 2013, at CAM-PLEX in Gillette, Wyoming.
The 2013 event represents the association’s first-ever visit to Gillette for an international event. This Family Reunion will be especially significant, as it will mark the culmination of the association's 50th anniversary celebration. FMCA was founded by a group of "house car" owners who gathered in Hinckley, Maine, in July 1963.
CAM-PLEX is especially well-suited for the 2013 event. The 1,100-acre convention, exhibition, and performing arts center offers state-of-the-art multipurpose facilities as well as six separate RV park venues encompassing 1,730 sites.
Elected to serve GMCES during 2013 are the following:
- President: Matt Colie
- Vice President - Policy and Procedures: John Shotwell
- Vice President - Technical Programming: Rob Mueller
- Vice President - Wagonmaster: Bill Michel
- Treasurer: Mary Colie
- Secretary: Anne Hart
- National FMCA Director: Larry Whisler
- Alternate FMCA Director: Dan Gregg
At the business session Byron Songer was asked to continue serving as the newsletter editor and webmaster. This position isn't an elected position and, therefore, is not an officer of the organization.
Members of GMC Eastern States may request a username and password by simply submitting a request. Clicking the link will open a new page in your browser. Enter your name, email address and other required information on the form. In the subject line type: “Request for Username and Password.” Other information required includes your FMCA number as well as basic information about your primary coach. The site administrator will verify your membership and reply to your email with the Username and Password you may use in accessing the Members Only pages.
What’s in the Members Only Area?
To be succinct -- membership information, materials from technical presentations given at ES rallies, surveys of the membership so officers can keep the organization “on track”, the current and previous newsletters in PDF format, and other information that ads value to your Eastern States membership.
Comments?
The Eastern States website is among the better sites dedicated to RVers and the officers want it to remain that way while adding value to your membership. If you have comments, concerns or suggestions, please make them known by contacting the web and newsletter editor.
Gene M. Ceemohr, the GMCES mascot, is based on a design developed by FastCharacters
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