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2015 NOVEMBER EDITION Of the
GA-GOOD SAM NEWS
THE GEORGIA GOOD SAM CLUB
Upcoming
Georgia
Good Sam
RV Rallies
Make your plans
now to attend
Georgia Rallies!
Spring 2016
April 7-10 “50’s & 60’s”
Fall 2016
Sept 13-18 “Happy Birthday
Good Sam”
For registration forms,
see your chapter
president
or visit
georgiagoodsam.com
NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR:
Hello everyone and Happy Thanksgiving. Louise and I hope you have all had a
wonderful summer. If yours was as busy as ours and as fun as ours, you had a great time.
Recuperating from a busy month of September. The Georgia Samboree, North Carolina
Samboree (rain) and the South Carolina Samboree (rain and flooding) with some
personal down time in the North Georgia Mountains. If you have never gone to an out of
state Samboree, I encourage you to do so. Check out some of the other state Samborees
and see how it is done elsewhere, meet some new friends (and maybe even lifelong
friends) and meet the people that attend our Samboree on their own turf. The one thing
all Samborees have in common is, they have a lot of fun doing what is available at the
Samboree. Go to www.goodsamclub.com and go to the community link for Samborees.
There you will find a listing of all Samborees available to choose from.
Don’t forget, our Georgia Good Sam Spring RV Rally is just around the corner. We have
the three night’s entertainment lined up. We will have The Kempters on Thursday,
Crystal Gage on Friday, and The Fabulous Boomers. We are again looking at having a
successful Georgia Good Sam Spring RV Rally with plenty of seminars and vendors, a
table decorating contest, and a theme outfit (costume) contest. The theme is “50s & 60s.
We will have all of our usual things such as Chinese Auction, Flea Market, Games, State
Store, VA Hospital donation collection point and Project Linus blanket collections.
I would appreciate any help you can give the Georgia Good Sams by getting people (do
not have to be Good Sam members) to come to the Georgia Good Sam Spring RV Rally
by giving them an application, also try to get some of your local camping supply
businesses, and campgrounds to place an ad in the program or go out and see if you can
get some donations for door prizes. The applications are on the Georgia Good Sam
website.
Have a great Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas.
Rick & Louise Stahurski
Georgia State Director
478-320-1630
The Georgia Good Sam Club Kathy Nadeau, editor
DUE TO SPACING, CHAPTER #’S MAY NOT FOLLOW SEQUENTIALLY & FONT/PHOTO SIZE MAY VARY.
Chapter 3 - Sowega Sams
Sowega Sams Chapter 3 held their August 2015 campout at the Emerald Lake Campground in Colquitt, Ga. We had 11 rigs
attending. Roy and Nell Wohlforth, Harold and Carolyn Kelly, Harold and Barbara Fleshman and Terry and Payton Varnadore
visited for a day. Hosts for the month were C. R. and Pat Taylor and Trudy Bayne and Betty Richie. Tuesday, several ladies
went shopping in Colquitt to the Hissy Fit Gift Store and some of the men went golfing. For lunch some went to Moby Dicks in
Colquitt and some went to Donaldsonville to the Gateway Restaurant. Wednesday, the hosts had a Mexican Style meal for the
club featuring several Mexican dishes. The hosts dressed Mexican Style. Prayer meeting was held after the meal with Wendell
Brown, Chaplin, doing our Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting. On Thursday, the club went to the Terrra Inn for their campout
meal. Many games of hand and foot, Mexican Train, Golf and Sequence were played.
Campout for September was held at the Samboree in Perry, Georgia. Our Club won first place in the Bean Bag Baseball
competition.
Sowega Sams Chapter 3 October campout was held at the Brickyard Plantation RV Park in Americus, Ga. We had 14 rigs
attending with Wendell and Faye Brown and Roy and Nell Wohlforth attending for a day on Wednesday. Hosts for October
were Jim Soos and Ann Foster and Jack and Donna Sangster. The hosts held their monthly fund raiser for the VA Hospital on
Tuesday night by serving a Spaghetti Supper with all the trimmings. Wednesday at lunch, we ate at a Romans Pizza Parlor. On
Wednesday night, they served a hot dog supper. For the Campout meal, we ate at the Shepherd’s House in Americus with 28
club members attending. Several members played golf and we played Bean Bag Baseball on Wednesday and Thursday. Team
Blue won both games. Lots of hand and foot and other games were played during the week. Since our club won first place in
Beanbag Baseball competition at the Samboree in September, we will have to practice a lot between now and next April so we
can defend our championship.
