Camping Today [January]

NCHA (FCRV) National Hank Nathan Scholarship Report 2021

The 2020/21 Scholarship year has been significantly affected by the Covid 19 pandemic. 

In 2021, the NCHA (FCRV) Hank Nathan Scholarship Inc. will award 6 scholarships, the amount of the awards will total $7,500.00. We responded to 10 requests for applications, receiving 8 at the Scholarship America office. The six recommendations were reviewed and approved by the FCRV Scholarship Board.

The value of the Scholarship fund as of March 31, 2021 was $274,000.00.  We use 6% of the value for scholarships giving us $12,500.00 to draw from.

This year we do not have a recipient of the Schu Memorial Scholarship, in conservation, ecology or outdoor activities. 

We have 6 Scholarship recipients: 

• Benjamin Moats of Ames, Iowa will be attending University of Minnesota: Twin Cities. He will be studying Mathematics. 
• Tara Mueller of Exeter NE will be attending Wayne State University. She will be studying Early Childhood 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 SUNY Brockport. She will be studying History Education.                              
• Brianna Coniglio of Spring Hill will be attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She will be studying Forensic Science.    
• Katie Kurburski of Harbor Springs MI will be attending Ferns State University. She will be studying Biology.                           

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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.