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Twenty-Twenty. It’s optimal vision, this year, or both! It’s the first year in a new decade, and there is so much going on and so much to look forward to with GMCMI!
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If you have not sent your membership renewal in, please do so! I would hate to see this be your last issue of this magazine, and the dues are important to the continued fiscal health of GMCMI. It also provides the fuel to do things like this magazine. You can renew online at gmcmi.com/join-renew-2/ or through the mail.
>> Online Version A digital flipbook version of the magazine is available online at gmcmi.com/gmc-vintage-rving/.
The next mailing is going to include the parts interchange and this is a formal call for your updates. The world of parts for our motorhomes is continually changing and we need to share our knowledge and experience in this important document as well as online. Please send your updates and comments to Kim Weeks at kimweeks04@gmail.com.
>> GMC Article and Part Number Submission Please send article contributions and newly found part number crossovers to the managing editor.
There are few places that Lora Kaye and I enjoy and appreciate quite as much as New Orleans. It is a decidedly spicy mixture of cultures and traditions, blended together in a uniquely American way.
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Having two Mardi Gras celebrations in 2020 should be great fun. Don’t forget to bring those beads, hats, horns, and other fun stuff! A parade with pets is planned, as well as much fun and mirth!
“...so much to look forward to with GMCMI!” – DOLPH SANTORINE, GMCMI PRESIDENT
2019-20 GMCMI Board of Directors Dolph Santorine President
Gary Coaster VP Western
Margie McLaughlin Jerry Work VP Northeast VP Northwest David Blackshear VP Eastern
Kim Weeks VP Administration
Lou Boone VP Southeast
Janet Frey Secretary
Randy Van Winkle VP South Central
Fred Hudspeth Treasurer
John Pryzbylek VP Great Lakes
John Smyrski Director
Lucy Weidner VP Midwest
Keith Weeks Director
Emery Stora VP Rocky Mountain
Stan Edwards Past President
Non-Discrimination Statement: GMCMI is committed to maintaining an environment of non-discrimination and noncoercion on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, handicap, or political preferences.
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Let’s do a bit of business first, and then move on to the fun stuff.
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Now that every member of GMCMI is allowed to attend all of the Conventions, I am looking forward to new presenters and presentations in our technical sessions. Tech includes anything that allows us to enjoy our motorhomes more. It can quite literally be anything. I know you have tips and tricks to share, and I am looking forward to being in your session and learning.
Time does fly when you are having fun, and we just realized that the GMCMI eNews (monthly electronic newsletter) is three years old! That’s going to be the place to catch up on who is doing what, who is ailing, and who is on the mend. The volunteers who make it all happen at GMCMI are an amazing group, and we have asked them for an extra measure of effort with the changes to our association since the last Convention. This is a heartfelt thank you from me personally for all they have done to continue making GMCMI the best. I am looking forward to seeing you in Patterson, Louisiana for the Spring Convention April 17-23.
2020 Dues Notice Renew your 2020 dues online at gmcmi.com/joinrenew-2 or renew by mail. Send a check or money order – $40 US dollars to: Kim Weeks | GMCMI, 1402 So Cage Blvd, Unit 273, Pharr, TX 78577-6288
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GMCMI Status Membership stands at 1,012. We have 43 new members since our last publication. Refer a new member today! Receive a $10 voucher which can be used towards renewal of GMCMI dues, products, apparel, or fees for a Convention.
