February 2013

The latest information has been released regarding the GLAMARAMA 2013 Rally scheduled for the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen Indiana from Wednesday, September 18 through Sunday, September 22, 2013. We are pleased that Dane Bailey, the Singing Auctioneer, has graciously agreed to be the master of ceremonies for the rally. Check out his website www.singingauctioneer.com to learn of his extensive experience in leading events with humor, music and good clean fun.

New information regarding early arrival has also just been announced. While early arrival is from Sunday afternoon, September 15 through Tuesday, September 17, 2013 those choosing to enter the rally as a group will be authorized to enter beginning ONLY on Tuesday, the 17th. This change is warranted by the tight fairground schedule requiring that electrical wiring layout and parking layout can’t start until Monday morning.  As the rally date approaches, we will provide a list of campgrounds in the area to accommodate those groups planning on an earlier arrival to the Elkhart area. Also, early arrival camping fee at the fairground is $25 per night. Key individuals-GLAMA Executive Board, specified Parking and Security members will be requested to arrive on Sunday afternoon to begin setting up and arranging facilities. The Security and Parking chairmen, Ken Schlacht and Rick Hahn, respectively will advise which members will be authorized to arrive early and receive a waiver on parking fees. Please note that individual coaches entering the fairground early may not have water and electric available until Tuesday.

For those interested in leading a seminar or craft class please select the Seminar/Craft Presenter Form link from the right navigation bar on the rally website to access that request form. Print out the form using your browser print command, complete the request form and send it to Dick Montgomery, Seminar Chair. His contact information is included in the first paragraph of the form. We hope you will share the valuable knowledge you have gained through your years of travels with the many others who will attend the rally.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to communicate directly with Jon or any of the rally chairs. Their contact information can be found on the rally website under the GLAMA Planning Committee link. Also, in the next month we hope to have our rally website http://gla2013plng.blogspot.com/ linked with FMCA for ease in connection. We hope to see you all at the rally.