Eleven coaches attended the State Campout in Urbanna. It started out as a wet weekend at Bethpage for the campout. It poured down rain and turned some campsites into lakes very quickly. The state social was at 4 pm and everyone sloshed to the pavilion to enjoy snacks and drinks. The Schulers drove the dune buggy holding an umbrella over it since it has no roof. It didn't matter, they got soaked.

After the social, it cleared up enough for the Moyers to cook hot dogs for everyone. After dinner, a few games of pass the trash were played and every one was having a good time until a family of four skunks decided to spoil the party.

Saturday morning, a delicious breakfast of sausage gravy was served by the hosts the Peninsula Winnies. There were quite a few meetings that morning, so there wasn't much time for play.

The Dogwoods held their meeting at 3 pm at the Moyers coach. The Dogwoods got the chapter of excellence award, and pins were handed out. Donna Preissner won the 50/50 for $14.00.

Following the meeting, the Moyers presented the Schulers with a beautiful birthday cake, since both of their birthdays fell on this campout.

Dinner was pot luck at the pavilion with the whole state. Unfortunatly, by the time the Dogwoods got in line, there wasn't much meat left. Fortunately there was a lot of other things to choose from. Gene Veler won the state 50/50, worth about $87.00. Mike Schuler commented that he should call Dominoes and order pizzas.

After dinner, the Dogwoods went back to the Moyers for more Pass the Trash. There was a lit up palm tree and animated toucan to light up the campsite while games were played. The group listened to music until about 11, when the darn skunks showed up again to run everyone off!

Sunday morning, everyone met for a continental breakfast followed by a brief church service. Then said their goodbyes until the rally in September. The rally will be held again at Bethpage, September 16-18.

President, Harold Moyer, 804-769-4400

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