Escapees July-August 2023

History Timeline

1978: Club formed (July)

First fi ve-page newsletter published (Aug.) 1979: 24 rigs attended fi rst Escapade Bakers fi eld, CA (Feb) 1980: 375 members in club (July) 1982: First SKP Co-Op RoVers Roost (Sept.) 1984: First chapter formed in CA (Feb) National of fi ce opened in Livingston, TX (July) 1985: Mail service began (Aug.) 1986: First Chapter Directors hired (May) 19 Chapters (July) 1988: SKP #10,000 joined (April) Newsletter increased to 52 pages (July) 1989: Advisory Council began (Oct.) 1990: First Eastern (fall) Escapade (Sept.) 1991: National of fi ce expanded to 3,500 sq feet (Dec.) 1992: CARE, Inc. begins (April) SKP #25,000 joined (Dec.) 1993: Discount Parks program begins (Jan.) Escapees magazine expands to 64 pages (March) 1994: Voice mail service added (Jan) Escapees magazine increased to 72 pages (Sept.) 1996: 12,000 sqare feet added to national of fi ce 1997: Free e-mail address service SKP #50,000 joined (Dec.) 1998: 20th birthday, National buries time capsules First fun days held (July) 1999: Online with E-commerce (April) 2000: ERPU program established 3,717 lifetime memberships (July) 2001: Petersons inducted into RV/MH Hall of Fame (Aug.) 2002: Technical advisor added to Escapees magazine staff

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July/August 2023 ESCAPEES Magazine