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"As a member of Good Sam Club, I pledge to give aid to others, respect nature and the environment, give back to the community and those less fortunate, treat others with dignity and respect and wear a smile (like Good Sam and Good Samantha's) and promote the pledge of the Good Sam Club to others." VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 Published By And For Arkansas Good Sams June/July 2018 AREA 6 2018 FRIENDSHIP CAMPOUT — SEP 12-15 FRIENDSHIP (You must call and talk to Girtie by Aug 15!) TUESDAY 7:30 am Coffee SWEET ROLLS Sept 12 Everyone needs to sign in when they get set up 11:30-12:30 Lunch on your own – 1:00 pm Hand & Foot Doubles 3:30 pm Corn Hold Toss 5:00 pm Dinner—Spaghetti (chicken and beef) (all you bring is desserts) 7:00 INTRODUCTIONS and Door Prizes WEDNESDAY 7:30 am Coffee – Sweet Rolls Sept 13 10:00 am Domino Doubles Moix will serve Lunch (BBQ pulled pork, potato salad, coleslaw & baked b beans.) All you will need is desserts 2:00 pm Games with Moix 7:00 Sandbag Baseball THURSDAY 7:30 am Coffee Sept 14 8:00 am Gravy and Biscuits w/ Bacon and Eggs 10:00 am Poor Man’s Golf - Doubles PLEASE BRING CHINESE AUCTION ITEMS BEFORE YOU GO TO LUNCH! Lunch on your own 1:00 pm Begin Sale Chinese Auction Tickets 1:30 pm Chinese Auction Begins 4:30 or 5:00 Meal at Old Time Burgers: Fish, FF, Cole Slaw and Beans, Tea and pie $10.00/ person plus tax 7:00 pm Bingo - Door Prizes FRIDAY 8:00 am Coffee and Sweet Rolls Sept 15 Say Good Byes Anyone going to Area 6 Friendship needs to contact me. I would like to get a head count for food purposes. Call me at 501-454-9806 and I will put you on my list. We have one ca- tered meal at Old Time Burgers (fish meal +pie $10/person. AREA 1 2018 FRIENDSHIP CAMPOUT September 20-23 Details are on page 2. See the complete schedule on page 5 Please call Don or Joann Cowell, at 479-366-1825 for additional information or questions. FROM THE DIREC- AREA 1 Bella Vista Traveling Sams—Bella Vista TORS Belle Point Sams—Ft Smith Jolly Rogers Sams—Rogers The Bella Vista Traveling Sams met for their monthly meeting July 18th at Natural Falls State Park. The group enjoyed a hot camp out with 7 rigs. Wednesday evening the group had pot luck;, Thursday & Friday morning’s breakfasts were served to members. Thursday evening they enjoyed eating pizza and ice cream in Siloam Springs. Friday evening the group enjoyed dinner at the River Cane Buffet; six other Hi folks, members and guests joined the group for dinner that evening. Hello everyone, it’s way too hot here, so we’re gonna catch a boat to Alaska about the time you are reading this!!! We hope all have survived the Arkan- sas heat and most of all that you’re staying well. There’s just not much go- ing on; it seems as if our campers are chapter members and potential new mem- staying close to air conditioning. Belle Point Sam bers gathered at Old Post COE RV Park for our July Cam- pout/Meeting. We had the usual 50/50 drawing, played card We’re so sorry to have lost our former games, and golfed. Some of the ladies went to Maggie An- AR State Good Sam Director Tommy derson’s to do a watercolor craft. We all gathered together Blackwell and our sweet Jean Wright, and caravanned over to CJ’s Butcher Boy Restaurant for hamburgers and French fries one afternoon. wife of our former AR State Director Bud Wright. Everyone headed out Friday morning, looking forward to the August campout in Branson, MO. We want to call everyone’s attention to Note: Pictures taken are posted on our Face Book Page. election time for a new AR State GS Di- rector which is coming up at the Spring Safe travels. Rally 2019. The secretary will send out Ann Martin, Secretary nomination forms to all Presidents at a later time. Area 1, 2018 Friendship Campout (Sept 20-23) Schedule This position is open to any member; Thursday Sept. 20th (Coffee will be on all the time) 9:00-12 am and and, at present we have one couple in 1:00 to 5:00 pm Sign in & Register. Be sure to purchase your dinner training, Bobby and Lisa Duckworth. tickets for Saturday night, which will be our catered meal, provided by “Okie Smokies Barbecue”. They feature the best barbecue in the We will be glad to help anyone filling county., $20 a couple. Also when you register, if you want to go on this position. our tour this year, you need to get your ticket, (approximately $12.00 per-person) to visit the famous “National Rod and Custom Car Hall of ‘Til next time, love one another. Fame” museum, which is located about 30 minute drive from our camp ground. - 1:00 to 5:00 Free time or Group games and activities, as you like. 5:30 Potluck Dinner (everyone bring something good to Bill and Dee share) (We’ve moved the potluck up one night in the schedule so eve- ryone can fix something before they come, to have it ready for the first night’s dinner. 