Non Club Members and Non GMC owners

[bartz paul]

Dave, et al:

A clarification to my March 2nd e-mail. FYI, FMCA says the following
regarding rally's:

Instructions on the Association Calendar Mail-In Form, which is in the
FMC Magazine each month, state that if a chapter advertises their
chapter rally in the FMC Magazine, either in the Association Calendar or
otherwise, the rally is open to anyone.

Paul Bartz
> -----Original Message-----
> From: davegreenberg1 [SMTP:davegreenberg1]
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 1998 5:14 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: GMC: Non Club Members and Non GMC owners
>
> I can only speak for the GMC Sunshine Statesmen. We encourage ALL GMC
> owners to join us at all rallys with the possible exception at
> Christams when only club members are invited.
>
> We do not encourage non GMC owners to join us although we have a
> member in our club who does not now own a GMC. The only non GMC
> members in our club owned a SOB prior to 6/94 when we changed the
> rules. No GMC? No membership!
>
> The reasons are obvious; sob owners get sick of hearing us GMC owners
> rave about the great machine we love to drive.
>
> Now having said that, I have spoken to officers of other GMC clubs and
> they tell me there is a reluctance to invite non club members to their
> rallys. I really don't know why but every club should be able to do
> what the majority of that club wants.
>
> I wouldn't want to start a battle with FMCA over this issue,
> especiallly as I am on their governing board, but that's the way it
> is.
>
> I would invite comment.
>
>
> On Mon, 2 Mar 1998 10:51:05 -0500 "Bartz, Paul"

>
> I'm told that anyone (even non GMC'ers) can attend another FMCA
> Chapter rally regardless of membership status as long as they are a
> FMCA member, without prejudice??
>
> Paul Bartz

 

[bartz paul]

Dave:

Perhaps you missed my point, that being, FMCA policy says if any FMCA
Chapter advertises their event in the FMCA magazine then it has to be
open to anyone, and I don't believe they qualify the word "anyone".

Is that not a conflict with what you're saying below or if as you say
"is permitted by the FMCA By Laws" that what they say in the magazine is
in conflict with the By Laws?

Shouldn't such be clarified by FMCA?

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: davegreenberg1 [SMTP:davegreenberg1]
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 1998 1:02 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: GMC: Re: Non Club Members and Non GMC owners
>
> The Florida GMC chapter has a closed membership, limited to GMC
> motorhomes with a TZE serial number. This is permitted by the FMCA
> bylaws. We usually get such a high turnout at each rally, occasionally
> turning away members because of limited space at the campground (we
> turned away four at this month's rally) that we must limit
> paticipation
> to members on a first reserved first served basis.
>
> I can't fathom why an owner of a sob would want to sit and listen to
> a
> bunch of fanatical GMC owners extol the virtues of the classic GMC
> over
> several days.
>
> When space is available we welcome all GMC owners members or not.
>
> David Lee Greenberg

 

[mike finnicum]

>I can't fathom why an owner of a sob would want to sit and listen to a
>bunch of fanatical GMC owners extol the virtues of the classic GMC over
>several days.

Because we are such interesting people, our coaches are so superior
and never break down!

Mike Finnicum
78 GMC Eleganza
Naples, FL

 

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