2009 Virginia State Rally Schedule
Sept 17-20
Cozy Acres, Powhatan VA

WINNER: Early Bird paid reservation for the 2009 State Rally was David & Lorraine Brown from Hawley , PA of the New Jersey Gateway Winnies. Congratulations!

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Exciting News!!
FREE Mammograms for Ladies at the 2009 Rally!!

With mobile mammography, screening mammograms will be performed at the W.I.T Virginia State Rally in Powhatan, Virginia on Friday September 18, 2009. The Dogwood Winnies has partnered with UVa Breast Care Center in Charlottesville to show that we not only want you to enjoy your RVing but we want you to be HEALTHY ! The Dogwood Winnies contacted the UVa Breast Care Center to bring their self-contained unit, which provides high-quality, digital mammograms to women at our 2009 W.I.T. Virginia State Rally in Powhatan Virginia. Details to come.

For more information or to set up your appointment, please contact Diane Zimmerman, site coordinator at 804-837-5384 or dbzrn@tds.net.

Ye Olde Virginia Winnie-Tascas will host their annual rally at Cozy Acres Campground, Powhatan , Virginia . As usual at this rally there will be great food, great entertainment, seminars, dealer coaches, etc. The Goody Bags are being filled, Bingo games and the Friendship Walk (cakewalk with more than cakes) are ready, other Games and an Ice Cream Social are planned, and lots of Door Prizes are being collected.     Your entry fee covers two nights camping, two breakfasts, two dinners, two nights of entertainment and all the fun you can have at the other functions. All this can be yours for only $125 for one coach, two people. Extra persons each $60. One coach, one person only $105. Attendance will be limited. Make checks payable to Virginia State Rally 2009 and send to: registrar: Mary Anne Moyer, 1237 Commins Road , Aylett , VA 23009-3115 . Handicapped parking needs must be requested on registration form. Parking will be assigned by coach size. Vendors intested in attending should contact Mike Schuler rallymaster@virginiawit.org.     Cancellations prior to May 15, 2009 - full refund, before July 31, 2009 - 50% refund.     Cozy Acres is a secluded, quiet, well shaded campground located about 30 miles west of Richmond  with three fishing ponds and a playground. It offers 30/50A sites with W&E. Come early or stay late for only $38.00 per night. There are good local restaurants for your dining pleasure and there is an excellent golf course in Powhatan. Located within easy range are the homes of three Presidents - Jefferson's Monticello , Monroe 's Ash Lawn and Madison 's Montpelier .     Also nearby are the Capital of the Confederacy as well as Hollywood Cemetery, final resting place of Presidents John Tyler and James Monroe, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Generals George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart and 23 other Confederate generals, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Ellen Glasgow, and Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. along with about 18,000 Confederate soldiers (many from Gettysburg), several poets, ambassadors and congressmen.     Other nearby attractions are two amusement parks ( Busch Gardens and King's Dominion), the Blue Ridge Parkway , Skyline Drive , Shenandoah Valley,   Williamsburg ,  Appomattox , and several Civil War battlegrounds.     SOLD OUT!!

