The PRVVC food drive at the FMCA Bowling Green rally was very successful, collecting over 1,000 pounds of food and $1,200 in donations for the local food bank. The Shriners donated $701 to the cause. Based on the success, PRVVC will continue partnering with local food banks at upcoming rallies. PRVVC also welcomed seven new members and saw positive feedback from vendors at the Bowling Green rally.

1. Commercial Corner
Professional RV Vendors Chapter
August, 2009
PRVVC’s Food Drive a Success
lect food and money for grateful for the donations
the Bowling Green Chris- as their cupboards were
Inside this issue:
tian Food Bank. A beauti- nearly empty because of
fully decorated booth was these difficult economic
set up for donations and times. PRESIDENT’S MES- 2
SAGE, CONT.
the food drive was publi-
cized by FMCA. The ven- HOSPITALITY CORNER 2
The Shriners Donated $701. dors and FMCA atten-
dees donated over 1,000 TREASURER’S REPORT 3
Janet Trannum of Almost pounds of food and
SECRETARY’S REPORT 3
Heaven Microfiber, Jan $1,200. Included in this
Williams of JJ’s Gold and amount was $200 do- PRVVC CREDO 4
Gems and Nancy Fanelli nated by PRVVC and
of Progressive Industries $701 donated by the RALLY REPORT 4
and secretary of PRVVC Shriners. The volunteers
Janet Trannum at the PRVVC
headed the drive to col- of the food bank were Food Bank Drop-off Booth
President’s Message
By Thomas Fanelli all of the vendors I spoke Schrenkel. The National
with were having a suc- Senior Vice President is
I would like to thank all cessful show. now Judith (Judy) Czar-
the members of PRVVC sty. Joanne R. Durbin “Now the
that attended the FMCA The FMCA Governing was elected to the office
Bowling Green, Ohio rally Board met on Monday, vendors will be
of National Secretary and
for their participation in July 20th during the rally. Wilburn Young was open for three
the PRVVC Marketplace. Due to unforeseeable cir- elected to the National and one half
For those members that cumstances, our repre- Treasurer office. days at the
were not able to attend, sentative and alternate
you were missed and I were not able to attend As some of you may FMCA National
sincerely hope to see you and I was asked to attend know, I serve on the Rallies.”
at the next rally in Albu- on their behalf. As you FMCA Commercial Coun-
querque, N.M. in March. know, several offices cil. For some time now,
were open for re-election. we have been trying to
There were over 2,700 The new FMCA President get a motion passed that
coaches at FMCA’s Bowl- is Charles M. “Charlie” the indoor vendors have
ing Green Bash rally and

2. Pressident’s message… cont.
“The food
the same sales hours as with FMCA who offered a Vice President of North-
drive was such
the outdoor vendors. The discount on admission west Area, Todd Coffelt as
a great outdoor vendors are al- fees if members brought in Vice President of Midwest
success, lowed an additional half a food donation. PRVVC Area, John Dunsmore as
PRVVC will day for selling. While I was operated the booth where Vice President of South-
at the Governing Board non-perishable food dona- east Area and Nancy
continue to
meeting, they asked for tions, as well as cash do- Fanelli as Secretary.
work with local new business, and I was nations were collected
food banks at able to propose that the during the course of the
upcoming indoor vendors have the rally. It is with great pleas-
rallies.” same hours as the out- ure that I can report that
door vendors. A motion we collected a total of
was made by me and Len $1,205.43 in cash dona-
Bunts seconded it. After a tions and a total of 1,093
very short discussion pounds of non-perishable
New officers Nancy Fanelli,
about the pros and cons, foods. Based on the suc- Dwane Trannum, John
the Governing Board cess of this project, we Dunsmore and Todd Coffelt
called for a vote. The mo- have decided to continue
tion passed by a very to work with the local food Our PRVVC membership
large margin. This became banks in the rally cities. meeting took place at the
effective immediately so, We will need volunteers to University of Bowling
now the vendors will be assist in manning the food Green and we had a
open for three and a half bank booth in Albuquer- lovely dinner catered by
days, rather than the pre- que. Even an hour of your the University Catering
Enjoying the great dinner at
the PRVVC meeting. vious three days. time will be greatly appre- Department. It seemed to
ciated. Please contact be enjoyed by everyone
At the suggestion of Janet Janet Trannum at 928-580 so, funds permitting, food
Trannum, PRVVC -7394 or email her at will be served at future
launched its first commu- j.trannum@gmail.com to membership meetings.
