Monday, November 28, 2022

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 $25.00per 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,