Chapter News
Chapter of the Year 2012
May 11, 2013 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
Saluting the Good Samaritan Spirit Congratulations to our 2012 Chapter of the Year, Florida’s Golden Triangle Sams Most of you know that the Good Sam Club unites nearly 1,500 regional chapters across North America. Not only do chapters get together for RV campouts and state and provincial Samborees, they make meaningful contributions in their communities. Among them, [...]
Atlantic Canada’s Good Sam Spirit
April 30, 2013 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
At the end of each year, members of the First Nova Scotia Apple Valley Campers get in the Good Samaritan spirit by making a $500 donation, and 2012 was no exception. Last year the Good Sam chapter gave to a school for students with learning disabilities on the Bay of Fundy coast. During the year, [...]
We’ve Gone to the Dogs
March 31, 2013 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
Good Sam Club donates $191,036 to Dogs for the Deaf Dogs for the Deaf celebrated its 35th anniversary with great fanfare last year. To mark the milestone, the Good Sam Club contributed a generous $191,036 in 2012, including donations from individual members, regional chapters and the club itself. Thanking Good Sam Club for its many [...]
Little Parks on the Prairie
March 31, 2013 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
Saskatchewan chapters pitch in at regional parks Volunteers play an important role at Canada’s regional parks, and Good Sam Club chapters are doing their part to make sure these provincial treasures are available for future generations. Four Saskatchewan chapters stand out for going above and beyond: Queen City Sams, Wheatland Sams, Parkland Sams and Sunseeker [...]
A New Lease on Life
August 20, 2012 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
Second Chance Sams share more than a love of RVing At the 1977 Spring Samboree in Belleville, Kansas, 14 Good Sam members came together to form the first Second Chance Sams chapter for RVers who’ve been given a second chance at life. The chapter was the brainchild of former firefighter A.W. “Smokey” Linn, who survived [...]
Fun and Philanthropy at the Georgia Samboree
May 23, 2012 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
At the Peach State’s Spring Samboree in March, the South Georgia Rivers Sams staged a hotdog lunch to benefit Atlanta’s Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. Chapter members grilled and served more than 900 hot dogs over the course of the day and afterward presented a check for $1,921 to the Rally Foundation. Good Sam’s [...]
Good Sam Does Good Deed
April 12, 2012 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
Article and photo provided courtesy of MagicValley.com The Twin Falls Good Sam Travelers Club recently donated $200 to the National Federation of the Blind of Central Idaho for the upcoming statewide convention held April 13-15 at the Red Lion Hotel Canyon Springs in Twin Falls. Pictured, from left, are Good Sam Vice-chairman Carl Kruse and President [...]
Good Times and Good Deeds
April 2, 2012 by Good Sam · 1 Comment
Since 1975, the Good Sam Club has presented the prestigious Chapter of the Year award to show its appreciation for the public service and charitable work done by local chapters. Each January, nominations flow in from all corners of the continent to Good Sam’s panel of judges. This time around, one particularly inspiring group—the Utah [...]
2012 Cleanup Days
March 20, 2012 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
Start planning your Chapter’s involvement with the Good Sam Club’s annual Cleanup Days, scheduled for May 19-20. For the past 16 years, club members have been getting together to tidy up public lands in anticipation of the summer travel season.
Maine Good Sam Club conducts charity raffle
March 1, 2012 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
Provided courtesy of http://rvdailyreport.com LIMINGTON, Maine — The Maine Good Sam Club has launched its second RV Samaritan Quilt Raffle to benefit the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, the group announced today. “In 2011, we brought a huge smile on the face of Greg Sirpis, a board member of the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, when we [...]