nity service project which volunteer.
consisted of collecting Hope to see you at Albu-
food for the local Bowling PRVVC had its election querque and travel safely!
Green Food Bank. This and the results are as fol-
was done in conjunction lows: Dwane Trannum as
Thomas E. Fanelli
The food drive booth at Bowl-
ing Green FMCA
Hospitality Corner
By Janet Trannum
If you know of any of our
members who need a card
or prayers, please email
me at
j.trannum@gmail.com or
call me at 928-580-7394.
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3. Treasurer’s Report
By Ann Hoffman I would like to welcome Glass Solutions
seven new members:
Things are very quiet now Paul London of Polson “We would like
that the Bowling Green Mary Findley of Mary Motorcoach & RV Resort to welcome
FMCA show is over. We Moppins Co. seven new
have all of our bills paid Robert and Kim Jandle of
Tom and Chris Bulinski of Innovation in Pictures members to
and it won’t be long before
we will be collecting de- Satellite Electronics, Inc. PRVVC and
We hope to see all the
posits for the Albuquerque Mike and Cheryl Acker- new members at our next hope to see
show. man of Mike’s National RV PRVVC meeting so every- them all at the
We are in good shape fi- Service one can meet you. meeting in
nancially. As of August 5, Ed Annechino of Diamond Happy travels, Albuquerque.”
2009 we have $11,480.20 Shield
in our bank account. Ann Hoffman
Jamie Glazebrook of RV
Secretary’s Report for Membership Meeting
By Nancy Fanelli The bank balance as of July bers to pass along informa- can be given to those peo-
17, 2009 was $11,392.56. tion for the newsletter. ple that either make a pur-
Tony St. Peter, Vice Presi- chase or simply visit the
dent of the Rocky Mountain Tony recognized several During a brief break of the vendors’ booths. At the end
Area, conducted the meet- new members and they Governing Board Meeting, of the day the vendors turn
ing because President were asked to introduce Tommy stepped in and re- in these tickets for a daily-
Tommy Fanelli was attend- themselves and briefly de- ported that he had just drawing. The winning ticket
ing the FMCA Governing scribe their business. The made a motion to the Board number is posted at a des-
Board Meeting, still in proc- new members were in- to allow the inside vendors ignated booth. The winner
ess during the PRVVC formed that they are entitled to have the same operating is awarded a certificate
meeting. to one free name badge hours as that of the outdoor worth $20 that can be re-
and to see Susan Cox or vendors. The motion was deemed with any vendor in
The meeting was called to Dorothy Loll with “Badges R seconded and after discus- the PRVVC Marketplace.
order and the minutes were Us” to place their order(s). sion, a vote was taken and Once the certificate is re-
read from the PRVVC the motion passed “with deemed with a PRVVC
meeting held March 16, The vendors who had cor- flying colors”. As many of Marketplace vendor, the
2009 in Perry, Georgia. A ner booths at this rally were you know, the outdoor ven- vendor then turns in the
motion was made, sec- reminded to pay the $25 fee dors are open an additional certificate to Ann Hoffman
onded and voted to approve to Ann Hoffman if they had- half day at the rallies. This and she reimburses the
the minutes as read. n’t done so already. is effective immediately. vendor for the $20.
