Escapees July-August 2023

2003: Lamplighter program begins CARE’s garden expanded

ERPU expands to third Rainbow Park Escapees wins Texas voting challenge (Jan.)

2004: HOP Program introduced (Jan.)

Peterson Memorial Garden Introduced (Nov.) 2005: Escapees magazine goes full color, Chapters expand to 51 (July), First RVers Boot Camp held in Du Quoin,IL (Sept.) 2006: Escapees Travel Guide replaces discount directory (Jan.), 45th Escapade in Van Wert, OH (Sept.), Club named Baylor University Texas Family Business of the year for the second time (Dec.) 2007: First all-chapter gathering in Quartzsite, AZ, (Jan.) RE purchases 25 acres for expansion (Jan.) 108 CARE volunteers receive US Presidents volunteer service awards (Sept.) 2008: SKP #100,000 joined (Feb.) There are 49 BoFs and 6 C-BoFs (April) 48th Escapade/30th birthday Bash, Gillette, WY. (July) Time capsules opened to honor birthday (July) 2009: First Escapees RVers Boot Camp held at RE; was so popular, a second session held the following weekend (Nov.) 2010: Joe and Kay Petterson named among the top 100 most in fl uential people in the RV industry (June) Escapees SmartWeigh program conceived (July) and the fi rst scale site opened at RE in the fall. 2011: Celebration of Life ceremonies for Joe Peterson #1 held throughout the Escapees parks (Jan.) 2014: Escapees Mail Service begins expansion to FL & SD (July) 2015: Launch of Xscapers, a lifestyle group catered to working RVers (March) 2016: Travis Carr receives the title of President and Melanie Carr, Vice President (May) Escapees Mapping Tool Launches (June) 2017: RVers Online University launches 2018: RVer Job Exchange launches First of fi cial “Annual Bash” in Quartzsite, AZ, (Jan.) 2019: Escapees Hangouts program launched (May). Boondocking Policy launched in (Dec.) 2022: Escapees Mobile App launched (Aug.)

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