Escapees March/April 2016

Birds of a Feather

Heavy Hauler • C-BoF: Exchange info on purchase and use of medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks, including parts, supplies, dealers, repair facilities, etc. Quarterly e-mailed newsletter. $15 first yr includes logo decal. ($10 per yr/renewal; addt’l $10/yr for snail-mail news- letter.) Check payable to Heavy Haulers C-BoF, 159 Rainbow Dr., #5990, Livingston, TX 77399-1059. Send questions to: heavyhaulersBoF@gmail. com. Website: escapees.com/Heavy-Haulers Jammers: Our goal is to enable members to share interests in music by jam- ming (playing music together, where members take turns selecting songs). The jammers will include musicians at all levels, singers and listeners. The types of music will include, but are not limited to, old-time, gospel, Celtic, ‘60s and ‘70s folk and contra dance music. Members will keep in touch by e-mail and social networks such as the Escapees forum. Meetings will occur at Escapades, music festivals, Escapees parks and other situations wherever it is convenient. Contact Dave Schroeder: oldfolkjammer@gmail.com. NOMADS: NOMADS are Mission Volunteers and individuals who travel with a purpose. A ministry of the United Methodist Church, specific to RVers wishing to be involved in Christian service. Membership not depen- dent on church affiliation. Regular projects are three weeks, nationwide. Disaster rebuild projects may be one week or more as openings exist. Parking (including water, electric, dump) is furnished. Current projects list is posted on the NOMADS Website and is visible to members of NOMADS only, but with nationwide sites. To join NOMADS: 866-466-6237 or visit www.nomadsumc.org . For information contact Virginia Wiggers at 931- 200-4742 or mvw351@gmail.com. There are no dues for NOMADs BoF. Penwheels: Quarterly newsletter inspires, encourages and assists writers in all styles of writing, published or not. Join our new group forum at RVilllage.com. Sign up for free. Then, click search or groups, and enter Penwheels in the search field. Click join group to post. Please send your Escapees membership number to: Joanne Alexakis (joalexakis@earthlink. net) so your name can be added to the e-mail list for the newsletter. You can also contact Penwheels editor, margo@themaxwellgroup.net. Pet Lovers: For people who love animals. All pets welcome. Our bimonthly (even months), electronic newsletter contains timely information for your pet on health, vets, pet-friendly places, new pet items, seasonal informa- tion, humor and stories submitted by our members. We send informative bulletins to alert you of any issue that could impact your pet. We do our best to answer your pet questions. To subscribe, send your name, address, e-mail address and phone number to cfdnld@merr.com. Or, call Chris Davis at 608-347-4719. Prospecting and Metal Detecting: Share tips and information. To join our Yahoo! group SKP-PandMD, contact Ken Parsons by e-mail rwsp606@ gmail.com. Roster and yearly newsletter. By e-mail, $5; mailed, $15 a year. We get-together yearly for a week of prospecting and fun. Make checks payable to Janis Lanphear, Treasuer, 21748 Old Alturas Rd, Redding, CA 96003. wedig4gold@gmail.com Quilt Lovers: Newsletters sent out twice a year provides quilt-related information and BoF news. Subscriptions: April to March, $5 year for newsletter mailing and to replenish materials needed for quilts made at each Escapade to donate to local charity. Please send to Quilt Lovers BoF for your subscription to Membership/Treasurer and Newsletter Editor Mary Costigan, 900 Bradford Court, San Jacinto, CA 92583-6530 (call 951-452-2999) or e-mail mary.costigan@yahoo.com. Chairman is Benita Pipes, 237 Rainbow Dr, #13775, Livingston, TX 77399, 817-946-7186, bobepi702@aol.com. If attending Escapade, and would like to help in

making the charity quilts, please bring your sewing machine and quilting supplies. Donations of UFOs welcome. SKP Freethinkers: The focus of this BoF is information, support and community for atheists, agnostics, skeptics, and all those who reject su- pernatural belief. This BoF serves as a virtual meeting place and forum for like-minded SKPs. We have a Website with a forum, a newsletter and a private Facebook page. Media is all electronic, so membership is free. For information, visit www.skpfreethinkers.com or contact Howard Replogle at howardreplogle@SKPfreethinkers.com. SKP Photographers: For all photographers, from casual to serious. Our goal is to help members have fun with photography and improve their skills through our free online newsletter, meetings at Escapades/rallies and in-the-field photo outings at interesting locations. Join online at www. skpphotographers.com , e-mail loupet@gmail.com or call Lou Petkus at 630-750-7291. SOLOs • C-BoF: A group for single Escapees. Must be a current member. Membership, $10/year. Three newsletters per year, mem- ber-hosted gatherings and pre-Escapade rallies. Send check, payable to Escapees SOLOs, with SKP#, mailing address, interests/hobbies, e-mail and phone number to Escapees SOLOs, 188 Rainbow Dr., #8822, Livingston, TX 77399-1088. SOLOs@escapees.com. www.escapees.com/solos SOWERs (Servants on Wheels: Ever Ready) A non-denominational ministry of born-again believers who combine our love of RVing and ser- vice to our Lord as we volunteer to work with other Christian ministries throughout the U.S. and Canada. From our listing of approved ministries, we choose the projects and months we work. www.sowerministry.org Square Dancing: For information on this group, contact Bill and Dee Wheeler, 1612 2nd St., N, Cordele, GA 31015. E-mail wwdj66@hotmail. com or call 419-890-7254 (Verizon). Stonewall: Welcomes all gays, lesbians, bis, trans and their friends. An informal group, we gather at Escapades, Pride events and Quartzsite, Ari- zona, in January. Communication is online, so we can meet each other as travels allow. No dues/no newsletters, just good times with great people! Eric Hays-Strom at elstrom99@yahoo.com. Woodcarvers on wheels: This group meets annually at North Ranch in Congress, Arizona, for a week-long workshop of carving, pyrography and more. We enjoy gathering at Escapade and anywhere else our paths may cross. Sharing ideas, patterns, hints and articles related to anything wood. To join, send your name, address, SKP# and $5/year to Sandra Boroff Kruty, 110 Rainbow Dr., #1002, Livingston, TX 77399-1010. Newsletter is sent out three times a year. woodcarversonwheels@gmail.com Workers: For any Escapees member who has an interest in the work-camp- ing lifestyle, paid or volunteer. Both full- and part-time travelers are welcome. We are not a job location service but a means to exchange information among members who share this common interest and for social contacts. All communication is through a “members only” Yahoo! group, so Internet access is necessary. For information, or to join, e-mail Kirk Wood at woody@1tree.net. Worldwide Travelers: We offer information about independent or RV travel in countries around the world other than North America. Information is shared through tips and travel reports. Free monthly e-newsletter. To join the Worldwide Travelers’ BoF group, send your name, SKP# and e-mail address to Kathy Howe at wwtnews@gmail.com.

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