Escapees July-August 2023

Celebrating 45 Years of Freedom Message From The Board By MELANIE CARR #8, Escapees RV Club Vice President

honor of the celebration, we wanted to share the highlights from our historical timeline with you here. There are so many amaz ing people who have played an integral part of growing Escapees to where it is today, and you, our cherished members, are no excep tion. We will continue to say it time and time again—we can’t do what we do without our dedicated staff and exceptional members such as you. So, thank you for being on this adventure with us and we look forward to another 45-years of Escapees!

We are so thrilled to be celebrating 45-years of Escapees RV Club! At the 62nd Escapade, in Tucson, Arizona, attend ees took a literal walk down memory lane where we fi lled the seminar halls with a display of photos and descriptions from the Escapees historical timeline. It was remarkable to be reminded of the club’s humble roots while also tak ing time to appreciate how far it’s has come in 45 years through the introduction of new services and programs. It served as an incredible reminder that everything we do at Escapees RV Club is an attempt to serve as a total sup port network to a community seeking the freedom that the RV lifestyle has to o ff er. O ne thing is for sure, we will continue to strive to expand the offerings and resources available to you. Our commercial partner and member offerings are growing, and we highly recommend you check out their member discounts that will help you to save money along your travels. We recently announced a partnership with Natural Mental Health who specializes in creating resources that help with the challenges surrounding mental health. They are offering Escap ees members 50-percent off their Joy Lab program, which is sure to helpyou fi nd your joy and unlock your inner peace. It can be dif fi cult to fi nd stable resources while moving around the globe, and we love that the Joy Lab program can be completed from anywhere and at your own pace. They also offer a free mini-course to help you build on your strengths and a weekly podcast to inspire change. We also recently announced a new expansion of our resources for the working RVer, with Live Camp Work becoming part of the Escapees RV Club family! This acquisition includes the Live Camp Work website that is jam-packed with helpful resources, books and online courses, Work Camping 101 and Ways of Workamping. These resources support working RVers during their adventures of being full- or part-time travelers. Over the coming months, Escapees plans to bring Live Camp Work under the Escapees umbrella and expand its own resources with those created by this online RV community. The founder of Live Camp Work, Sharee Collier, joined Escapees RV Club as a special projects manager and will help oversee the integration of the brands as well as focus on growth and development for the RVer Job Exchange. All in all, to say the Board of Directors are proud of where Escapees stands, going into its 45th year of business, is an understatement. In

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