Monday, July 5, 2021

Northeast AREA Annual Meeting

Northeast Area Annual Meeting will be held July 31, 2021

Time:1:00pm

Via Zoom

You must download Zoom to your device. National will send directions if you don’t have it, when they send the instructions.

National will be sending the information to log onto the zoom meeting as we get closer to the meeting.

Only Chapter Presidents and National Directors or assigned members of Chapters will be voting, however we hope to see you all at the meeting.

Safe travels and have a wonderful summer

Anne Archambault, Northeast Area Secretary

Saturday, February 13, 2021

Northeast Area 2021 Rally is cancelled

 To all FMCA members:

 It is with heavy heart and out of concern for the safety of our
 members; the Northeast Area Officers have cancelled the 2021 Northeast
 Area Rally scheduled for July 29 to Aug 1, 2021 in Syracuse NY. Due to
 the pandemic and the Syracuse Fairground closed to events at this
 time, the officers voted to cancel the 2021 rally. We will now focus
 on the rally for 2022.

 Thank you for your understanding of this situation and look forward to
 seeing everyone in 2022.

  Continue to follow CDC guidelines. Wear a mask, practice social
 distancing and wash your hands frequently. Be well and travel safe

Anne Archambault, Northeast Area Secretary

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

2021 Anniversaries

 Happy Chapter Anniversaries 🙋

On behalf of the Northeast Area Officers we are pleased to announce big congratulations to the following FMCA Chapters.

JANUARY
45 Year Anniversary (Letter, Certificate, and $300 Check)
Niagara Frontier Travelers (1/24/2021)

MAY
30 Year Anniversary (Letter, Certificate, and $150 Check)
Pen-Ny Mixers (5/4/2021)

JUNE
25 Year Anniversary (Letter, Certificate, and $100 Check)
Scotian Roamers (6/29/2021)

JULY
25 Year Anniversary (Letter, Certificate, and $100 Check)
Frustrated Maestros-NE, Yankee Doodle Dandies (7/17/2021)

Anne Archambault, Northeast Area Secretary

Saturday, November 14, 2020

2021 Harborfest Activities

If COVID-19 has a chance to be controlled, we plan to do Harborfest in 2021. Jim Miller reports we already 40 applications.

On a tab above you will find the application for the Rally.


Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Personal Letter From Jon Walker

Hi folks, 
The following note explains the reasons for cancelling FMCA's second 2020 International in Lincoln, Nebraska August 26-29.

We have not received any changes about the Northeast Area Rally in July or Harboefest. BUT please stay tuned.

The situation is volatile. So, things can change at any time with little notice.

Looking forward to getting together soon.

Take care,
Tom Roule


-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Walker <membership@fmca.com>
To: troule <troule@aol.com>

Subject: A Personal Letter from Jon Walker

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Meeting Minutes

The NEA Executive board has been meeting since their election last summer. On the tabs above, you can see their meeting notes.
They show the direction they are trying to move the Northeast Area of FMCA forward.

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

NMA Election Results

Some may be wondering the results of the Northeast Area Election AVP.
Below is the official results.
We wish John good luck and thank Barbara for her service.


Monday, June 17, 2019

Program Ad Deadline

Please note the NEAR Program Ad goes to press July 10th, 2019.

To meet that deadline, all ads and other submissions must be in submitted to Tom Roule by June 30th so we can have them in the printer's hands July 3rd.

Please help.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

2019 NEAR Application

Sheldon is looking for you


There is an application above for NEAR 2019 in Syracuse.
We would like to see you there.