Chapter 33 - Yargo Sams
In August you would have found Yargo at Holiday Travel Park in Chattanooga, TN. Our host, Christine Logan, decided
the women needed a break and we went out to eat both Friday and Saturday nights. Food was very good at both places
and enjoyed by all. Some folks went to nearby flea market.
In September, Yargo was at the Samboree. We only had a few rigs however we all enjoyed the Samboree. Everyone did
lots of shopping with the vendors and entertainment was good.
In October you would have found Yargo at Twin Oaks in Elko, GA. Jimmy & Fran Hancock visited with us at this
campout. We hope they will join our chapter. We went out to eat at the Carriage House on Friday night. Some of the folks
went to the Fair which was at the Perry Fairgrounds and some went to the flea market. We had soup, salad and dessert for
the covered dish on Saturday night.
CHAPTER NEWS
Chapter 10 – 10kt Gold Travelin’ Sams
In August, we had a wonderful time at DeSoto State Park in Alabama. It was a little rainy but we got to do some exploring
of the area. We met up, once again, with the D.O.G.s (Dutch Oven Guys) and shared a delicious meal cooked, of course,
entirely in Dutch Ovens.
September we were in Perry at the Fall Samboree. We all enjoyed the seminars and games. We were in charge of the
Presidents’ Breakfast and had a great time cooking sausage and pancakes.
For our October trip we traveled to Murphy, NC to the Peace Valley Campground. We found many exciting and varied
things to do there. Many of us went on parts of the river walk which is an easy gravel walk right along the river. You can
make it longer or shorter so it is ideal for everyone. We also found shopping in town and at the local flea markets. The
new casino had opened in September and, of course, many of us had to try our luck there. We didn’t have any big winners
but no big losers either. On Saturday, the annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ festival was not far and many of us attended, browsing
the arts and crafts, eating some fair food and watching as groups used homemade catapults to chunk the pumpkins.
Next month we are looking forward to a trip to Pine Mountain.
Chapter 11 - Yosemite Sams
August we went to River Country in Alabama. There were lots of day trips to see the falls, Breakfast of pancakes and all the
trimmings were furnished. Everyone got more than enough to eat. Saturday night we went to Top of The River for dinner and
had some great catfish. The heat was still with us, so we spent a good bit of time in the rec. room playing games and just
visiting.
September, we were at the Fall Samboree. It was another great one and everyone enjoyed all the entertainment and fellowship.
October, we just got back from Leisure Acres in Cleveland. We did a day trip to Helen and managed to get there before the
crowd. Everyone visited the candy store and came out with lots of treats. A hot dog cookout was the fare for Saturday night and
we had all the good stuff that makes them so good, chili, slaw, onions, sauerkraut and relish, then there were bean soup, potato
salad, coconut cake, apple pie with ice cream and so much more I can't even remember.
We've had a busy summer and are really enjoying the cooler weather and camp fires.
Chapter 12 – Happy Hearts Sams
CAMPING ON THE RIVER WAS GREAT IN AUGUST - RIVERBEND at Hiawassee was the place for the Happy
Hearts....we had eleven rigs present. We had lots of food, fun and frolicking. Riverbend provided fish and hush puppies on
Thursday evening. We went to Rib Country late Friday afternoon. We had our host’s meal on Saturday evening and had
various homemade ice creams. We elected Tommy Sanders as the new President and Sharon Graham as the new
Secretary-Treasurer for 2016/2017.
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM WAS THE THEME FOR THE FALL SAMBOREE - What an awesome theme....majority
rules....GO DAWGS! We had nine members present and a good time was had by all. We played bean bag baseball, served
donuts and participated in the flea market. We donated thirty-three blankets to Project Linus. We enjoyed meals at the
Swanson House and the Oil Lamp in Perry. Thanks to Rick and Louise and all of the State Staff for another awesome
Samboree!
OCTOBER CAMPOUT WAS AT THE BRICKYARD PLANTATION RV PARK IN AMERICUS....a few signs of
FALL were present....leaves coloring and cooler mornings and evenings but we were invaded by gnats many times
throughout the warm days. We had six members/couples present with hosting done by Bob & Barbara Cooley and Pete &
Linda Fleming. Meal provided by our hosts was fried fish, onion rings, fries and hush puppies with many sides & desserts.