Ann Hoffman gave the Tony reported that Jane Several members re- With no further business, a
treasurer’s report. The Lihou had graciously volun- quested that someone ex- motion was made and sec-
PRVVC bank account bal- teered to edit and publish plain how the ticket draw- onded to adjourn the meet-
ance as of March 1st, 2009 the PRVVC Newsletter. She ings worked in the PRVVC ing. The members then en-
was $10,922.16. There was was introduced to the group Marketplace. Janet Tran- joyed a lovely dinner that
income of $36,397.50 and and she shared her e-mail num explained that each was catered by the Bowling
expenses of $35,927.10. (jlihou@aol.com) for mem- vendor is given tickets that Green catering staff.
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4. Professional RV Vendors Chapter
President Professional RV Vendors Chapter (PRVVC) is a non-profit Chapter of FMCA. The
Thomas Fanelli
Progressive Industries chapter’s goals are to bring friendship and fellowship to its members and to repre-
919-462-8280 sent the members at FMCA with questions and concerns.
Secretary
Nancy Fanelli The dues to be a member are $30.00 / year, due on January 1st of each year and
Progressive Industries
payable to the treasurer.
Treasurer
Ann Hoffman PRVVC has two meetings every year, one at each of the International FMCA Ral-
Hildale Enterprise
lies. It is important that you attend these meeting, if possible. These meetings are
Vice President
International Area
followed by a social and dinner.
Todd Coffelt
Performance Products There are ten chapter areas, each with an elected vice president who is responsible
Vice President for PRVVC socials at regional rallies.
Northeast Area
Larry Williams All PRVVC offices are volunteer positions.
JJ’s gold & Gems
Vice President
Eastern Area
Bob Ingalls
RV Innovations
Vice President
We’re on the Web
South Central Area
Al Hoffman
Hildale Enterprises prvvc.com
Vice President
Great Lakes Area
Jan Williams
JJ’s Gold and Gems
Bowling Green Rally a Success for Most Vendors
Vice President
Rocky Mountain Area
Tony St. Peter
Home Mats
The feedback from ven- very slow for most ven- INTO Area Rally - Quartz-
dors at the FMCA Interna- dors but rallied on the last site, Ariz. - Jan. 20-24,
Vice President
Northwest Area
tional Rally in Bowling day and a half. There 2010
Dwayne Trannum Green was very positive. were many tours and local
Almost Heaven Microfiber
There were approximately events for the attendees Southeast Area Rally -
Vice President 2700 coaches registered that competed with the Brooksville, Fla. - Feb. 3-
Southeast Area
and attendance at the vendors. 7, 2010
John Dunsmore
Eagle Point Trading Co. vendor booths was steady Great Lakes Area Rally -
throughout the three days Let’s hope we have turned
Vice President
the corner in these tough Barrien Springs, Mich. -
Midwest Area of the rally. May 27-30, 2010
Todd Coffelt economic times.
Performance Products
After some initial confu- Eastern Area Rally - Rich-
Vice president sion about getting around Upcoming FMCA Rallies:
Western Area mond, Va. - June 10-13,
Janet Trannum (not many parking spaces South Central Area Rally, 2010
Almost Heaven Microfiber near the venues) atten- Shawnee, Okla., Sept. 23
National Director dees showed up by the - 26, 2009 Midwest Area Rally - Elk-
Bob Ingalls hundreds for the semi- horn, Wis. - June 9-12,
Bob’s Enterprises, LLC
nars. Rocky Mountain Ramble - 2010
Alternate National Director Farmington, N.M. - Oct. 13
Larry Williams Many vendors stayed in -17, 2009 Northeast Area Rally -
JJ’s gold and Gems
the area to attend the Essex Junction, Vt. - July
Marketplace Coordinator Newmar Rally in Goshen, Western Area Rally - In- 21-24, 2010
Jan Williams
JJ’s gold and Gems Ind. This rally started out dio, Cal. - Jan. 6-10, 2010