Family Campers & RVers

2021 Campvention Recap

After a tumultuous 2020 with no Campvention and no Retiree Rally the 129 units (families, couples, singles) attending FCRV’s 61st Campvention at Elkhorn, Wisconsin welcomed the opportunity to get together with friends both old and new. Joyful greetings of “Hey, glad to see you, how have you been?” accompanied by hugs, hand shakes and fist bumps were heard everywhere. Some of the early arrivals took time to “Wander Wisconsin” as the theme suggested. Unfortunately travel restrictions still in effect in Canada prevented most Canadians from attending.

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2021 Retiree Rally Postponed Due To Covid

After careful consideration about the 2021 International Retiree Rally we have made a decision to postpone the Retiree Rally until 2022. Even though many of us have gotten vaccine shots, we feel it might still be too early to be safe. Mineola Civic Center is a more compact facility than we are used to, so we don’t feel we can social distance in the building, even though we would be wearing masks. We just want everyone to feel safe about coming and we want everyone to stay healthy.

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NCHA (FCRV) National Hank Nathan Scholarship Report 2020

In 2020, the NCHA (FCRV) Hank Nathan Scholarship Inc. will award 9 scholarships, the amount of the awards will total $12,000.00. We responded to 12 requests for applications, receiving 11 at the Scholarship America office. The nine recommendations were reviewed and approved by the FCRV Scholarship Board.

The value of the Scholarship fund as of June 30 was $242,186.72.  We use 6% of the value for scholarships giving us $14,000.00 to draw from.

Congratulations to the 9 scholarship recipients:

• Benjamin Moats of Ames, Iowa will be attending University of Minnesota: Twin Cities. He will be studying Mathematics.
• Hannah Robb of Louisville KY will be attending Bellarmine  University. She will be studying Business Administration
• Tara Mueller of Exeter NE will be attending Wayne State University. She will be studying Elementary Education.
• Kiley Johnson of Omaha NE will be attending University of  Nebraska: Lincoln. She will be studying Elementary Ed.
• Kerri McHale of Carthage NY will be attending Carthage  College. She will be studying Secondary Education
• Breanna Kendle of Erie CO will be attending University of  Phoenix: Phoenix-Hohokam. She will be studying English
• Tyler Mathews of Papillion NE will be attending Friends  University. He will be studying Zoo Science.
• Gary Couch of Massillon OH will be attending Kent State  University: Stark. He will be studying Music Tech.
• Nathan Conway of Thornton CO will be attending South  Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He will be studying Electrical Engineering.

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