We went to the Station in Americus on Friday night.
Chapter 13 – Lucky 13 Sams
Aug 20 - 23, 2015 Yonah Mountain Campground in Cleveland, GA - Many Lucky 13 Sam campers (“Friends/Former
Chapter Members) arrived early for the August Campout at Yonah Mountain. We gathered for several meals, pitching in
food for all. Many took excursions in the area; i.e. travel to Helen for shopping, visiting other attractions, etc. We also
played Joker (various rules, including Renegade and Yonah Mountain Rules). All had a great time.
Sep 10-13, 2015 (Early Bird Sep 8 & 9) Georgia’s Fall 2015 Samboree “Favorite Sports Team” in Perry, GA –
Campers began arriving Tues, Sep 8, 2015 to get an early start. Many attended the various seminars/classes (health and
RV oriented), and games. This is the first year in a long time our chapter only won one (1) cake in the “Cake Walk”.
Some of our chapter members were winners for door prizes, Samgo and the Chinese Auction. A few participated in the
“Jewelry Making Class” as well. Chapter 13 Sams picked up two (2) new member rigs.
Special Prayers were offered for Jarrett Knight and his family, who was critically ill.
Jarrett Knight passed September 15, 2015
Oct 15 - 18, 2015 Lake Pines Campground & RV Park, Columbus, GA - In October, we found ourselves back in
Columbus, GA. We spent some time getting to know some of our new camping members by teaching and/or refresh our
new members with games of Joker and Shanghai Rummy. We explored The City of Columbus restaurants (like Marc’s
City Grill and Rose Hill Seafood Restaurant), the flea markets and other specialty sites. Rex Shirling gave a tour of the
Iron Works and of downtown Columbus. Cookouts also happened. All had a great time.
Chapter 15 - Good Sams with Mini-Sams
It was a great time for all at the GA Fall Samboree and sporting our Favorite Sports paraphernalia! It gave all of us a
chance to get together and camp, chat, play games, and just plain have fun! From our communal meal; to making Linus
Blankets; to decorating our table (we won 2nd
place!); to playing cards, Samgo, and Bean Bag Baseball; to enjoying the
Mini-Sams Zone activities; to movie nights...it never gets old. Love, love, love these families!!
Two weeks later we found ourselves at Wildwood Park, in Appling, GA. What a beautiful park!! We were right on the
lake, so the Mini-Sams got to fish, and play on the beach! While some of us went hiking for a couple of hours, others took
long walks around the park, and others simply relaxed. Pizza was on the menu for dinner and boy was it good! But in the
end, the highlight of the trip was the all-out war of water balloons! The Mini-Sams were soaked from head to toe!
Memories…..
We can’t wait until our next campout…and the next GA Good Sam Spring RV Rally in April 2016!!! Watch out for the
Pink Ladies and the Boys in Black!!! Lots of great fun will be had, so invite and bring your children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren and meet us at the “Mini-Sams Zone!!” Upcoming Chapter Campout: Snow Mountain at Stone
Mountain, Jan 15-18, 2016.
If you camp with your children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren, and are interested in joining our chapter, don’t
hesitate to contact us at gonzalezpsda@cox.net, or 478-320-8122. Spread the word!
Peter and Shannon Gonzalez, Chapter 15 Presidents
Good Sams With Mini-Sams
Chapter 19 – Singing Sams
Happy Fall from the Singing Sams! We have enjoyed 2 campouts since the last newsletter with the Fall Samboree in
between. August 21-23 we were in Indian Springs State Park in Flovilla, GA. Tom Petrie was our host. There was a big
turn out with 12 rigs. Dinner Friday night was at the famous Fresh Air BBQ in Jackson, GA. We were joined by the
Crosbys. Linda looked great. We thank God they were able to come & we got a visit. Also, 3 more couples in our group
dropped in over the weekend. Both evenings we enjoyed conversation, laughter, games, & handiwork at the pavilion.
Saturday morning many of us played putt putt at the park on a wet course because of rainy weather. Tom recommended
Mesquite, a great Mexican restaurant in Jackson. We ate & walked around a little before heading back. In the afternoon
we met at the pavilion again to work on Christmas cards for our Vets. At 6 we congregated there again for a bring your
own supper. We hung out & visited until bedtime. Sunday morning it was drizzling. We met at the Pavilion at 9:30. Mike
Barnwell led us in a devotional. Prayer requests were shared. We have some serious needs in our group. So grateful for
praying friends. The sky fell before we were through. We tried to wait it out, but it didn't look like it was stopping any
time soon. We said our goodbyes & made a dash for our rigs to head home.
