Presidents Message

At last – winter is over and spring is here.  I’ll bet everyone is ready to hit the road.

After a long, cold winter, we have our first rally coming up in May at Second Beach.  Your rally sign up form is included in this issue.  Applications cannot be accepted before April 20th and no later than May 9th, so please get the form back to us before the closing date as Bob will need to place the order for food.  PLEASE REMEMBER:  Anyone towing a car MUST disconnect before coming in to the parking lot.  You will need to disconnect at the Gazebo at the beginning of the road as you cannot disconnect on the roadway going into the parking lot.  I am stressing this as the Middletown Police were pretty upset with people blocking the road.  This is a very small request and we want to keep everyone happy so that we will continue to be welcome.  We appreciate your help on this.  We really enjoy this rally as it is such a fantastic location. 

We will be having a general meeting at Second Beach so we hope that you will attend.  In the fall we will be having our election of new officers as many of our terms will expire and there will be several openings to fill. A nominating committee consisting of Mo Cloutier, Fred Sage and Evie Cloutier has been appointed. We really encourage new people to come forward. If anyone is interested in becoming an officer, please speak with a member of the nominating committee at Second Beach. It is a lot of fun and a great way to get involved and to meet new friends.

We will be having our June rally at Winter Island, in Salem, MA.  This was a great time last year and a nice area for a rally as there are so many places to visit.  Cathy & John Doheney will host this rally and could use some help.  If you are interested in helping, please contact Cathy.

Your Scusset Beach application and information is also included in this newsletter.   Applications for Scusset cannot be accepted before 5/5/2009 and no later than 5/31/2009.  We have been advised by John, the park manager at Scusset that the DCR has imposed some additional rules, due to some budget cuts that they are experiencing.  NO one will be allowed entrance to the park before 1:00 pm on July 2nd.  He has also stated that there is no holding area available so there is no room to park for early arrivals.  Please plan your trip so as to not arrive before 1:00pm.   This is a great rally and always a nice place to spend the 4th of July. 

We are all looking forward to a good summer with good friends, great places and making more memories.  See you soon,

Gene Barratt
President