Hopeful for a better Spring
March 2021 ORPS Chapter, Family Motor Coach Association
The local chapter ORPS FMCA board wishes you well, good spirits and a much better Spring. Our local President Jeff Buchman was able to help
Patrick makes the best use of skiing weather, for his RC model aircraft included. Enjoy the pictures.
some friends in his Florida RV community to schedule the first Covid 19 shot. The complexity of the websites was a lot for some local residents. Considering doing likewise for some of our computer challenged families at ORPS or just ask for help. Our new and returning member Club dues are paid forward. At our required Annual Business meeting, the members will decide what charity or service organization to donate this years funds to. Look for announcement of that meeting date. Vice President Susanne Strauss was able to recover our storage space in the Club House after the complex Kitchen upgrade. Good work Susanne on that. She is busy volunteering at the Palm Spring Animal Shelter. Look for announcements on the Virtual Rally.
Now the news from our FMCA friends at home or at ORPS.
Please enjoy these shots from Ralph and Michele Joiner from New Years at ORPS. Thanks, you two. I still would gladly take your stories and pictures for each of the next month ’ s editions of the ORPS Oracle. (Michele on Left)
This from our Canadian family, Patrick and Jane Kiernan on making the best of the staying North winter season.
Calling all Stranded Snowbirds!!
If you, like so many, have been grounded up north this year – you can still motor home. This year, we have made a number of trips to my brother ’ s farm in Quebec – some in fabulous summer and fall weather; however, the greatest adventure has been this winter. January saw us packing up in Niagara on the Lake, the warmest part of eastern Canada, to head to Quebec. So far, we are toasty on our Winnebago Tour – luckily with 50A and 30A power, access to water from a retired heated cattle water bowl, and dumping into the old barn ’ s manure pit. Some tips to successfully defy winter: • Winterize the water system when you get down to single digits Fahrenheit • Toilets can then be flushed with water if you have heated tanks – if not, use antifreeze. • Use bottled water, paper plates and disposable cutlery • Your bins are likely heated, but this can be supplemented with small electric heaters (that ’ s where our ample electrical connection is a bonus). This will ensure tanks and pipes stay happy If you happen to fly RC planes, bring them along, attach their pontoons – and go flying in the snow! So, to anyone open to a winter adventure, pack your winter clothes, snowshoes, and set out! Remember to avoid driving your motor home on snow covered roads (cold is fine), and if you have a friendly family member who can provide electricity, and showers in their home, all the better – happy winter camping!
So, who can be a National and Chapter member of the FMCA? Go onto the National website, www.fmca.com to join the FMCA. For the local chapter, it is any ORPS owner or ORPS “ long - time renter ” with a Motor Coach, towable RV or 5th wheel . You must be a member of the national FMCA organization first. You will soon find chapter membership applications near the mailroom in El Saguaro and La Palma. National FMCA Benefits include Emergency Medical Assistance as needed, mail forwarding, travel assistance in the event of an issue, discount wireless hotspot, discount tires for your RV or car and a great magazine, just to name a few. The FMCA National parent club dues are $85.00 first year; $75.00 thereafter. Annual local dues are $25.00. New ORPS Chapter members will also need to purchase a name tag, $10 each. FMCA ORPS Officers Jeff Buchman , President – (202) - 577 - 6478 - Lot 835 Susanne Strauss , Vice President – (518) 368 - 8084 Lot 632 Vicki Hilmer , Treasurer – (253) - 312 - 0193 - Lot 1082 Ken Hearn , Secretary – (610) - 573 - 3747 - Lot 835 email: kenhearn59@gmail.com Doug Hibl , ORPS FMCA Nat ’ l Director – (209) - 480 - 8971 Lot 99 For any questions; please contact Ken Hearn
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