Saturday, June 1, 2019

Syracuse Rally Program Book Ads

2019 NEAR in Syracuse presents an opportunity to advertise your chapter or special chapter's event.
Below are the rates for program ads. Please check ad desired:
  • Outside Back Cover - No B&W / Color - $500                      ___________
  • Inside Back Cover - No B&W / Color - $300                         ___________
  • Inside Front Cover - No B&W / Color - $300                         ___________
  • Centerfold – 2 Pages - No B&W / Color - $750                     ___________
  • Centerfold – 1 Page - No B&W / Color - $400                       ___________
  • Full Page (7" x 10") - No B&W / Color - $200                        ___________
  • 1/2 Page (7" x 5") - B&W - $75 / Color - $125                       ___________
  • 1/4 Page (3.5" x 5") - B&W - $50 / Color - $75                      ___________
  • Business Card Size - (3.5" x 2.25") B&W - $25 / Color - $35___________
If you email your ad, we can accommodate WORD, POWERPOINT, PDF and ODT (Open Office, LibreOffice) files. Any other file type, let me know and I can try.

You may email your ad to:
            troule@aol.com

Please remit your ad check to:

Thomas Roule
3253 Poplar Hill Road
Livonia, NY 14487

Please put “2019 NEAR Program Ad” in Memo Field
Please – no credit cards

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Northeast Area National Presidential Election

From Jon Walker, President of FMCA.

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On May 7, 2019, the ballots for the election of the Northeast Area National Vice President were tabulated by FMCA’s certified public accounting firm, and the numerical results are as follows:
Barbara Smith, F329936 – 12
John Traphagen, F20711D – 12

In the event of a tie, a revote must take place.
PLEASE NOTE: Only Northeast Area Chapter National Directors may vote and will receive a ballot via USPS at their mailing address of record at the national office. If you will be traveling during this time and you will not be able to receive the ballot at your address on file, please contact Kathy Anderson at the national office, 513-474-3622, ext. 216, or email kanderson@fmca.com, to make other arrangements.
Jon Walker
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Deadline is June 15th, 2019

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Officer election results

FMCA has posted the new officers for the Northeast Area on their website. Below are the elected candidates. Congratulations!
Results of the AVP race will not be available until May.

LOUIS A SNOW
F201098
AREA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

CHARLOTTE BURRELL
F317500
AREA VICE PRESIDENT

CHARLES B LAWRENCE
F133625
AREA VICE PRESIDENT

JOHN E POPPE
F379734
AREA VICE PRESIDENT

PATTY PRITCHARD
F442426
AREA VICE PRESIDENT

ANNE L ARCHAMBAULT
F198477
AREA SECRETARY


MAUREEN PELLETIER
Fxxxxx
TREASURER

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

OOOOP's

There is an error in the last 2 posts about area elections. To clarify:
  • The elections for area officers are NOW. Ballots must be submitted by March 29th.
  • Ballots for tthe Area Vice President are being sent out now. They should be submitted during April. The ballot will have the deadline.

Friday, March 22, 2019

Northeast Area Officer Candidates

There is a beginning to a slate of officer candidates for the Northeast Area. Bylaws call for:
  • Senior VP
  • 4 Vice Presidents
  • Treasurer 
  • Secretary
Voting must be by this weekend - March 29th.
Resumes are available.

Vice President, Northeast Area 
(Vote for 4 plus 1 SR Vice President)

Charlotte Burrell
F317500 
Cortland, NY 13045
chawkinsmd@hotmail.com

Charles Lawrence
Stratham, NH 03885 
charlieandcheryle@yahoo.com 

Richard Milewski
F380914 
Scotia N.Y. 12302

John Poppe Jr., 
F379734  
Jackson, New Jersey 08527
ffemtdriller@aol.com 

Patricia A. Pritchard 
F442426 
Sterling, New York 13156 
patymac46@yahoo.com 

Northeast Area Treasurer
(Vote for one)

Maureen Pelletier
F327595
Livingston, TX 77399
mapdjp@yahoo.com 


Patricia Kohl Sennett 
F16182D 
Toledo, OH 43615-9048
jimpat4649@yahoo.com


Northeast Area Secretary 

No candidates as of 3/25/2019 

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Area Vice President candidates

The following folks are running for President of the Northeast Area 
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Barbara Smith
41 Blanchard Road
Harvard, MA 10451
H (978)–772–4870   C  (978)–764–7484
bsmit59@hotmail.com

John Traphagen
F#: 20711D
968 Hill Ave. Pine Bush NY  12566
honeylady@frontiernet.net
(h)  845‐744‐5193 

Voting will be during April.

