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

July 4, 2017

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of a longtime FMCA member King deBord, L16686. He passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017.

King deBord, served as the Northwest Area vice president from 1991 to 1994 and as International Area vice president from 1995 to1996. The Governing Board awarded Life membership to King and Jackie in 2005.
King served on many FMCA committees as well as belonging to many chapters [Ed: several in Western Area].
Sadly, King’s wife, Jackie, passed away on September 3, 2016
Cards and condolences can be sent to Jim and Linda deBord & family at 1325 Eckard Ave., Port Angeles, WA 98362.

Lon
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Notes From Our President

July 3, 2017
The June membership reports have been released and what a month it was! End of month we have 73,032 members. The net gain for the month was 1,169. Our tracking records goes back 21 years and we cannot find a gain higher than this month. So, it’s possible this was the highest monthly gain in FMCA history!

Lon