FROM THE President Another Banner Year Coast to Coast is on a roll in 2013 in more ways than one
I ’m happy to report that Coast to Coast is having a very good year in 2013, on the heels of good years in 2011 and 2012. In fact, new membership enroll- ments have increased nearly every month for the past three years. But why, you may ask, is that good news for you?
tive director, Fred Moore, was at the June Rally in Syracuse to help us pay tribute to the many veterans in attendance. The Rally’s Salute to Veterans, sponsored by Coast to Coast, was our largest to date with more than 600 veterans—six full companies of troops!—participating in the procession. It was an extremely moving event and even resulted in a few reunions of former servicemen who hadn’t seen each other in years.
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It is indeed very good news for every member of Coast to Coast. Our growth is a direct result of increasing interest in membership camping, not only by RVers who want to become members but also by resort developers who want to invest in membership camping. We get calls almost every week from either an upscale RV park that wants to become a membership resort, an existing resort that’s upgrading their resort facilities or one of our top membership camping developers who has plans to acquire more resorts to expand their—and our—network. The level of interest in membership camping is the highest it has been in my seven years working for Coast to Coast, and the interest just keeps growing. We’re see- ing some real expansion in our industry for the first time in years, which will make your membership in your home resort—and your Coast to Coast membership—even more valuable in the months and years to come. To that point, I’d like to welcome four new resorts that have joined the Coast to Coast Resort network so far this year. Two of our new resorts are located in the Pacific Northwest: Paradise Cove Resort in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, and Willow Bay Resort in Nine Miles Falls, Washington. Both come to us courtesy of a new affiliated resort developer, Advance Resorts of America. Paradise Cove Resort sits in a stunning setting on the shores of Nehalem Bay, which flows directly into the Pacific Ocean, and Willow Bay Resort is just north of Spokane, close to the Spokane River and Nine Mile Falls. A third new resort is Butch Cassidy RV Campground in Salina, Utah. Conveniently situated just off Interstate 70, the resort is centrally located between Arches and Bryce Canyon national parks and Utah’s scenic outdoor mecca, Moab. On the other side of the country is our fourth new resort, Carroll Woods Campground at Grapefull Sisters Vineyard in Tabor City, North Carolina. While not new to the Coast to Coast network, as the property has been a Good Neighbor Park for years, Carroll Woods has now converted to a member- ship resort. Just inland from North Myrtle Beach and south- west of Wilmington, North Carolina, Carroll Woods is a great location for enjoying all that the Lowcountry has to offer. In the last issue I wrote about Flags4Vets’ great work placing flags on veterans’ graves across America. The execu-
Syracuse Rally: Bruce Hoster with Flags4Vets' Fred Moore (second from left) and World War II veterans John Fink and Chuck Gilbert.
We had a special salute at the Rally for two World War II veterans in attendance, Chuck Gilbert and John Fink. I’ve gotten to know Chuck over the years, as he is a regular Rally attendee who has been a member of Coast to Coast since 1991. We’re looking forward to our next Salute to Veterans at October’s Atlanta Rally where, among other activities, we’ll have a helicopter flyover and rides aboard an authentic Viet- nam-era “Huey.” For more information about the upcom- ing Rally, turn to page 6 and check out the Rally website, TheRally.com. We hope to see you there!
Marcus lemonis Chairman and CEO
Bruce Hoster President Coast to Coast Resorts bhoster@GoodSamFamily.com
Good Sam and Camping World marcusvip@GoodSamFamily.com
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