Dogwood 2022 Christmas Rally

Dogwood Christmas Rally 2021

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to You Party Animals!!  

 Your hosts, Mary Lou Dudziak, Jean and Ed Herbert, and Patty and Henry Kuiken, are very excited for the Christmas Rally this year!  We have a game with lots of wonderful prizes, lots of yummy food, and enthusiasm!  Don’t forget to bring your $25 wrapped gift (per rig) for the Yankee exchange on Saturday night.  The rally officially begins on Friday, but if you plan on coming Thursday, please bring a heavy hors d’oeuvre to share for dinner.  

 

**Please bring your own drinks (coffee, soda, wine, beer, etc.), dishes, napkins, and utensils to each event. 

 

PLEASE NOTE: We are also asking for you to bring an appetizer for Friday or Saturday night.  

THURSDAY:  

5 p.m.:  Pre-rally gathering in the club house. Please bring a heavy hors d’oeuvre to share. 

FRIDAY:  

5 p.m.: Appetizers in Club House provided by Alexander, Buelow, Cummings, Greene, Greenwood, Ham, Hill, McFarlane, and Meyer  

6 p.m.: Dinner  

Brunswick Stew, Caesar Salad, and Bread, followed by cake for dessert  

After dinner Card Bingo (We have a lot of great prizes) 

SATURDAY:  

10:30 a.m.: Brunch in the club house  

Eggs to order (thank you Berkley), Bacon, Muffins, Sausage/cheese/egg casserole, Tomato pie, biscuits and sausage gravy, baked apples, and juice. If there is leftover Brunswick stew, we will heat it up also. 

Immediately following brunch, we will gather for a group photo. Please wear your Dogwood apparel if you have any. 

11:30 a.m. (or thereabouts) Dogwood Business Meeting (See Note below). This is important – lots of business to cover and we will be planning rallies for next year! Afterwards, for those that would like we will have games in the club house: Rumikube, Cards, Bridge etc.  Please feel free to bring additional games. 

5 p.m.: Appetizers provided by Mimms, Nelson, Schoolar, Spiezio, Tenney, Thorpe, Tilman, Tyler, and Vreeland 

6 p.m. : Dinner  

Ham, pineapple/cheddar bake, green beans, potatoes (thank you Dale and Robi), and bread followed by pumpkin pie with whip cream.   

After dinner: Yankee gift swap (don’t forget to bring your $25 wrapped gift per rig to participate) 

SUNDAY: 

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Waffle breakfast, provided by the campground, in the rally room. 

After breakfast, pack up and safe travels home.

 

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(Note) Ed requested I set up a Zoom call for the Business Meeting for those who are not able to attend the Rally.  Please watch for the Zoom invite.

Regards,

Dave Meyer

VP Communications

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(Posted 5 Nov 2022)

Hello Dogwood Family,  

The Dogwood Christmas Rally is coming up, so we wanted to send you some information on the rally.  

 

If you haven’t reserved your site at Americamps, please do so ASAP. After 11/1/22 sites are available on a first come first served basis. Americamps: (804) 798-5298 

 

The rally hosts are:  Mary Lou Dudziak 

Ed and Jean Herbert (540) 760-4181 

Patty and Henry Kuiken (540) 424-8134 

 

Please join us  for “FUN, FOOD, and FRIENDSHIP at the last rally of 2022. 

 

The cutoff date for registering with Dogwood for the Christmas Rally is November 20, 2022.   

 

Rally Fees:  Rally fees will be $25.00 per adult and $10.00 for children under 12.  

 

Please complete the registration form below and send it to Jean Herbert, along with a check made out to “Jean Herbert” (not Dogwood). 

 

Hope to see you there. 

 

Regards and SAFE travels, 

Please click here for the Rally Registration Form and all the Rally details.

CANCELLED - Dogwood Rally - Oyster Fest in Urbanna

CANCELLED

 Registration form for Oyster Fest in Urbanna, VA

Only have room for ten (10) coaches

Dates November 3 – 6, 2022

Fee for camping will be the cost of oysters.

This is dry camping with 15 amps to keep batteries charge.

Meals will be potluck and a restaurant outing on Thursday Nov. 3rd.

Send text or email even though you may have told Karen or me.

Name         ___________________________________________________________

Phone number      __________________________

Email address      _____________________________________________________

Number coming             _______________________

Berkley & Karen

berkleyja@cadscanning.com

804-754-1308

Ed Fisher’s Place

147 Urbanna Rd

Saluda, VA 23149

Click here for pdf version of Registration Form

Tentative schedule of events

Thursday –                                                       

Happy hour – Dinner out                                     

Friday –                                                                     

0900 - Breakfast?? – Go into town for Festival      

Lunch on your own – Games and puzzles            

4:30 – Happy hour,         5:30 – Dinner                 

Saturday – 

0900 - Breakfast??         

Lunch on your own– Games and puzzles

4:30 – Happy hour         5:30 Dinner

Sunday –

0900 – Breakfast?? 

1200 - Depart

Dogwood Rally at The Refuge on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks, NC

 

The Refuge on Roanoke Island

Final Update

 

The Dogwood Rally at Refuge on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks, NC.