The main event in September for Chapter 19 was the Fall Samboree in Perry, GA. There were 13 rigs from our group that
got to attend. Thanks to Rick & Louise for all you did to make this a Fall highlight in Georgia for folks coming from all
over! As always, you did a great job!
High Falls State Park in Jackson, GA was our October 16-18 campout. Mark & Gina Spillers were our hosts. We had 7
rigs camping, but enjoyed lots of drop ins. Nine folks joined us for dinner at High Falls Restaurant Friday night. We had
great food & fun conversation. The evening had gotten cool so we enjoyed visiting around a campfire at the Spiller's site.
We sat out for hours bundled up under a beautiful starry sky with a crescent moon. Seven from our group joined us before
heading home. Saturday morning started out chilly with lots of sunshine. By lunch it warmed up to a beautiful Fall day.
Barry & Sandy stopped by for a quick visit on their way home from Hiawassee, GA. Some of the ladies ventured to
Furniture Liquidation in Forsyth for a bit. The rest enjoyed visiting, joker, taking walks, & just relaxing. At 5:30 we met
for dinner at the Host site. BBQ, wings, Brunswick stew, lots of delicious sides, & desserts. Three of our group joined us
for the campfire that night. It was another cold, clear night. Perfect for visiting around a fire. Gina added Pixie dust that
turned the flames different colors. We again stayed for hours of talk & laughter. Sunday morning 11 of us met in the Pyles
rig for a devotional led by Don. We shared prayer requests for us & others in our group. Still many needs in our Chapter,
but God is able to meet them all. It was a perfect ending to a wonderful weekend.
Chapter 22 – Free Wheeling Sams
AUGUST 2015 – RIVER VISTA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, Dillard, Georgia: Ten (10) member rigs attended the
Chapter’s August 27-30 campout. On-your-own activities included area stores, flea markets, restaurants, and exploring
Highlands, North Carolina, and surrounding areas. A potluck supper was held on Thursday; and, on Friday, a lasagna
supper was provided by the campout hosts (Melvin & Nancy Barber assisted by Culver & Dot Johnson and Judy Mix). A
scavenger hunt encouraged the attendees to meet other campers; and, the winner won with a surprisingly hard to find a
book of matches! Campout activities ended Saturday evening with dinner at the Cupboard Café where the Chapter’s
business meeting was held.
SEPTEMBER 2015 – GEORGIA GOOD SAM SAMBOREE/RALLY, Perry, Georgia: Thirteen (13) member rigs
attended the Fall Samboree/Rally, September 10-13. Once again, everyone enjoyed meeting and welcoming first-timers;
seeing old friends and making new ones; the vendors, seminars, food, entertainment, games, flea market, and the chance
of winning prizes. For the second time this year, the Chapter won the table decorations contest by creating their own
Favorite Sports Team, The Free Wheeling Sams ‘Bean Baggers’ – a ‘democratic’ favorite team of bean bag baseball
players! Appropriately, the Samboree/Rally’s bean bag tournament’s second place team was mostly members of The Free
Wheeling Sams!
OCTOBER 2015 – McKINNEY CAMPGROUND, Acworth, Georgia: The Free Wheeling Sams planned well ahead to
reserve an area of this Corps of Engineers campground on Lake Allatoona for its last-of-season, October 22-25, campout
that was attended by ten (10) member rigs and two (2) guest rigs. Planned activities included visiting the Booth Western
Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, and the Redtop Mountain State Park’s Halloween Hayride. Unplanned activities
included fishing and boat rides. After Saturday’s dinner at Gabriel’s (Old Mill) Restaurant, in downtown Acworth,
Georgia, some walked down Main Street to the Halloween Classic Car Cruise—bringing back memories of those cars we
or our parents had and wishing we had them now! Unfortunately, the hosts for this event (Don & Fran Thomas) were in
Ohio for a funeral; but, because of their well-planned event, the attendees were able to carry on.
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015 SCHEDULE: The 2015 season will end with chapter luncheons in November and
December: November 19 at O’Charley’s in Kennesaw, Georgia; and, December 10 at Sidelines Grille in Canton, Georgia.
