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Mexican Connection Chapter 8

Mexican Connection Chapter 8 holds one rally a year in Mexico. It is our mission to introduce RVers to the wonderful Mexican people and to experience confident RV travel in Mexico by themselves or with others. Please read below for information.


(This page maintained by Mexican Connection Chapter 8. Last modified: 11/5/2011 10:40:38 PMCentral time.)

The purpose of Chapter 8 is to:
-Introduce new Escapees Chapter 8 Mexican Connection members to RV travel in Mexico, its scenery, traditions, food, culture and folklore.

-Travel south of the border and give back more than the enriching experiences we gain, through charity donations and business patronization.

-Enable Chapter 8 members to feel comfortable to return to Mexico for future rallies as well as their own road trip adventures.

Chapter 8 publishes a quarterly newsletter along with maintaining this Escapees based website as well as a Mexican Connection Website. The Chapter sponsors an annual RV rally, which is a large group trip, into Mexico and helps with the charitable activities of the Escapees and charitable missions in Mexico.

At the one official rally each year in Mexico, officers are elected, a site selected for the next year's rally, charitable contributions determined, and other chapter business is conducted.

MEMBERSHIP or CONTACT INFORMATION

Upcoming Rallies and Events

Chapter Voice Mail Information: 888-757-7701 ext. 8008

The new Fall Newsletter 2011 is available with the officers' list, and more complete information on how to renew/join Chapter 8 using Pay Pal. Follow the link to the Newsletter

The 2012 Rally to Puerto Penasco is February 7 to February 20, 2012.
Puerto Penasco is only 62 miles south of the border from Lukeville, AZ,
which is South South West,(SSW) of Phoenix.

The Wagonmaster, Dannie Dolan requests that all rally reservations to Puerto Penasco be in by December 1, 2011 to facilitate campground reservations and events.

The Rally itinerary consists of two PDF files, a registration file and a medical form with the itinerary for the rally: a total of 10 pages which you will need to print. More details are available inside the two packets.

1. 2012 Rally Registration Form (4 pages)

          2. 2012 Rally Medical Form and Info Packet. (6 pages)


Rally fees can be paid at any time. However a cutoff date has been set for October 30, 2011 but may be extended. Mail your personal check or pay by Pay Pal. Go to the Mexican Connection Website (Click on this link) and follow the instructions on how to pay by Pay Pal. A "Buy Now" Pay Pal button will be displayed for you to pay your 2012 Rally Fees. Instructions will be given to assist you in registering a new Pay Pal account or by entering your Pay Pal ID, which is your email address and entering your Pay Pal password. You will be able to pay by Credit Card, Debit Card, or by Bank Routing.

Annual Dues expired April 1, 2011 unless you renewed for multiple years.
To Renew or Join Chapter 8

Two Options are now available:

1. Mail a Check for $6.00 to the Membership Chair Using the 2011 Membership Form.

Go to mc8renew.com to renew your dues. This is where you will find the proper form and the "BUY NOW" button. You can get to mc8renew.com website from the mexiconnection08.com website page.

2. Click on the "Buy Now" link to electronically renew/join by Credit Card, Debit Card, or Bank Routing by setting up an account at Pay Pal (no fee). Dues are $6.00 a year.

The Chapter 8 web page for membership renewing/joining is mc8renew.com. Follow the instructions and chose your options. You will be redirected to Pay Pal to pay your dues. Be sure to click on "buy" at the bottom of the page.



            

IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL IN MEXICO (The BOARD responds)

This question has been asked recently by many people, especially in light of the current and increasing physical violence along the border and within Mexico. Chapter 8 The Mexican Connection wants to make it clear that neither Chapter 8 nor the Escapees RV Club provides liability coverage, and everyone traveling into Mexico must provide their own insurance for travel, medical, and emergency evacuation coverage.

The decision to travel in Mexico implies that those members assume all risks to themselves and their equipment. This has always been the policy of Chapter 8 The Mexican Connection and the Escapee RV Club.