 

The Rally Dates are: 10/14 – 10/16/2022

 

Your Hosts:

           Jim & Susan Buelow

           Dave & Nanette Meyer

           Pace & JoAnn Mimms

 

 Campground information can be found on their website. 

The Refuge on Roanoke Island

https://www.therefuge-roanokeisland.com/

 

Beechland Campground

256 S. California Lane, Manteo, North Carolina, 27954

 

Here is a link to their website:  Welcome to Beechland Campground.  

 

We have the following folks on our list for attending

 

Alexander    Berkley & Karen

Allen            Clint & Pat

Brinkley       Roy & Cara

Buelow        Jim & Susan (host)

Fisher          Ed & Anke

Greene        Robert & Nancy

Greenwood  Wilt & Barbara

Herbert        Ed & Jean

Kuiken         Henry & Patty

Meyer          Dave & Nanette (host)

Mimms        Pace & JoAnn (host)

Schwartz     Timothy & Sheila

Tenney        Darrel & Terry

Tyler            John & Gail

+ Guests:  Daniel & Elizabeth Heflin, and Randy Scott 

  

 

Schedule of Events:

Thursday (pre-rally):  5:00pm  Happy Hour and heavy hors d’oeuvres at the Pavilion – please bring something to share.

 

Friday:        5:00 pm.     Happy Hour at the Pavilion. Snacks provided by the Hosts.   

6:00pm.      Dinner and desert at the Pavilion, provided by the Hosts. 

 

Saturday:   9:00am.     Potluck Breakfast at the Pavilion, please bring a dish to share.

                                          Hosts will provide bacon, sausage, juice, and fruit. 

                    10:30am.    Dogwood Business Meeting (President Ed Herbert)

 

1:00pm      Tour of the US Coast Guard Station at Oregon Inlet.

                   The drive is almost an hour so we will carpool where possible.

 

                    4:00pm.     Happy Hour at the Pavilion with leftover snacks (Hosts)

5:30pm.     Dinner at the Sugar Creek Seafood Restaurant

 

Sunday:    9:00am.     Breakfast at the Pavillion.  

                                        Hosts will provide pastries, fruit, and juice.  

                    

Pack up and depart.

 

Note: Please bring your own plates, silverware (plasticware), napkins, and drinks to all meals.  BYOB. 

  

Please join us  for “FUN,  FOOD, and FRIENDSHIP at this rally!

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Sep Update with Registration Form (9/7/2022)

 

Hello Dogwood Family, 

 

Hope all is well with all of you and that you are having a great summer. 

 

The Dogwood Rally at Refuge on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks, NC is next month and the cutoff for reservations is this Sunday, so we wanted to send you the latest information on the rally.  

 

The Rally Dates are: 10/14 – 10/16/2022

 

Your Hosts:

           Jim & Susan Buelow

           Dave & Nanette Meyer

           Pace & JoAnn Mimms

 

We had 14 sites blocked for Dogwood and all 14 are reserved.  BUT we still have 4 sites blocked for Dogwood at a nearby campground – Beechland Campground.  This is a new campground and approximately 4 miles from The Refuge.  Beechland Campground is located just North of the village of Manteo, yet still on Roanoke Island.  As mentioned, we have reserved 4 additional sites there and these sites will be $72.00 per night.  They collect the full amount at time of booking.

 

So, if you would like to join us, please make your own reservations with the campground; their phone number is listed below and tell them you are with Dogwood.  The rate is $63.00 per night plus tax.

 

 Cutoff  date for reservations is Sept 11th.

Click here for the Registration Form 

 

Campground information can be found on their website. 

The Refuge on Roanoke Island

https://www.therefuge-roanokeisland.com/

 

Beechland Campground

256 S. California Lane, Manteo, North Carolina, 27954

 

Here is a link to their website:  Welcome to Beechland Campground.  

 

Both campgrounds are owned and operated by the same family.  For reservations, please call or text Margaret at 252-260-5800.  Be sure to let them know you are with Dogwood.

 

We have received Rally Registration Forms from the following folks.  If you have campground reservations and plan to attend the Rally, please let us know.

 

Alexander    Berkley & Karen

Allen            Clint & Pat (on waiting list)

Brinkley       Roy & Cara

Buelow        Jim & Susan (host)

Greenwood  Wilt & Barbara

Herbert        Ed & Jean

Kuiken         Henry & Patty

Meyer          Dave & Nanette (host)

Mimms        Pace & JoAnn (host)

Schwartz     Timothy & Sheila

Tyler            John & Gail

+ Guests:  Daniel & Elizabeth Heflin, and Randy Scott 

 

Rally Fees:   Rally fees will be $15.00 per adult and $10.00 per child under 12. 

 

 

Schedule of Events:

Thursday (pre-rally):  5:00pm  Happy Hour and heavy hors d’oeuvres at the Pavilion – please bring something to share.

 

Friday:        5:00 pm.     Happy Hour and snacks at the Pavilion.  

