| The 20TH CENTURY WAGONTRAINERS (also known as Twentieth Century Wagontrainers or TCW) is an older chapter having been in existence 40 years. This chapter has 187 member coaches and most members live in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Rallies are held in those states, surrounding areas, Florida and in South Carolina. The average rally fee is $75 with camping expenses included most of the time. Rallies begin on Thursday or Friday and end on Sunday. Morning coffee begins each day and later in the day there’s a social hour and frequently a potluck. Activities include craft sessions, seminars and games. Members also participate in rallies scheduled and hosted by Creative World. Their newsletter, Wagon Tracks, is published 6-8 times a year. Dues are $15 per year and new members are welcome. Information for ordering name badges is available in each issue of the chapter newsletter. Shirts and pins with the chapter name and logo are available to members and small car flags may be offered in the future. Contact: Richard Russo, 29 Serpentine Drive, Bayville, NJ 08721, 732-269-0170.
ALLEGHANY MOUNTAIN Contact: Kimberly Hoffman, 229Fullerton Rd., Clarendon, PA 16313.
Membership in the BAY TRAVELERS chapter is limited to 50 member coaches. Anyone interested in joining this chapter must attend 2 rallies before an invitation to join is extended. Member families include children who are third generation motorhome travelers. Special activities are planned for them and they are active participants at their weekend rallies. Where possible, rallies are planned around community local events. Activities include happy hours, potlucks, cookouts and lots of time for socializing. The average rally fee per coach is $5 excluding campsite expenses. About 15-25 coaches attend the monthly rallies held in the mid- Atlantic area during April through November. Members receive chapter news in their newsletter, Traveling On, which is issued about 10 times a year. Chapter dues are $10 per year. Shirts with the chapter name and logo are available to members. Contact: Bruce List, 11833 Franklinville, Upper Falls, MD 21156.
CAPITOL is one of the oldest chapters in the Eastern area; having received their charter in 1969. Their member base is about 85 member coaches. Members live in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Weekend rallies are held in the same states and are usually attended by 20-25 coaches. Special tours and games are scheduled for children and adults enjoy social hours with snacks, sharing meals and a variety of games. Their rally fee, excluding campsite expenses, is kept to a minimum. News and rally information is published in their monthly newsletter, Coach Trails. Dues are $15 per year and new members order and pay an additional amount for their name badges. New members are welcome. Hats, visors, shirts and jackets with the chapter logo are available to the members. Contact: Richard H Mason, 20605 Bell Bluff Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20870, 301-977-5399.
The chapter name, COACHES FOR CHRIST - EASTERN, describes the beliefs of members and primary activities for this chapter. There are currently 38 members and most are residents of states within the Eastern area. Any FMCA member is welcome to join this chapter. New members order and pay for their name badges directly from the vendor selected by the chapter. Annual dues are $10. Instead of rallies, members meet during FMCA conventions and GEAR, the Eastern Area rally. They arrange and sponsor the daily devotions and Sunday worship service during GEAR. The chapter newsletter, The Eastern Light, is distributed to chapter members 3 times a year. Contact: George Koehler 6070 Tabor Church Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28312.
COUNTRY COUSINS Contact: Gene Clendenin, 1722 Fox Run Ct, Vienna, VA 22182, 703-938-5389.
The EASTERN SUNCATCHERS are unique because they have “rolling rallies” usually scheduled in March and September. They last about 10 days each and include stays at different locations in Eastern area states and other parts of the country. Members can join the group for a portion of the rally depending on their individual schedule based on time and/or location. A minimum rally fee is assessed to each coach and rally attendees pay their own camping expenses and entry fees for planned activities. Their activities always include an afternoon social hour and sometimes may be followed by dinner at a local restaurant or a covered dish supper. They enjoy sightseeing, tours of local attractions, and visits to historical areas. Their newsletter, Chronicles of Eastern Suncatchers, is provided to members 6 times a year. Dues are $10 per year and there’s an additional cost for name badges. Contact: Doris Holliday 6236 Willow Glen Rd, Midlothian, VA 23112.