7:30 -9:00 Chinese Auction We are adding something new this year, and asking you to not only bring items to the auction, as you usually do, AND/OR, also bring a home made pie, or cake, or spe- He is my rock and my salvation, my defence, I shall not be cial dessert, that we can add a new wrinkle, to the Chinese auction. greatly moved Psalm 62:2 Page 2 Arkansam News 2018 AREA 1 (continued) Paulette’s At our June campout Jolly Rogers enjoyed 11 rigs Palette and 22 members' friendship at Lake Dardanelle SP in Russellville. Yes, the weather was pretty hot, but we found ways to play games and have our potluck in the shade. We rented the pavilion available for $70/day and had it all day long. Two rigs brought a wonderful Don’t miss the happenings in Arkansas breakfast which they cooked for all of us. One even- ing we ventured out to the Old South Restaurant in Good Sam. Check the calendar on page 4 Russellville - a well-known establishment. It was very and camp with friends and neighbors good food served in large portions and for a reasona- from other chapters. ble price. The service was the best ever. It is highly recommended by all. We are off to Woolly Hollow SP Park Host schedules are updated each next month to explore new parts of our wonderful Ar- month. Be sure you don’t miss an oppor- kansas. This will be a new camping spot for our group, and we are looking forward to it. Come join us tunity; take care to know when your host- if you can. Happy Rolling Along. ing date is by looking at each Park’s schedule. In July members enjoyed a camping trip to Greenbri- er, AR at Woolly Hollow State Park. Fantastic sites.. A couple of chapter articles are sharing HOT… Elephants… HOT… Hiking… HOT… Swim- information about possible fund-raising ming… HOT....Games… HOT....Potluck… HOT! projects. Has your chapter got something Yes, it was hot that week, but under it’s hat?? we found fun ways to beat the heat. One of our mem- Safe travels to all. Arnie and I are very, bers found the RIddle's Ele- very busy this summer. Seems like the phant Wildlife Sanctuary in campground has an event every weekend Quitman, AR nearby and ar- ranged a group tour. It is from stock car racing to wedding recep- worth the trip to be so close tions. to those gentle giants. This is "Betty Boop" who is about 45 years old. She As always just a reminder that our ad- shares her quarters with a 60 year old. You can ar- dress for snail mail is PO Box 54, Britt, IA range a visit to this wonderful home for retired ele- 50423. Email is r e d - phants by visiting their Facebook page or their web- site at www. elephantsanctuary. org. [email protected]. You can Some of us hiked a trail for 1/4 mile in the early morn- also call me at 479-644-7461. ing. We postponed our potluck until later in evening at the lovely pavilion because of the heat. Some of us went swimming in the sandy beach at Bennett Lake with lots of facilities. But we really COOLED OFF by going into Greenbrier to eat at the Wagon Wheel Res- taurant. It was great food and a friendly staff who ac- commodated our large group anytime we just walked in. All three meals there were fantastic. It is the most popular place for food in Greenbrier. We ALL highly recommend these places for your chapters to visit. Page 5 Arkansam News 2018 August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 31-4 1 2 3 4 Area 2 and Area 3 Combined Friendship 5 6 7 8 9 Bella 10 11 Vista Trav- eling Sam— Ice cream social 13 Spa City 12 Sams— 14 Belle 15 AR 16 17 18 DeGray Point One—Lake SP Sams— Catherine Derrick Branson, City—Mt MO View 19 20 21 Jolly 22 Whis- 23 24 25 Rogers— perin Lake Pines— Ouachi- Cloud 9 ta 26 27 28 29 30 31 AREA 2 Area 1 2018 Friendship Campout Arkansas Roadrunners — Diamond City Cedar Oaks RV Park, Grove, OK Sugar Loaf Sams — Greers Ferry (Sept 20-23) Schedule The Arkansas Roadrunners Thursday Sept.