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Northeast Area Annual meeting postponed

The Northeast Area annual meeting planned for August 31st has been postponed. There will be further updates after the audit is completed.
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FMCA
NORTHEAST AREA ANNUAL MEETING POSTPONEMENT
Dear Presidents and National Directors,

It has been an honor serving you since I was installed in Indianapolis as the National Vice President, Northeast Area.  Ed and I have especially enjoyed our chapter visits and area gatherings.

Annual Meeting Postponement
In June we sent an annual meeting notice for our meeting on August 31, 2018. Due to unforeseen circumstances, this meeting is postponed until further notice. The reason is that a seven-year audit of the Northeast Area is being performed by a certified accountant. For further details, refer to the July 31, 2018 National Executive Board meeting minutes published in the Governance section on the FMCA website.

Updates from Gillette
The Governing Board approved Minot, North Dakota as the location of the 2019 Summer Convention.
In Gillette there were:
  • 1,753 Total RVs parked at the CAM-PLEX
  • 1,559 Family member RVs
  • 217 Commercial member RVs
  • 150 Exhibitors
  • 13 Sponsors & Manufacturer
  • 71,600 People reached by FMCA's social media channel
  • 1,500 Users on the convention Crowd Compass/Attendee Hub mobile ap
  • 497 First Time Attendees
  • The Supersize Book Club was a big hit.
If you have questions about the postponement or happenings in Gillette, please give me a call.
Barbara M. Smith
Barbara Smith
National Vice President, Northeast Area
978-764-7484
bsmith@fmca.com

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Northeast Area 2018 Annual Meeting

The following is an updated list of candidates from Barbara Smith, NEA VP:
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I would like to thank all the candidates for consenting to run for election in 2018.  I would also like to thank the Nominating Committee for their work in providing the slate of officers.

Save the time and date:
The annual meeting for the Northeast Area is by teleconference call on August 31, 2018 at 11:00.
The election will be conducted during the annual meeting per the NEA bylaws.

The slate of officers is a follows:

Louis Snow, running for Sr. VP, unopposed        F201098;
Donnie Osterhout, running for VP, unopposed F229123

Donna Merlino, running for secretary,               F365443
Deb Flattery, running for secretary                     F437041

Resumes will be available in the annual meeting package in the mail soon from the FMCA national office to chapter Presidents and National Directors.

Please call if you have questions.

Barbara Smith
National Vice President, Northeast Area
978-764-7484

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

NEA Officer elections

Current officers from the Northeast area are interested in running for reelection in 2018. Below is the list:
    Lou Snow - F-201098
                     Sr. VP
    Donna Merlino - secretary
                   F-365433
    Don Osterhout  - VP
                   F-229123
    Harley Soulia  - VP
                   F-103867
    Jim Sennett - Treasurer
                   F-16182D

If anyone is interested in running for office, contact the nominating committee ASAP:

Terry Metcalfe 
tmetcalfe@optonline.net
845-325-2515

Harley Soulia
hsoulia@aol.com
820-236-7881

Tom Ziobrowski 
tziobrowski@fmca.com
513-543-7421

We are not aware of any challengers at this time.

Don't throw it away

FMCA magazine showed up this week. But you might be temped to toss it. Don't! It's now called:

"family RVing"

There were some highlights from the international in Perry, Ga. However, they skipped our Area Vice President and her husband handing out ice cream during the Ice Cream Social. Below is a picture. Ed has the green hat.

