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FUN TIMES SOUTH FLORIDA AIRSTREAM CLUB Wally Byam Caravan Club International April 2020 Greetings! Here we are in a “new normal” as the broadcasters keep saying! How our lives have changed over the last 6 – or – 8 – or is it 12 weeks now! The unit caravan was cancelled – the Region 3 Rally was cancelled – the International rally was cancelled/moved to electronic meeting. We wear masks out in public and distance ourselves from others! It is “new”, but is it “normal? Let’s consider the following. Many of us have just experienced two events of great magnitude – Lent/Easter and Passover. Both of these show God’s rescue of mankind. God cares for us – look to Him in FAITH! This is NORMAL! All of us are experiencing a situation in which we must call on FAITH/trust in others. We have FAITH in our med- FAITH ical persons to provide needed care and advice. This is NORMAL! We have FAITH that our neighbors will look out for us, that our family will do their best to stay healthy, that our government agencies will be able to pro- vide the services that are needed in our community. This is NORMAL! FAITH that our fellow Airstreamers will keep in touch/ let us know if they need help! FAITH IS OUR NORMAL! So where are we now? Will that COVID -19 ever leave us alone? Our scientists, re- searchers, medical personnel, first responders, truckers, volunteers and companies are working tirelessly to bring expertise, supplies and medicine in this crisis! WE H HAVE HOPE! We look to the past and remember that we have survived calamities and know that we will survive this one as well. WE HAVE HOPE! Many of us have O made reservations for the South Florida Unit Caravan, March 8-19, 2021. (Look for information elsewhere in this newsletter) WE HAVE HOPE! P We help our neighbors – from a safe distance! WE SHOW E LOVE! We contribute to the food banks! WE SHOW LOVE! We support our churches, synagogues, and charities. WE SHOW LOVE! We send a note to our first responders, medical LOVE personnel, truckers, restaurant chefs, delivery drivers, hairdresser, barber, manicurist, postal worker, grocery clerk, garbage collector, lawn ser- vice provider, water supplier, FPL, etc. WE SHOW LOVE! We keep in touch with our Airstream buddies! WE SHOW LOVE! THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE FAITH. CONTINUING TO HOPE, AND SHOWING YOUR LOVE! Eileen Frerking, President South Florida Airstream Club - Board Members OFFICERS 2020 PRESIDENT Eileen Frerking 1ST VICE PRESIDENT 2ND VICE PRESIDENT EDITOR & WEBMASTER PAST PRESIDENT Judy Harrison Tony Laurie Donna Laurie PARLIAMENTARIAN TREASURER RECORDING SEC. CORRESPONDING SEC. MEMBERSHIP Susan Quintana Essy Donoso Nai Carlson Beth Racavich John Frerking TRUSTEES 2020 TRUSTEE - 1YR. TRUSTEE - 1 YR. TRUSTEE - 2 YR. TRUSTEE - 2 YR. Patricio Donoso Nai Carlson Tom Carlson Elwyn Exum 2 Member News - South Florida Airstream Club Shake Rattle & Soul Rally (Hot Dog Supper & Lipizzaner Stallion Show) Sarasota, Florida Feb 19 - 24, 2020 3 Member News - South Florida Airstream Club Shake Rattle & Soul Rally (Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy & Maintenance Workshop) Sarasota, Florida Feb 19 - 24, 2020 4 Member News - South Florida Airstream Club Shake Rattle & Soul Rally (Shake Rattle and Soul Fest & Siesta Key Drum Circle) Sarasota, Florida Feb 19 - 24, 2020 5 Minutes of the South Florida Airstream Club – Unit 30 WBCCI General Meeting at Sarasota Fairgrounds, February 21, 2020 The meeting of the South Florida Airstream Club – Unit 30 WBCCI, was called to order by President, Eileen Frerking 9:15 a.m. The Roll Call was conducted by Essy Donoso, Recording Secretary. The results are: Present Absent Eileen Frerking - President Nai Carlson - 1 Year Trustee & Corresponding Sec. Judy Harrison - 1st VP Tom Carlson - 2 Year Trustee Emilio Caragol - 2nd VP Susan Quintana - Treasurer John Frerking - Parliamentarian Donna Laurie - Past President Patricio Donoso - 1 Year Trustee Edwin Exum - 2 Year Trustee Beth Racavich - Membership Tony Laurie - Editor & Webmaster Essy Donoso - Recording Secretary A quorum was declared. President Eileen Frerking welcomed our new members . Minutes: President Eileen Frerking asked for a motion to not read the minutes from prior meeting as they had been published in our recent News Letter. Susan Quintana made a motion to accept them as reported, Beth Racavich sec- ond the motion, the motion was approved by all. Officers Reports: President Eileen Frerking went over the upcoming Club Caravan, starting March 16 through March 25, 2020. Judy Harrison and Edwin Exum will be hosting Lake Kissimmee State Park. Some of the activities include a visit to the Bok Tower Gardens, including a tour of the mansion, and a picnic