6:00pm.      Dinner and desert at the Pavilion, provided by the Hosts. 

 

Saturday:   9:30am.     Potluck Brunch at the Pavilion, please bring a dish to share.  The Hosts will provide bacon, sausage, juice, and fruit. 

 

We have a tour of the US Coast Guard Station at Oregon Inlet scheduled for 1pm.  The drive is almost an hour so we will carpool where possible.

 

                    4:00pm.     Happy Hour at the Pavilion.

5:30pm.     Dinner at a local restaurant – Sugar Creek Seafood Restaurant - with reservations at 5:30pm

 

Sunday:    9:00am.     Brunch – at the Hosts site (TBD).  Hosts will provide pastries, fruit, and juice.  

                    

Pack up and depart.

 

Note: Please bring your own plates, silverware (plasticware), napkins, and drinks to Friday’s dinner and both brunches. We will have coffee and juice; beyond that, BYOB. 

 

Click here for the Registration Form

 

 

Please join us  for “FUN,  FOOD, and FRIENDSHIP at this rally!

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Aug Update with Registration Form (8/4/2022)

 

Hello Dogwood Family, 

 

Hope all is well with all of you and that you are having a great summer. 

 

The Dogwood Rally at Refuge on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks, NC is coming up, so we wanted to send you the latest information on the rally.  

 

The Rally Dates are: 10/14 – 10/16/2022

 

Your Hosts:

           Jim & Susan Buelow

           Dave & Nanette Meyer

           Pace & JoAnn Mimms

 

Campground information can be found on their website. 

The Refuge on Roanoke Island

https://www.therefuge-roanokeisland.com/

 

Contact number is   252-260-5800

 

We have 14 sites blocked out for Dogwood.  If you would like to join us, please make your own reservations with the campground; their phone number is listed above and tell them you are with Dogwood.  The rate is $63.00 per night plus tax. Cutoff  date for reservations is Sept 11th.

 

Rally Fees:   Rally fees will be $15.00 per adult and $10.00 per child under 12.

 

 

Schedule of Events:

Thursday (pre-rally):  5:00pm  Happy Hour and heavy hors d’oeuvres at the Pavilion.

Friday:        5:00 pm.     Happy Hour and snacks.  

6:00pm.      Dinner at the Pavilion.

 

Saturday:   9:30am.      Brunch.

 

                  We are working on a tour of the local US Coast Guard Station.

 

          And there are a number of options and places to visit on Roanoke Island and the OBX….  We will provide additional details on the next update.

 

4:00pm.      Happy Hour.

5:30pm.      Dinner at a local restaurant – location is TBD .

 

 Sunday:    9:00am.      Brunch.

                                       Pack up and depart.

 

Note: Please bring your own plates, silverware (plasticware), napkins, and drinks to Friday’s dinner and both brunches. We will have coffee and juice; beyond that, BYOB. 

 

Registration pdf version 

 

Registration Form for The Refuge on Roanoke Island Rally

 

Cutoff Date for Registration is September 11, 2022.

 

Name(s) of attendees:                               ___________________

  

Name(s) of attendees:                               ___________________

 

Name(s) of attendees:                               ___________________

 

Number of adults times            $15.00        =       _________      

 

Number of children times         $10.00       =       _________ 

 

Total enclosed               =       _________

  

Please make checks payable to:  Nanette Meyer  (not Dogwood) 

 

Please mail registration forms to:       

 

Nanette Meyer

111 Buffie Rd

Yorktown,  VA  23693

 

Please indicate your interest in the US Coast Guard Station tour.

 

Number of attendees:                                ________

 

 

Please join us  for “FUN,  FOOD, and FRIENDSHIP at this rally!

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May Posting  (5/7/2022)

Rally Dates: 10/14 – 10/16/2022

Hosts:  Jim & Susan Buelow

            Dave & Nanette Meyer

            Pace & Joann Mimms

 

Hello Dogwood!    We have a Rally planned at The Refuge on Roanoke Island in Wanchese, NC.  The Rally dates are Friday, October 14^th to Sunday, October 16^th, however we can arrive as early Thursday the 13^th and stay until Tuesday the 18^th.  We have 14 sites reserved for Dogwood.  The discounted Rally rate is $63.00 per night and they collect the full amount at time of booking.  

 

All the sites are lake (pond) front.  Of the 14 sites, 12 are available Thursday thru Tuesday.  The other 2 are avail Thursday thru Monday.  We have a pavilion reserved, but we will have to work around the Sunday morning church service.  

 

Please make your own reservation and let us know you have.  Site Numbers will not be assigned when you make your reservation.  We will coordinate that with the campground at a later date.  We will lose any sites not booked by us 30 days prior to the event.

Campground information can be found on their website. 

 

The Refuge on Roanoke Island

https://www.therefuge-roanokeisland.com/

Contact number is   252-260-5800

 

NOTE:  We have also reserved 6 sites at a nearby campground if we need additional sites.  Beechland Campground is about 4 miles away and these sites are $72.00 per night and they collect the full amount at time of booking.

 

More details to follow in the coming months.

 

We hope to see you there!