Friday, April 13, 2018

FMCA is branching out

Spring has sprung! RVers who have been in winter “hibernation” start to turn their attention to preparing their homes on wheels for the upcoming travel season. Members of FMCA, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based organization for RV owners, are among those making plans for spring and summer travels.
FMCA members look to the association to provide them with benefits and services that enhance their travels. A vote of the membership of this group in late 2017 has made those services and benefits available to a wider audience of RV owners.
Prior to this vote, motorhomes — motorized RVs — had been the focus of the member-owned club, which dates back to 1963.
When asked about FMCA branching out to welcome even more RV owners to its family, FMCA national president Jon Walker said, “We’re excited to be able to use the expertise and knowledge FMCA has developed over the years within the motorhome realm to now serve the needs and interests of owners of all self-contained RVs. After all, the RV lifestyle is more about people than it is about the equipment RVers have chosen for their travels.”
Benefits offered by FMCA include a tire-purchasing program; special member-only rates on roadside assistance, mobile internet plans from Verizon and Sprint, and RV insurance; a monthly magazine in print and digital formats; and the FMCAssist Medical Emergency and Travel Assistance Plan, valued at $105 per family and included in the annual dues.
The cost to join FMCA is just $60 for the first year and $50 per year thereafter. The first-year fee includes a set of membership plates to display on one’s RV. Multiyear dues discounts are available.
FMCA is unique among the major RV clubs, because it is the only one owned and governed by its membership.
To join or to learn more, visit FMCA.com or call (800) 543-3622 or (513) 474-3622.
FMCA is an international organization for families who own and enjoy the use of self-contained recreation vehicles (RVs). The association maintains its national headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, and currently has more than 75,000 active member families. FMCA offers its members a number of benefits, including a subscription to its monthly magazine; a medical emergency and travel assistance program valued at $105 per family; a tire purchasing program; group rates on a roadside assistance program and on RV and auto insurance; and discounted rates for RV tours and caravans. Perhaps the most important benefit of FMCA membership is the camaraderie and friendships that develop among people enjoying the common interest of RV travel. The organization can be reached at (513) 474-3622 or (800) 543-3622 and on the web at FMCA.com.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Northeast Area Election - 2018

Once again, it's time to think about our Northeast Area Election. Below is the list of our nominating committee members. 

Those whose term is up have all stated they want to stay on and run for another term. 

The offices are Sr VP, Secretary, Treasurer and Two VP's. 

If any NEA FMCA member is interested in running for a position on the board they are more than welcome to send a resume’ in with their name, address, phone number, Chapter name and F# to the nominating committee.
 
The NEA secretary will be sending out information to all the NEA CHAPTERS in regards to all this as well.


If someone is interested in running for a board position the sooner they get their resume’ in the better. 


Once all Chapters have been notified and any resumes’ come back after the required time frame, ballots will be made up and sent to the Chapter delegate for voting and send back signed by them with their F# and Chapter name in the self addressed stamped envelope included with their ballot information.


Feel free to contact any of the nominating committee members with any questions you may have.

Terry Metcalfe 
tmetcalfe@optonline.net
845-325-2515

Harley Soulia
hsoulia@aol.com
820-236-7881

Tom Ziobrowski 
tziobrowski@fmca.com
513-543-7421

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Vote Results - Towables


FMCA logo header

Hello Committee Members:


I wanted to make everyone aware that the vote passed. It mirrored the Governing Board vote. Approximately 70% of members were in favor, and we received a little under 10,000 votes total.
The first step is for FMCA's attorney, Scott Gilligan, to file changes with the state of Ohio to change our Articles of Incorporation. He expects that to go into effect sometime next week.
We had originally planned to make the announcement on December 8. That is a Friday, so I think it would be in our best interest to make the grand announcement on the 11th. We will do a press release, social media posts and a detailed email to membership.
Today, per the bylaws rule that membership must be informed right away, we will send a brief email to all members.
The next big push will be paid advertising through Google and Facebook. This will not occur until we finish the new website, which is expected to be done on December 20. We want to put our best foot forward by directing potential members to a new, user-friendly website. 
This is a big, yet exciting, change for FMCA. We are ready to welcome all RVs to the family, and at the same time keep serving our current motorhome members.
If you have any questions or suggestions, I am all ears. Call or e-mail me your thoughts.
Thank you,
Chris Smith
Chris Smith
Executive Director/CFO
513-388-5217