lunch on the grounds. Judy will have additional site seeing information for us to explore, such as the Pool Hills gardens and other activities. Lake Louisa will be hosted by Donna and Tony Laurie, Lake Louisa is about half hour from Orlando, very close to Clermont. It is a big campground, with three lakes, there is canoeing, hiking, and fishing possibilities for the out- door lovers. The City of Clermont, has a lot of activities to offer. Friday night, Lake Ridge Winery will be having a sea-food and wine festival. The City of Clermont on Saturday night will be having a wine tasting event where you can buy a glass for $15 dollars and you can wonder around the town and visit the local stores. Donna Laurie is also looking into a visit to the Blueberry Farm. If the berries are ready for picking we can go in and pick our own. There is also Farmers Market and you can always visit Orlando. More information to come. Eileen and John Frerking will be hosting Lake O’Leno. There are springs nearby that we can visit. Gainesville is near and we will be visiting a Bee Research Center, that will be on March 24th. Per Judy please wear long pants and long sleeves and closed toe shoes so that you can enjoy the tour safely. There is also Ginny Springs nearby, We will also visit an Olive Oil Factory in High Springs, FL. A Tasting is approximately $15pp. We can just visit and see what they have to offer. There are also neat Cafes in the area that we can visit for lunch. There are many muse- ums you can visit in Gainesville. If you like antiques, you can drive down to the town of Micanopy where you will find many stores. Eileen Frerking advised the following regarding Region 3 Rally, Myrtle Beach, SC April 1-5. If you want to attend, please make your reservations soon as space is limited. Eileen has been sending sneak peak announcements. The 63rd WBCCI International Rally is June 20-27, in Loveland CO. Eileen and John Frerking will not be able to attend as they will be traveling in Europe. Judy Harrison and Elwin Exum will be attending and they will be repre- senting our unit. Eileen Frerking will submit the proper documents for their representation. Judy Harrison gave us on update for the 2021 Unit Caravan; We will visit 4 Florida State Parks ( It was confirmed that all parks are now open to the public). The caravan will start March 10 and will end on March 21, 2021. Anastasia State Park, Saint Augustine, FL 6 Suwannee River State Park, Live Oak, FL Florida Caverns State Park, Marianna, FL St George Island State Park, St George, FL Eileen Frerking will send out a blast to all members to remind them to make their reservations a day before the res- ervations can be made. Make sure you are available early in the morning because the reservations fill very quickly. Approximately 8:30am is when they open up. Judy Harrison mentioned she has a reservation open for this year caravan in the O’Leno State Park if anybody needs it. Eileen also mentioned that Vicki had reservations for all three parks but will not be able to attend. Please contact Eileen Frerking if you are interested in these openings. Patricio Donoso raised the question of what is the best way to book reservations as many times for some places like the Florida Keys is almost impossible to find spots. It was mentioned that the snow birds take up many of the spots. Eileen Frerking mentioned that she raised the question to our state legislators and some solutions might be on the works, such as only being able to book two weeks and then be out for one week before you can book again. Judy Harrison mentioned that she is looking into having our November 2021 Installation Rally in Pembroke Pines, Fl in CB Smith State Park. There is a rodeo nearby that we might be able to visit. She thinks the final tournament might be during our stay. Emilio Caragol, went over the Maintenance Workshop. He worked with Bill Racavich, Tony Laurie, John Frerking and Patricio Donoso. It was broken down in sections, each person will talk about a subject. The purpose is to share experiences of what works and what doesn’t. The work put into preparing this workshop by all is greatly appreciat- ed. Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Nai Carlson was absent, but Eileen Frerking advised the club has received a “Thank you” card from Andy Selking in appreciation of our memorial contribution for his loving wife Barbara Sel- king. Eileen Frerking passed along a few “Get Well” cards for our sick members, Nai Carlson, and Max Joseph. We will send a Birthday card to Ruth Wilson a long time member of our unit for her 95th celebration. Ruth re- ceives all her correspondence at her daughter Barbara Colson address who is also a member of our club.
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