Chapter 23 - Golden Eagles Good Sams
In Memory of our dear friend Tish Wallace Red was Tish's favorite color and symbolizes our hearts grieving for our loss. A thoughtful friend, she was always there to
listen to you. She loved cooking for everyone. Tish was the anchor to our group and was dearly loved. She is be sorely
missed by the entire group. (written by Fran Wooley)
The September 2015 Scenic Hills RV in Berlin, Ohio. Sheila and Bill Goff were the wagon masters, we had 12 couples
attending and staying for a week. We started out at the Beholt Amish and Mennonite Museum. After learning about the
Amish. We then went to Yoder's Amish Farm and Home tour. Our lunch trip was to the Mrs.Yoder's restaurant. Each day
we traveled over the twisting and winding beautiful country side. We visited the Guggisberg Cheese Factory, Der
Dutchman Restaurant, Warther Museum, Hershberger's Farm Market, where the biggest horse in Ohio lives and many
more places. We all ate too much but we had a wonderful week.
The October KOA Cartersville, GA. The wagon masters were David and Karen Thomas and with 5 rigs attending. We
went to The History Museum and the Western Museum. Cartersville has a wealth of things to see.
Chapter 27 – Coastal Sams
Coastal Sams gathered at KOA in Richmond Hill for our August campout. We had eleven rigs that spent the week-end,
while seven other couples joined us for our business meeting and covered dish dinner. We were happy to have our
president and wife back from an extended cross-country adventure. We enjoyed our favorite pastime of just sitting around
and visiting with each other with fairly good weather since most of the rain was at night while we were sleeping. We
experienced barbeque at a local establishment on one occasion and supped at a country buffet on another evening. Our
covered dish dinner this time was all salads, ranging from simple fruit salads to complex veggie and meat combinations.
And, of course, ending with those scrumptious desserts that our ladies (and guys) delight in preparing for us. The elegant
swans on the lake were an added enjoyment as we watched them cruise the water.
September found us, as with many others, at the Fall Rally in Perry. We had nine rigs present and one visitor who
subsequently joined our chapter. This was, indeed, a good rally and our bean bag baseball team reported having such a fun
time – even though they were heartily defeated.
As of this writing we have just returned from our October campout at Hilton Head Harbor RV Resort, and as always, we
had a great time there. The weather was fantastic with cool mornings and evenings and warm mid-days. Not a hint of the
rains that were to come later. As you can tell from our reporting, we enjoy visiting and eating, and this time was no
exception. Area seafood was deliciously prepared for all our seafood enthusiasts and since we had a local couple present,
they knew just the right places for us to sample it. Did I say, “sample”? As you can guess, we did much more than sample.
This was the sort of week-end that seems to just fly by.
Chapter 36 - SAMetro Sams
August 2015 - Wagon Masters Gene and Kitty Eckert took the Chapter to Tom Johnson Campground in Marion, NC
(August 3-6). We had a great turnout with 7 Chapter rigs in attendance. Everyone had a fantastic time exploring the
surrounding areas and visiting the sites. As always, Project Linus was premier on our Agenda, as we happily and lovingly
fashioned blanket “HUGS” for at risk children!
SEPTEMBER 2015 - Fall Samboree 2015 (September 10-13) was a huge success! We had 11 Chapter rigs in attendance,
plus our honored guests and newest SAMetro Chapter Members, Phillip & Cheryl Leeper! How exciting that they have
chosen to join our happy camping family! Wagon Masters Carl & Linda Leix did an excellent job planning our delicious
community meals! I KNOW everyone had a GREAT time at the Samboree! The theme was “Favorite Sports Team” and
we ALL hit a homerun, or scored a touchdown with our festive attire! Some of us even “sported” tattoos of our favorite
teams!!! Our Chapter Members were busy bees at this Samboree! Everyone actively participated with Stage Decorating,
Hospitality, Flea Market, Project Linus, table Decorations and Tram Driving.
OCTOBER 2015 - The wrath of Mother Nature has been unkind and furious to South Carolina and the surrounding
states! The unrelenting storm, forced a State of Emergency in South Carolina as officials grappled with massive flooding
following DAYS of historic rains! Our October Chapter outing (October 5-9) was scheduled to be at the Lakewood
Campground in Myrtle Beach, SC, but was canceled due to all of the turbulent and unsettling weather. Those of us who
had planned to attend, decided that it was just too risky, and we were unwilling to place ourselves and others in harm’s
way and erred on the side of caution!