Members of the EXECUTIVE EAST PIONEERS chapter perform their patriotic pageant, “One Nation Under God” at area rallies. They have a membership base of 55 coaches and about 30- 35 coaches attend their rallies. Their 7 rallies a year, in May through October and in December, are held at locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. Rallies start on Thursday and end on Sunday and each rally is in the $50-$100 range. In addition to games and entertainment, activities include a potluck supper on Friday night and a catered dinner or dining out at a restaurant on Saturday night. Information is provided to members in their newsletter, Executive East Pioneers. New members are welcome. Membership dues are $5 per person and name badges cost $6.25 each. Contact: Mary Gill,24929 Hwy 89, Spartansburg, PA 16434, 814-654-2070.
FIRST STATE TRAVELERS, a Delaware chapter, received their charter in April 2005 and they already have 40 member coaches. Delaware residents are welcome to join this chapter. Dues are $10 per year and name badges are $8 each. A monthly newsletter advises members of rallies and chapter activities. Weekend rallies, which start on Friday and end on Sunday, are held monthly (May to November) in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The average rally fee is approximately $35 per night and includes the camping fee. Members enjoy active activities, baseball, horseshoes, bean bag toss, and tug-of-wars, in addition to dining at local restaurants and sharing potluck dinners. Contact: Walter Parsons, 7395 Pearsons Corner Rd, Dover, DE 19904, 302-736-6708.
If you love music, you’ll want to be a member of the FRUSTRATED MAESTROS EASTERN SHARPS AND FLATS. Many of the 47 members of this chapter call South Carolina their home. Dues are $10 a year and new members pay an initiation fee of $5, which includes two logo patches for application on a shirt or jacket. A newsletter, Eastern Sharps & Flats, is published 3 times a year. Members gather in February at the Southeast Area rally in Florida, and at GEAR, the Eastern Area rally, held in 2004 and 2005 in Delaware. They enjoy socializing and practicing musical arrangements, and performing for rally attendees during coffee hour and other scheduled events. Contact: Robert Toppe, 212 Coach Club Dr., Titusville, FL 32780, 321-166-0465.
Owners of GMC motorhomes are eligible for membership in GMC COLONIAL TRAVELERS. Members of this club recently celebrated their 50th anniversary, although they were only chartered as an FMCA chapter in 1981. Most members live in Pennsylvania. Chapter dues are $18 per year and an initiation fee applies to new members. They have a rally each month, April - November and a newsletter is published each month during the same period. Weekend rallies are held in Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia. Activities include shopping, sightseeing and gathering together for dinners. Members volunteer and pitch in to make rallies enjoyable for all. GMC owners are welcome to join this chapter. Contact: Robert Gilligan, 2820 W. Crown Point Blvd., Naples, FL 34112.
The GMC DIXIELANDERS is a chapter restricted to owners of the classic GMC motorhome manufactured by General Motors Corporation. They have 134 member coaches. Many of the members live in Eastern Area states. Chapter dues are $10 per year and new members pay an additional $10 initiation fee, which includes chapter name badges. Their newsletter, The Dixielanders, is issued quarterly. Approximately 50 coaches attend each of their rallies held in the Southeast during January, May, July and October. Rallies begin on Thursday and end on Sunday. The average rally fee is $30; with camping costs being extra. Activities include meals, seminars and “bull” sessions. Jackets and flags with the chapter logo are available at cost to chapter members. Contact: James Walters, 179 Lorretta Ln, Lutherville GA 30251.
The IVES RUNNERS is a small group, mostly from Pennsylvania, that has a limited membership of 20 to 25 members. We yearly go to Ives Run Campground, an army corps of engineering park at Tioga/Hammond Dams. There are two rallies a year. One in May and the other in August. The May Rally is usually in the Lancaster, PA area. Keeping our group small makes it easier to go gather around a camp fire and go out to eat and have pot luck dinners together, which seems to be one of our favorite things to do. If interested in this group you can put your name on a list with our Secretary. When a membership becomes open the first one on the list gets the opportunity to come to a meeting and join. Contact: John Reynolds, President, 971 Yeagle Rd, Montoursville, PA 17754. Jayne Reynolds is secretary, same address and e-mail.
