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Welcome Home WINTER TEXAN • • • November 13, 2019
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We’re just connecting the dots.
VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 5 • November 13, 2019 • • • your official connection to the rio grande valley • • •
hello FROM KRISTI
November
is here, and so is the action! The month speeds by so fast that if you blink, you’ll miss it. We kick off the month of November and the start of the season with our annual Connection Fair. This event allows us to reconnect with our activity directors and resort managers and allows them the opportunity to connect with local service providers, area attractions, and other resources available to them (and to you) throughout the season. We spend the afternoon networking, making plans for the season, and often times planning ahead for the next season. Our 2019 Connection Fair was last Tuesday, and it was definitely a success! I’m sure your activity directors and managers will be filling you in! Immediately after the show, we start our annual Activity Director Boot Camp. This ‘event’ is actually 10 adventures in one as we introduce your activity directors to things to do across the Rio Grande Valley by actually experiencing them! Just last week, we toured the Valley Nature Center in Weslaco and the Museums of San Benito. If you haven’t been to both of these Valley treasures, make plans to do so this season! We’re here to help you make the most of this season. Hope to hear from you soon! • We’re just connecting the dots,
Kristi
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The Welcome Home RGV Connection Fair:
A Unique Networking Experience Story and Photos by Eryn Reddell Wingert
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he Welcome Home RGV Connection Fair took place November 5 at the McAllen Convention Center. The annual event provides a unique opportunity for Rio Grande Valley businesses and organizations to network directly with RV resort owners, managers, activity directors, and tour directors. The three-hour event provided a targeted networking experience. This year’s Connection Fair hosted over 130 vendors and 275 attendees representing over 100 RV resorts across the Valley, from South Padre Island to Palmview. Shirley Thurman, manager of
Eldorado Acres in Palmview, appreciates the opportunity to meet directly with so many local businesses all in one place. “I find it very helpful because we can go to one place, and all the vendors are there. We can see how they are going to fit into our activities.” The Welcome Home RGV Connection Fair is an annual event that takes place in November. For information on how to participate in future opportunities to connect directly with the Winter-Texan market, call 956-687-5115 or visit welcomehomergv.com. • CONNECTION FAIR PICS ON PAGE 4 >>