There is risk to traveling in Mexico, as there is risk in traveling anywhere. The question is, how much risk? And is it a level of risk you are comfortable in assuming? Your individual comfort level is the key. Some travelers are comfortable in assuming more risk than others. At the beginning of Rally registration and through the pre-Rally, Chapter 8 strives do a good job in laying out its travel plans, with as much detail as required, so that individuals can make a decision to go or not to go. But all participants and Chapter 8 representatives need to be careful because no one in Chapter 8 has the power to "guarantee" or offer "assurances" to any fellow traveler that they will be safe and comfortable. To make the trek into Mexico is a decision each traveler must make for themselves.

When planning rallys, the Wagonmaster is always thinking safety and comfort. Our important planning guidelines include the following: We never travel at night or for long periods during the day where folks might become fatigued. We always travel in groups of 7- 9 rigs. If someone has trouble, the group stays together until the problem is solved. You are not left alone to deal with it. We always avoid city congestion by going around, whenever possible. Where we do encounter congestion on our routes we can often arrange a police escort. We take the major toll roads versus the two lane country roads. The campgrounds where we stay provide security. Generally, Chapter 8 can only estimate the anticipated risks that fellow Escapees traveling into Mexico will encounter.

It is important to remember that travel in Mexico with an RV is different than in the USA. We travel toll roads or major highways, if available, but there are many roads we travel in Mexico that are narrow and without shoulders. Some areas do not easily accommodate the typical 40 ft rigs, whether its on the roads or RV parks. Driving hazards along the highways commonly include serious topes (speed bumps), donkey carts, bicyclists and pedestrians, low hanging wires, absent or confusing signs, border or immigration or agricultural checkpoints, no ultra low sulfur diesel, etc, etc. Discussion of these items and many more occur at the pre Rally.

The Mexican Connection Rally begins at the pre Rally in the USA and always ends in Mexico. There is no planned return trip out for attendees. The Wagonmaster encourages and provides signup opportunities at both the pre-rally and during the rally for people to arrange with each other to travel together straight back to the states, or if they choose, to travel farther into Mexico. We strongly encourage that these groups be made up of 3 or more rigs to travel together. This decision again is based on each person's degree of experience in Mexico travel and their personal level of comfort and experience of the people with whom they will be traveling.




Follow this LINK to the Mexicanconnectio08 website and click on the appropriate headings to view the PDF files. This is a very large website with a great deal of Mexico travel information.


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Chapter Officers

CHAPTER 8 RALLY IN QUARTZSITE ARIZONA NEW 2011 BOARD OFFICERS.

Chapter Officers

President: Cynthia Ponder #70507
pondermexico@gmail.com

Past President at Large:
Ed Biller
billerej@yahoo.com


1stVice-Presidents & Wagonmasters 2012:
Dannie Dolan
Dolanwagonmaster2012@Yahoo.com>


2nd Vice President 2013, Wagonmaster:
Charles Bowles
wagonmaster2013@gmail.com

3rd Vice President and Wagonmaster 2014:
Denny Martinsen
dmd2mex@gmail.com

Secretary:
Joy Melton 
rvjmelton@aol.com

Treasurer:
Steve Bufty
SteveBufty@yahoo.com

Membership:
Don Busick
Don9773@sbcglobal.net

Newsletter/Voicemail Editor:
Jann Biller
chapter8.newsletter@yahoo.com

Historians:
Dona Martinsen
dnd2mex@gmail.com


Charity Committee Chair 2010:
Mary Ann Held #73667
cwmaheld@yahoo.com


Webmaster:
Don Busick
Don9773@sbcglobal.net


1st Assistant Webmaster
Arlo Thomas
mc8Krystonia.info

2nd Assistant Webmaster
Fredrick Goll
fredrickgoll@yahoo.com

For more information, please contact:

E-Mail: Don Busick
Phone: Don Busick at 775-843-9132

For more information visit our main website at http://www.mexicanconnection08.com.

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