By Jeannette Idell, F281616
October 2016
The Red River Rovers chapter is a friendly and caring group open to all motorhome owners. In fact, fellow members are considered family. We gathered for the chapter’s 15th anniversary rally June 9-12, 2016, at Durant/Choctaw Casino KOA in Durant, Oklahoma.
The chapter was formed in Denton, Texas, in 2001 by Darrell and Grace Gilliland. Darrell is a former FMCA national vice president, South Central Area. The charter listed 27 families who hailed from north-central Texas and south-central Oklahoma. Today, eight of those original 27 families are still members. The current membership is 69 families.
The chapter holds seven rallies a year — in March, April, May, June, September, October, and November — plus a Christmas luncheon in early December. Members like to broaden their knowledge, so each rally includes sessions devoted to technical subjects and to crafts.
Rallies generally are within a 150-mile radius of Denton. But members also like to travel farther at least once a year, such as to our May 2016 rally in Kerrville, Texas; members also took a post-rally trip to Big Bend National Park.
The main objective is to have fun, and we are always very successful in that endeavor.
For rally schedules, photos, slide shows, chapter contacts, and more, visit www.redriverrovers.com.