Chapter 37 – King of the Road Sams
Our Chapter camped at Coastal RV Park in Brunswick, Georgia August 4-6. Gene and Sandra Seago were the month's
host. We drove to St. Simons for a seafood dinner and enjoyed the night life at the beach. One afternoon we grilled hot
dogs and hamburger with all the trimmings. We all enjoyed the food, fun, and fellowship. By the end of the campout we
all knew more about each other.
October 27-31 our camp out was hosted by Ivey and Linda Plair at Sloppy Floyd State Park in Summerville, Georgia.
Members helped spruce up the park for the Halloween weekend. The park and most of sites were decorated for
Halloween. Children from the local area and campground were invited to Treat or Trick in the park. Friday night we all
went into town to Brickhouse Pizza for dinner. Saturday morning several couples went to Cloudland Canyon park to hike
the trails and view the beautiful fall creations. After treating the kids in their Halloween costumes we all had hot dogs,
chili, cornbread and blueberry cobbler and ice cream. The campout was a fun filled weekend, even the rain was not
enough to spoil the weekend.
Gene and Sandra Seago will host our Christmas party at their home on December 11. Plans are not complete for our
Christmas project.
It has been a short year and we look forward to an action packed year in 2016.
The Georgia Good Sam Newsletter is published six times a year; once after each Samboree, and once quarterly in
February, May, August and November. The deadline for submission of chapter information is the 1st of the month of each
quarterly publication. I’ll send a reminder to chapter editors and presidents two-three weeks before the deadline. Please
submit your chapter’s information to Kathy Nadeau at kfned@bellsouth.net, in MSWord format or as text in your email.
Summarizing each submission takes a lot of time, so I will publish whatever text you submit, without a lot of editing.
I appreciate receiving photos of your chapter’s activities. Please be sure that you convert them to jpg format and attach
to your email. I can “usually” copy and paste or insert whatever you send me. Please be sure to label all files and photos
with your chapter name and number.
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GA GOOD SAM STAFF MEMBERS
State Director - Rick & Louise Stahurski
Chaplain - Ben & Ann Kay
Secretary/Flea Market - Marti & Lynn Harper
Wagon Master - Wendell & Faye Brown
Assistant Wagon Master - Jerry & Gail DeLoach
Vendor Manager - Tom & Karen Duncan
Hospitality Manager - Denny & Cheryl Perry
Assistant Hospitality Manager - Larry & Kathryn Cline
State Treasurer - Mike & Linda Barnwell
State Editor - Kathy & Don Nadeau
State Store Manager - Gary & Carol Baker
Chinese Auction Manager - Ray & Linda Tolcher
Health Coordinator - Eva & Sam Mace
Games Coordinator - Mercer & Sharon Graham
Door Prize Coordinator - Jake & Linda Tillman
Operations Manager - Bill & Cheryl Rogers
Assistant State Directors
Zone 1 - Joe & Paddy Kern - Chapters 10, 22, 33, 38
Zone 2 - Skip Reisigl - Chapters 14, 20, 36, 39
Zone 3 - Don & Kathy Nadeau - Chapters 15, 23, 24, 47
Zone 4 - Ken & Elaine Pyron - Chapters 11, 12, 13, 21, 31
Zone 5 - Jack & Donna Sangster - Chapters 3, 8, 16, 32, 37
Zone 6 - Sherrill & Marie Annas - Chapters 7, 17, 19, 35, 27, 34, 44
Handicap - Ron & Hanni Davis
NEWSLETTER INFORMATION
GA Chapters - Camping Schedules 2015
Chapter Name May June July August September October November December
#03 Sowega Sams
May 5-7 Carrabelle Beach Resort, Carrabelle FL
June 2-4 Cecil Bay RV Park, Cecil GA
July 8-10 Jennings RV Park, Jennings FL
August 4-6 TBA
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
October 6-8 TBA
November 3-5 Flint River RV, Bainbridge GA
December 1-3 Sugar Mill Campground, Thomasville GA
#10 10kt Gold Travelin' Sams
May 14-17 Great Outdoors, Franklin, NC
June 8-14 Camping World, Chattanooga, TN
