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emerystora
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Here's a suggestion:
Byron Songer and John Bell and anyone else that would like to help should get together and investigate sites that would have at least 200 campsites, a room for dining that will hold 400 people with tables and chairs, two other rooms or buildings for seminars and all sites with water, electric and sewer. In order to keep the rally cost below $350 the sites would have to be $20 or less per night for a total of eight nights (6 rally days plus the two days that we have for early arrivals). In addition the place would have to agree to let us take over the buildings for 5 or 6 days prior to the start of the rally at no charge so that we can set up.
When you locate such a site for a July rally let the Board of GMCMI know about it and I am sure that information would be well received.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
On Sep 17, 2011, at 9:23 AM, jhb1 wrote:
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> Byron this is your post it got buried in the Goshen thread
>
> "Not wanting to hijack a thread, I decided to start a new one in response
> to what has been said.
>
> First, I've heard it said that finding a place large enough for the
> quantity of coaches would be difficult because it is the summer season. I
> believe this to be old information from one or two individuals. I believe
> the reality is that a venue would be glad to get anyone's money regardless
> of the time of year -- travel season or not. To a facility, business is
> business and booked business preferred business. For instance, other
> motorhome clubs, as I recall, have secured space for up to 500 coaches
> during July. The real issue is planning far enough in advance to secure
> such a venue.
>
> Second, the question is how many people of what type would come to a
> motorhome convention/rally in July? Would regularly employed people
> actually take their vacation time to go to a convention/rally or would
> they rather go somewhere else for vacation? It's like building a business
> case. GMCMI would need to know how many would go to a convention in July
> versus the number that is attending in April or September. If it turns out
> to be the same, retired crowd, then trying to schedule for a younger set
> who won't commit is futile.
>
> Camping facility charges -- so what if they're higher during the summer
> season. Anyone going anywhere in the summer season is going to pay more.
> This is a moot topic. Of course, if you don't go anywhere during the
> summer then I suppose your point is valid. Yes, a summer even may cost
> more but those who would attend would expect to pay more wherever they
> plan to go.
>
> The primary issue is anticipated attendance preference. That is, how many
> people would plan to attend a summer rally? There are two ways to find
> out. One way is to plan an event and see. The other way is to put in a
> concerted effort to poll the membership for feedback. Polling the
> membership at one of the existing conventions isn't valid. Only a poll
> taken via random calling or via the newsletter would reach the variety of
> members.
>
> The Rally, largely sponsored by Camping World, Good Sam and Preferred, is
> always in the summer and draws as big a crowd as FMCA. I went to the one
> in Louisville last year. That it was held in July didn't detract from the
> thousands in attendance. It involved dry camping and expensive power
> unless you wanted to run your A/C during daylight hours only. It was
> expensive but it was an opportunity for RVers to get together.
>
> One more thing. We just discussed this yesterday in a meeting of officers
> for GMCES. We came up with no conclusive decision because we have no valid
> data on which to make a decision. Hunch or hearsay isn't valid data.
>
> Byron Songer
> Louisville, KY
> Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
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> +++++
>
> Ken Burton wrote:
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> Here is the problem with scheduling in the summer.
>
> 1. Finding a site that will accommodate 150 to 300 coaches. Most do not
> want to block out that amount of space in the summer.
> 2. Convincing GMCers to give up their vacation time to attend a convention.
> 3. Camping facilities charges are much higher between Memorial day and
> Labor day.
>
> I understand your complaint but because of the above three inhibitors that
> time frame just doesn't work. They try to schedule the fall rally as
> close to summer as possible without actually getting into the US Memorial
> day to Labor day dates.
>
> They tried a new thing this time. They started the convention on a Friday
> and ended on a Thursday. This allowed some people to come on the weekend
> or an extended weekend.
>
> I saw quite a quite a few Ontario and one Nova Scotia plates. We needed a
> Quebec one there to fill in the gap between those two.
>
> +++++
>
> John H. Bell wrote:
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> Hi the conventions are great but as this group attracts younger members we
> are going to have to have conventions that allow younger working GMCers to
> attend like in the summer when their kids are not in school and when us
> working folk usually take vacation as most are limited to onea year. Just
> my thoughts I have owned and driven my coach for 7 years now although a
> member of GMCMI I have yet to attend a convention.
>
> +++++
>
> Roger Black wrote:
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> What a convention! Lots and lots of coaches and great GMC folks. A
> really great time. Thanks, Kim, for putting together another great one.
>
> For those of you who missed it, start planning now on Shawnee in the
> Spring.
>
> Roger
> Burns, TN
> 77 Birchaven
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> Byron
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> Your idea of a poll is a sound one it could be conducted by GMCMI on there website and announce thru GMCnet both email and forum over a period of about one month or so as to get the widest possible exposure. As I said in my original post somewhere in the middle of the country is probably ideal being able to attract people from all corners. I could probably find a campground around Montreal that would love to host a rally towards the end of summer end of August as all the summer festivals are over and the campgrounds have thinned out. I do not know if the US contingent would be willing to drive up in sufficient numbers! Passports no guns etc...
> John H. Bell
> 77 Royale
> Montreal Qc.
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Emery Stora
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Santa Fe, NM
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