WMHA News

As mentioned by our Editor’s post we had a very productive Corporate Governing Board meeting at the Kings County Fairgrounds in Hanford.  We had 22 of our 48 chapters in attendance, which included 7 new chapter representatives. The first half of the day was spent working on WMHA business, passing a balanced budget for the coming year, and Chapter issues. The second half of the day was spent working with our Captains (new and returning) on the up coming Indio Rally. We will be celebrating our 30th year at the fairgrounds and plan on having hand dipped ice cream and cake to mark this special occasion.

There are some open Captain positions available
• Rally Photographer (for 1 year only)
• Donations Captain
• WMHA Secretary (elected position)
• Decorations Captain
Please contact me if you would like to volunteer for one of the positions.

We also had some time for relaxation as Christine and I met several other couples at the Superior Ice Cream Shop.

I would like to give a big thank you to all those members who took time away from their busy schedules to attend the Hanford meeting…THANK YOU!

The Indio Rally theme is Viva Las Vegas and starts on January 10, 2018. See you there!

Sincerely,
Lon
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Lon Cross, F233066
FMCA National VP, Western Area
President, Western Motor Home Assoc.
lcross@fmca.com
Cell: 661-886-5077

We had a pretty productive Western Motor Home Association Governing Board and Indio Rally Planning session at the Kings County Fairgrounds in Hanford these past few days.  Our leaders provided a hospitable environment (thank you Christine) and we got stuff done in record time.   The Western Area Rally team gained some enthusiastic new volunteer captains and it looks to be another great rally.  We will be saying goodbye to some other captains and we thank them for their service.

Not all was work, some early arrivals went to Superior Dairy for dessert Sunday night:

That’s right!  That’s 15 scoops of ice cream in a Banana Split… no wonder it’s a WMHA favorite spot in Hanford.  Ice Cream for a week.

— Editor

Presidents Notes…
Aug 1, 2017

Hello from Osawatomie, Kansas

FMCA HQ’s has been working hard to develop a more friendly shopping experience for members.  They are excited to announce that the online store now has a fresh, sleeker look to go along with the all new line of merchandise!  Please check it out at store.fmca.com.

The July membership report has been released and it was another good month.  At End-of-Month we have 73,377 members for a gain of +345.

Exec. Dir. Chris Smith said “We can all agree that last year was successful, and everyone was excited and proud of the turn-around.  We have doubled last year’s output.  FMCA’s stock is on the rise! ”

Membership:

February 2016 – July 2016: +1,378
February 2017 – July 2017: +2,909

In an effort to improve our operations Chris Smith, FMCA Exec. Dir., has made a few more Office changes, which are effective immediately:

1)     Penny Gortemiller will be focusing her efforts on chapters and governance. Her new role is Director of Chapters and Governance.
2)     Dan Ball will assume Penny’s membership duties, while also helping us on the marketing front. He will now be our Director of Membership and Marketing.
3)     Sarah Stolz will be moving full time into the chapters department.
4)     Penny and her gang will be moving down to Round Bottom. This will include Penny, Dianna, Kathy A., Christy and Sarah. This will allow us to expand membership down the line.

Registration for the WMHA Indio Viva Las Vegas Rally is open and online at wafmca.com (go to “rally Info”) or FMCA.com (go to Chapters/Rallies> area rallies> then click on the Western Area Rally).  At the WMHA & FMCA sites you can also download the PDF registration form to mail in.

About the Picture…

Osawatomie, 61 miles southwest of Kansas City, is a town of about 4,500 residents and gets its name from two near by rivers, the Osage and Potawatomie.  The 7,000 sq. ft. Queen Ann style house (in the picture) is known as the Mills House, and was built in 1903 for oil man William Mills for $49,000.  The house is mostly restored and is on the National Register of Historic Places.  The RV park we stayed is across the street from the House.

Sincerely,

Lon
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Lon Cross, F233066
FMCA National VP, Western Area
President, Western Motor Home Assoc.

Presidents Notes…
July 26, 2017
Hello from Pawhuska, OK
(Home of the Pioneer Woman…as seen on the Food Network)

Please help spread the word that the WMHA Viva Las Vegas rally registration is now open. We will also be celebrating our 30th Anniversary. For now there are two ways to register. 1. To register online go to FMCA.com> chapters/area> area rallies> then click on the register box. 2. To register by phone call HQ’s at 800-543-3622. A 3rd way will be by mail in registration form which will appear in the FMC magazine starting in October.

Start planning now for your Chapter’s pre-rally at Indio. And if you bring one third of your chapter (minimum of 10 coaches) we will give you an additional parking space, with electricity ($95 value), which you can use as a party site throughout the rally.

On Thursday an e-Blast will be sent to the Western, Northwestern, and Rocky Mountain Areas to inform everyone that Indio registration is now open.

Hope to see you all at the rally…January 10-14, 2018.
Sincerely,
Lon
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Lon Cross, F233066
FMCA National VP, Western Area
President, Western Motor Home Assoc.

PS: here’s a PDF of the form  WMHAReg_FMC1017

Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Hello from Indianapolis, IN.

The Governing Board has concluded our meeting. Below is an overview of the results.

Proposals:
Proposal 1: Same F# can not serve on the Executive Board concurrently: Failed
Proposal 2: Same sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.: Failed
Proposal 3: Towables: Passed (Proposal will now be submitted to the total membership for their approval in FMC Sept., Oct., & Nov. magazine)

The following is the Governing Board’s newly crafted working definition of “Towables”.

“Self contained wheeled vehicle that includes permanently installed cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities”

Newly Elected National Officers:
President: Jon Walker
SR. V.P.: Rett Porter
Secretary: Gaye Young
Treasurer: John Reynolds

Best Regards,
Lon
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President Western Motor Home Assoc.
FMCA National VP, Western Area
[Editor’s note:  the full text of the proposals can be found at the FMCA Governance Site Governance tab, “GB Meeting”.  The direct link is below]

https://governance.fmca.com/images/stories/pdf/gbmeeting/2017-02_proposed_amendments1_3.pdf