July 16-19 Cedar Creek Cave Springs, GA
August 13-16 DeSoto St. Park Fort Wayne, AL
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
October 15-18 Peace Valley, Murphy, NC
November 19-22 Pine Mountain, Pine Mountain, GA
December TBD, Christmas Party, Dawsonville, GA
#11 Yosemite Sams
May 14-17 Allatoona Landings, Cartersville GA
June 18-21 Uchee Creek, Ft. Benning, GA
July 16-19 Raccoon Mountain, Chattanooga, TN
August 18-23 River Country, Gadsden, AL
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
October 15-18 Leisure Acres, Cleveland, GA
November 12-15 TBD
December 12 Christmas Party
#12 Happy Hearts Sams
MAY 21-24 Rome Braves - Harvest Moon, Adairsville, Ga
JUNE 25-28 - Greater Outdoors RV, Franklin, NC
JULY 17-19 - Leisure Acres RV Cleveland, Ga
AUGUST 20-23 - Riverbend, Hiawassee, Ga
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
OCTOBER 16-18 - The Brickyard Plantation Americus, Ga
NOVEMBER –OPEN
DECEMBER 4-6 - Twin Oaks RV Elko, Ga
#13 Lucky 13 Sams
May 14-17 River Vista Mountain Village Campgrounds, Dillard GA
Jun 6/18-6/21 Best Holiday Trav-L-Park Campgrounds, Chattanooga TN
Jul 16-19 The Great Outdoors RV Resort, Franklin NC
Aug 20-23 Yonah Mountain RV
Park, Cleveland
GA
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
Oct 15-18 Lake Pines, Columbus GA
Nov 19-22 Brickyard Plantation RV Park, Americus GA
Dec 31, 2015 – Jan 3, 2016 Twin Oaks, Elko GA
#14 Happy Good Sams
May 22-25 Spring Fling, Twin Oaks, Elko GA
June 26-28 Leisure Acres Campground, Cleveland GA
July 24-26 Great Outdoors RV Resort, Franklin NC
August 28-30 Best Holiday Trav-L-Park, Chattanooga TN
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
October 23-25 River Country Campground, Gadsden AL
November 13-15 Forsyth KOA RV Park, Forsyth GA
December TBD, Host will schedule/plan activity & notify members
#19 Singing Sams
May 15-17 - Arrowhead Park, Lake Tobesofkee, Macon, GA
June 19-21 Brickyard Plantation, Americus GA
July 17-19 Beaver Run RV Park, Metter GA
August 21-23 Indian Springs State Park, Flovilla GA
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
October 9-11 Riverbend Campground, Hiawassee GA
November 20-22 Southern Trails RV Resort, Unadilla, GA (This campout subject to change)
Dec 30, 2015 – Jan 1, 2016 End of Year Campout, Lake Pines RV Park & Campground, Midland (Columbus), GA
#22 Free Wheelin' Sams
MAY 14-17 or 28-31: TBD
JUN 25-28: Great Outdoors Campground, Franklin NC
JUL 23-26: Kidz Campout KOA, Calhoun GA
AUG 27-30: River Vista
Campground,
Dillard GA
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
OCT 22-25: McKinney
Campground,
Acworth GA
NOV TBD Thanksgiving Luncheon
DEC TBD Christmas Luncheon
#36 SAMetro Sams
May 11-15 – Beaver Run RV Park, Metter, GA
Jun 8-12 –Don Carter Park, Gainesville GA
Jul 6-10 – Holiday Trav-L-Park, Chattanooga TN
Aug 3-7 - Tom Johnson Campground, Marion NC
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
Oct 5-9 – Lakewood Campground, Myrtle Beach SC
Nov 9-13 – Harvest Moon RV Park, Adairsville GA
Dec 10 – Christmas Luncheon, Dacula GA
#38 NorWeGa Sams
May 13-17 Chattanooga Holiday Trav-L-Park, Rossville, GA
June 10-14 Leisure Acres Campground, Cleveland, GA
July 15-19 Harvest Moon RV Park, Adairsville, GA
August 19-23 Nashville North KOA, Goodlettsville, TN
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
October 14-18 Spring Lake RV Resort, Crossville, TN
November 18-22 River Country Campground, Gadsden, AL
December (TBA) Christmas Party
#44 Good Sam Drifters
May 14-17 Carowinds Camp Wilderness Resort, Fort Mill, SC June 18-21 TBD
July 16-19 Bald Mountain RV Park, Hiawasee, GA
August 20-23 Creekwood Farm RV Park, Waynesville, NC
September 9-13 Fall Samboree, Perry, GA
October 15-18 Stone Mountain Campground, Stone Mountain, GA
November 19-22 Pine Mountain RV Resort, Pine Mountain, GA
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