Rally Schedule as of 8/30/09: Events take place in and around the barn. Flea Market Row will be across from the barn. Vendor Row will be located across from the barn. Thursday, Sept 17th 8:00 - 5:00 Registration / Welcome Bags Sign up for Talent Night until 5:00 Lunch on your own 1:00 Caravan to the Richmond Zoo (located in Chesterfield). Please sign up at the Large Pavilion 4:00 Sign up for Free Mammogram on Friday (if you have not done so in advance) 5:30 Potluck Dinner- Bring your Mom's Favorite Dish from the 50's. Bring your own plate, utensils and beverage 7:00 Talent Night - Here's your chance to show us what you got, sing, perform skits, comedy sketch, etc. Gene Veler, MC. Friday, Sept 18th. 7:00 Early Morning Lake Walk, meet at Small Pavilion Breakfast on your own 8:00 - 5:00 Registration / Welcome Bags at the Gate 8:00 - 3:00 Mammogram Bus Near Office (Sign up in advance by sending email to Diane Zimmerman) 10:00 Opening Ceremony- Large Pavilion, Newcomer orientation to follow at Small Pavilion 11:30 - 1:30 Tour of Powhatan Historical Sites 12:00 Flea Market Row Open. Please pick up your Goody Bags at the Dogwoods Flea Market 1:00 WIT Tours and Rallies, Eastern Area Reps Dick & Mikki Dodge, Small Pavilion 1:45 How to play Casino Games Seminar at Casino Tent 2:00 - 4:00 Casino Games, played with "Cruisin Cash" for prizes by Silent Auction 2:00 - 4:00 Tiki Bar Opens, use free drink coupons in welcome bag. Located in Large Pavilion 2:00 Workhorse Seminar - Mike Pelchat, Small Pavilion 3:00 Pampered Chef Seminar - Kathy Lord, Small Pavilion Oktoberfest, Beer & Brats, Saurkraut, German Potato Salad. Dinner seatings as follows, Large Pavilion: 5:00 Out of State and Guests 5:10 Blue Ridge Winnies 5:20 Cardinal Winnies 5:30 Peninsula Winnies 5:40 Tidewater Tascas 5:50 Va Coasters 6:00 Dogwoods 7:00 - 9:00 Pay for Play Bingo (Cardinal Winnies), Large Pavilion 7:00 - 9:00 Tiki Bar open 8:00 - Casino Opens, Casino Tent 8:00 - Drive in Movie at small pavilion Bierfest music Doorprize raffles throughout evening- Peninsula Winnies Saturday, Sept 19th. 7:00 Early Morning Lake Walk, meet at small pavilion 8:00 Breakfast, catered by the Country Kitchen 9:00 Wit Store Opens, Large Pavilion 10:00- 5:00 Flea Market Row Opens (Goody bags at Dogwoods flea market) 9:00 - 10:00 Arts & Crafts -Bring items for competition, Small Pavilion 10:00 Seminars, McGeorges, held at McGeorge Coach area 10:00- 10:30 Judging of Arts & Crafts, Small Pavilion 10:30 - 12:00 Arts & Crafts Display, Small Pavilion 11:00 Seminar- Ron Colbow - Manual Retraction of HWH Slide Rooms, meet at Small Pavilion and walk to his coach 12:00 - 12:30 Pick up arts & crafts items, Small Pavilion 11:45 How to play Casino Games Seminar, Casino Tent 12:00 - 3:00 Casino Games, played with "Cruisin Cash" for prizes by Silent Auction 1:00 - 2:00 - Ice Cream Bar Opens Sponsored by FCIS, Small Pavilion 2:00 - 4:00 - Sports Games (Beanbag Baseball & Ladder Golf) 2:30 - 4:00 Friendship Walk, Cardinal Winnies, Small Pavilion 4:30 Induction of All Chapter Officers, Large Pavilion 5:00 Silent Auction Ends, Prizes begin posting Dress in your favorite "Cruise Wear" Dinner catered by the Country Kitchen, Large Pavilion. Dinner seatings as follows: 5:00 Out of State and Guests 5:10 Va Coasters 5:20 Tidewater Tascas 5:30 Peninsula Winnies 5:40 Cardinal Winnies 5:50 Blue Ridge Winnies 6:00 Dogwoods 6:00 Live Band: Big Daddy & The Riffhounds & Doorprize Raffles & doorprize postings. 7:00 - Tiki Bar Opens 7:00 - Pick up Silent Auction items w/ Crusin Cash 8:00 - Drive in Movie at small pavilion Sunday, Sept 20th 8:30 Breakfast, Cereal & Fruit 9:30 Devotional - Pat Whitlock 10:30 State Meeting and Induction of New State Officers 12:00 Closing Ceremony State President General Notes: Club 50/50 not allowed in general rally area. Club 50/50 or other fundraisers to be held at each clubs Flea Market Area. Money hat and State 50/50 are allowed anywhere. All gambling is for fun only, no real money used, only "Cruisin Cash" accepted. Cruisin Cash is to be used to bid on prizes at the Silent Auction. Please review handout of emergency info, points of contact and restaurant guide in your welcome bag. Remember to pick up goody bags at Dogwoods Flea Market. Wear your rally pin to all activities and meals Gate passes for cars are available at the office for a $10 refundable deposit.