Official 2013 Election Slate Announced!
It’s almost time! Watch your email box for your official ballot in a few weeks. The election runs from June 1st – June 30th.
MARVAC Board of Directors Elections
2013 Slate of Candidates
DEALER
Scott Dodge – General RV
MANUFACTURER
Gene Cronin Sr. – Forest River Inc.
AT LARGE
Lee Morris – Camp Dearborn
Mary Pouliot – Thetford Corporation
2013 HARVEST Golf Tournament
The HARVEST Golf Tournament is 3 weeks away! Have you registered yet? Please join us for a day on the links and be a part of this very worthy Industry cause. Remember that many Association members and their children have benefitted from HARVEST scholarships over the years. Please help us make this another success year!
The registration fee will remain the same as last year, which is $145 per golfer.
Registration forms are due by June 3, 2013.
Access the registration form here.
Registration and lunch will begin at 11:00 A.M. Be ready for the shotgun start at Noon.
There will be a dinner and awards presentation afterward.
There are many sponsorship opportunities available! Please take a moment to see all of the options. Get your name out there and help our industry’s families.
Access the sponsorship form here.
Since its inception HARVEST has provided 512 awards and donated a combined total of $266,350 to scholarship recipients!
Find out more about the HARVEST scholarship and how it helps industry members and their families by visiting the HARVEST web site.
We appreciate the contributions of the following HARVEST Golf Tournament Sponsors:
All Seasons Communications
AmRent
Barrett & Associates
Blevins
Brookside Companies
Capitol Supply
DeWitt Family
Dykema
General RV
Public Affairs Associates
Self Storage Association of Michigan
Strategic Operational Solutions
Stromberg Carlson
Sun Communities
Contribute to the MARVAC YouTube Channel!
We’re looking for great video to add to the MARVAC You Tube Channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/mrmarvac
We’re looking for videos that would be interesting to consumers. Content must be related to: RVing, camping, outdoor activities, great vacation spots, etc.
Please send to All Seasons Communications. Contact Cheryl Russell, crussell@allseasonscommunications.com, 586-752-6381.
RV/MH Hall of Fame Bank Note Up in Flames
ELKHART, Ind., – On May 9, 2013, over 400 RV industry leaders attending the First Annual RV Power Breakfast witnessed Darryl Searer, president of the RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall), ceremoniously burning the organization’s bank note to 1st Source Bank, Elkhart, Indiana.
Searer said, “I am proud to announce that on April 30th thanks to the support of many of you in this room and many more individuals and companies in both the RV & MH industries across the USA & Canada, we met a challenge goal set by the Ingram family.”
The ceremony marked the successful conclusion to the Hall’s “Burn the Bank Note” fundraiser campaign where the Hall raised one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in contributions and earned an additional fifty thousand from a challenge grant offered by the Boots Ingram family.
In early 2012, the Hall was suffering the results of the recession and teetering on defaulting on the bank note which would have forced the Hall to close its doors. At that time the bank note was $840,000. However, through some management changes and belt tightening along with several fundraising campaigns, the Hall was able to pay off the debt in record time.
Searer said, “This marks a significant milestone in our efforts to make the Hall debt free and ensure the long-term viability of this important community attraction. Indeed, our future looks very promising. This goal could not have been achieved without the generous support of members of the RV and Manufactured Housing industries-and especially, the Boots Ingram family.”
Searer pointed out while this achievement is a major hurdle overcome, it does not make the hall debt free. He said, “We have two more loans to go–six hundred thousand dollars to pay off the David Woodworth antique RV collection and the final note of $3 million is to the Ingram family.
“The Ingram family has been extremely gracious and supportive of the Hall of Fame in honor of the late Boots Ingram. As long as we meet our monthly obligations, this note will pay off with $2 million as the Ingram’s are matching the principle payment by 50%.”
Searer recognizes that the Hall still has some challenges ahead, but he remains optimistic. His goal is for the Hall to be completely debt free by 2020.
RECRUIT A NEW MEMBER!
As a member, you understand the value of MARVAC membership. Spread the word with your contacts and peers in the industry, and help expand our association. A growing MARVAC means greater recognition for the industry, more resources to support member programs, and a stronger voice when advocating issues with state and national legislative members. Click here to download a membership application.