Many of the members of the KEYSTONE TRAVELERS live within a 75-mile radius of Lancaster, PA. Anyone interested in joining this chapter is requested to attend 2 rallies before an invitation to join the chapter is extended. The current member base is 24 member coaches. Their newsletter, the Keystone Tattler, is published at the beginning of the camp-out season and after rallies and gatherings. Chapter dues are $15 per year and an initiation fee of $10 applies to new members. Name badges are $6.50 each. Rallies are held May through October and they have a December gathering in Pennsylvania. The average rally fee is $70, which includes the cost for camping. Activities include conversing, visiting and singing, campfires, eating, tours and seminars. Contact: Maurice Hobaugh, 811 Geigertown Rd, Birdsboro, PA 19508, 610-582-4928. Email: m.i.hobaugh@juno.com There are 28 member coaches in MID-ATLANTIC PALS and the members call the Mid-Atlantic States home. Rallies are held in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Florida and New Jersey and are 6 to 7 days long. Rally fees and start date of the week varies. They’re held in February or March, May or June and September and activities include potlucks, visits to local attractions, and playing the card game “Chase the Ace.” This card game can be played by a large group and participation doesn’t require special skills or talents. After each round, the player holding the highest card is subject to elimination from the game. The chapter newsletter, MAP News, is issued 3 times a year. New members are welcome to join this friendly group. Dues are $10 per year. Contact: Elsie Kirkner, 25722 Carnation Ct., Bonita Springs, FL 34135, 215-260-0197.
PENN COACHMEN Our chapter is one of the oldest in the Eastern area; having received our charter in July, 1969. Our current membership is about 225 coaches. These members reside primarily in central and eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. Weekend rallies are held April through November in the same area and are attended by 25-45 coaches. Special activities, entertainment, meals, etc. are planned in keeping with the rally theme. Rally fees, excluding campsite expense, are kept to a minimum. A membership directory with rally information and chapter by-laws and standing rules is published annually and sent to each member family. Chapter news is also provided on our web site @ www.penncoachmen.org and through periodic e-mails to members. Dues are $15/year or 3 years/$40 and new members order and pay an additional fee for their name badges. Hats, shirts, vests and jackets with the chapter logo are available. New members are always welcome. Contact: Nancy Breisch, 1308 Whitfield Blvd, Reading, PA 19609, 610-678-4288 Email: jbreisch@netzero.net Website: http://www.penncoachmen.org To be a member of TRAIL BUDDIES THOUSAND TRAILS EAST chapter, you must be a Thousand Trails member. The member base is currently 27 member coaches. Most members live in Maryland, North and South Carolina and Pennsylvania. Chapter dues are $10 per year and there’s an initiation fee of $15 for new members which includes the cost for name badges. Their newsletter, Trail Signs, is published 3 or 4 times a year. About 10 or 12 coaches attend the rallies held in March, June and September. The average rally fee is $15. Additional camping expenses are not applicable since the rallies are held at Thousand Trails’ preserves. Rallies begin on Wednesday and end on Sunday. Activities include events scheduled by the preserve as well as various games, attendance at local events and lots of time for conversation. Patches and flags with the chapter name and logo are available to members. Contact: Peter H. Kamenik, 3 Colonial Circle, North East, MD 21901, 410-287-8440.
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GMC Colonial Travelers GMC Dixielanders Maryland
Capitol Country Cousins Eastern Suncatchers FMC Club East Frustrated Maestros Eastern Sharps and Flats Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountain Executive East Pioneers Ives Runners Keystone Travelers Penn Coachmen Area Wide Coaches for Christ Eastern Area Mid-Atlantic Pals Trail Buddies Thousand Trails East Northern Region - Eastern Area Motorhome Association |
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