February 2024 Oracle

Wait, we have more: We will do a one day Bus Wine Tasting to places like Temecula and other Seaside locations. No you don ’ t have to drive. A Classic Car gathering March 2nd out in the RV Arrivals area. Uncover and polish up your motorcycle, classic car or truck, come out and talk about cars! Volunteers make our chapter run. Considering joining our FMCA Chapter and helping at one of our upcoming events. RVing With a Purpose - Rally to Baja Mexico in February. Here is how you can help in a completely different way. A few ORPS FMCA members and thirty other RVers are journeying to Guaymas, Baja, Mexico. During the trip many RVers will be supporting 6 Community service projects. Projects include, donations to a Vet Clinic for Spay or Neutering animals, painting and refurbishing young people ’ s classrooms, equipping playgrounds with sporting gear and equipment, and to provide scholarship monies for locals in a Vocational School. Here is what we are collecting in advance of leaving in February. Please donate the items, or cash donations to purchase them in Mexico. • Different kinds of play balls soccer, pickle balls, basketballs, baseballs • Volleyball net • Skip Ropes • Pickleball paddles • Hula Hoops • Foam fly disks • Oil base art paints for playground floors • Computer projector, operable computers or printers • Bench for playground and folding plastic chairs • Bicycle racks • Painting equipment, brushes, rollers, trays, pads, poles, painter jump suits • Any cool auction items • Good bottle of wine that will be sold at auction Please drop off donations and materials to Jeff & Ken Lot 835 between Feb 1 & Feb 15 More upcoming events for the 2023 - 2024 FMCA Season: • Tue, Feb 13, 5 - 8 pm LP Annual Wine and Food Pairing Dinner, not to be missed! • Mon, Feb 26, Temecula Wine Tasting Bus trip • Sun, Mar 2, Classic Car Gathering • Tue - Thu, Mar 5 - 7, ORPS FMCA on - site Rally • Mar 26 - 29, FMCA International Convention and RV Expo, Tucson AZ • Tue, Mar 26, 4:30 - 6:30pm End of Season Dinner and Business Meeting LP

February 2024 ORPS Chapter Family Motor Coach Association

Life is Better With Friends Especially our ORPS FMCA Friends

Congratulations FMCA 30 Years at ORPS

WHO CAN JOIN ORPS FMCA? Both U.S. and Canadian residents are eligible to join FMCA . You will find our local chapter membership applications in both Clubhouses on our wall displays. Please sign up first at www.fmca.com to get your national FMCA ID number. FMCA National membership is open to all RV owners, who own Motorhomes, 5th Wheels, Travel Trailers, Vans, or Truck Campers . as well as commercial businesses that support the RV world. ORPS Chapter FMCA Annual dues are $25 per year and a $12 badge for each new member. Jan Pierini Family Wines hosted a wine tasting as a pop - up event. It was very well attended. January 15th, we had a pop - up Margarita Happy Hour, actually two, with a Themed Discussion "Cross Country RV Trips during the Summer ”, led by FMCA member Steve Farley, (seen below at fireplace) . He discussed preparing and what to expect, fuel saving apps, finding RV campgrounds and so much more.

Pictures by Sue Strauss

Steve Farley presenting.

Ken Hearn FMCA Secretary

FMCA Members in attendance.

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