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1 Rally Report Rally Report - “Commotion on the Ocean” “Commotion on the Ocean” By Dianne Wolfe By Dianne Wolfe Pacific Shores Motorcoach Resort in Newport, Oregon was the site of the most recent CAT RV Club Rally. Co-Rally masters Tom & Victoria Schneider and George & Starr Saam put together a truly first-class event. September 2007, ISSUE 8 Jeff Headean and Tony Kapustka, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL flew in for the rally. Tony presented the Caterpillar Maintenance Seminar and Brett Wolfe presented the General RV Maintenance Seminar. Representatives from Halton Caterpillar, the CAT ® RV Service Center in Portland, were on-site to provide technical assistance and parts sales. Tom Schneider brought in coaches to showcase some of the latest Caterpillar ® technology available in motorhomes including Caterpillar transmissions. It wouldn’t be a CAT RV Club Rally without the friendly competition in the beanbag toss and beanbag baseball. The winners of both are pictured above. Al Vormittag was very busy as he organized the games along with the SCA testing. Fran Zaft taught us how to make lanyards from pop tops and Victoria Schneider conducted a very popular wellness seminar. From finding fossils to polka dots to magicians to an evening at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, everyone had a wonderful time. CAT ® RV Club Newsletter Exciting ew Discount Program for Club Members in 2008! Exciting ew Discount Program for Club Members in 2008! For 2008, Caterpillar will offer “active” members of the CAT RV Club a 10% discount off suggested consumer list price on ALL CATERPILLAR GENUINE PARTS purchased January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 from a Caterpillar Dealer (NOT a non-Caterpillar Service Center). To verify that a dealer is an authorized Caterpillar Dealer, call the Cater- pillar RV Hotline at 1-877-777-3126. To receive this discount, you must present your 2008 CAT RV Club membership card at the time of purchase. These cards will be mailed to all “active” members in December 2007. To be considered an “active” member, your club dues must be paid through 11/1/2008. Your membership expiration date is printed in the address block of this newsletter. A membership renewal form is included on page 7. Renew today and do not miss out on this exciting new benefit! Club membership just gets better and better!

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Rally Report Rally Report -- “Commotion on the Ocean” “Commotion on the Ocean” By Dianne WolfeBy Dianne Wolfe

Pacific Shores Motorcoach Resort in Newport, Oregon was the site of the most recent CAT RV Club Rally.

Co-Rally masters Tom & Victoria Schneider and George & Starr Saam put together a truly first-class event.

September 2007, ISSUE 8

Jeff Headean and Tony Kapustka, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL flew in for the rally. Tony presented the Caterpillar Maintenance

Seminar and Brett Wolfe presented the General RV Maintenance Seminar. Representatives from Halton Caterpillar, the CAT®

RV Service Center in Portland, were on-site to provide technical assistance and parts sales. Tom Schneider brought in coaches

to showcase some of the latest Caterpillar® technology available in motorhomes including Caterpillar transmissions.

It wouldn’t be a CAT RV Club Rally without the friendly competition in the beanbag toss and beanbag baseball. The winners

of both are pictured above. Al Vormittag was very busy as he organized the games along with the SCA testing.

Fran Zaft taught us how to make lanyards from pop tops and Victoria Schneider conducted a very popular wellness seminar.

From finding fossils to polka dots to magicians to an evening at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, everyone had a wonderful time.

CAT® RV Club Newsletter

Exciting �ew Discount Program for Club Members in 2008!Exciting �ew Discount Program for Club Members in 2008!

For 2008, Caterpillar will offer “active” members of the CAT RV Club a 10% discount off suggested consumer list price on ALL CATERPILLAR GENUINE PARTS purchased January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 from a Caterpillar Dealer (NOT a non-Caterpillar Service Center). To verify that a dealer is an authorized Caterpillar Dealer, call the Cater-pillar RV Hotline at 1-877-777-3126. To receive this discount, you must present your 2008 CAT RV Club membership card at the time of purchase. These cards will be mailed to all “active” members in December 2007. To be considered an “active” member, your club dues must be paid through 11/1/2008. Your membership expiration date is printed in the address block of this newsletter. A membership renewal form is included on page 7.

Renew today and do not miss out on this exciting new benefit! Club membership just gets better and better!

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�ational Director’s Report�ational Director’s Report by Don Tallmanby Don Tallman

The FMCA Governing Board Meeting in Redmond, OR was an all-day affair with some unusual items of business. A new slate of officers was elected and the 2008 budget was approved. The following were elected to the FMCA Executive Board: President—Connie Pool Sr. Vice President—Nelson K. Stubbs Secretary—Joanne Durbin Treasurer—Doug Key

Long discussions ensued on whether or not to have commemorative pins for Convention attendees in 2008, and whether or not to have a volunteer meal. Both items were reinstated for 2008. We will have pins presented to attendees at next year’s con-vention and convention volunteers will have a meal served by the national officers as in the past.

It was announced that current active FMCA membership is approximately 118,000.

Future convention dates and tentative locations were announced.

community made such a large contribu-

tion.

Winners of the drawing were Brad War-

ing, Tom Jones, Art Gray and Joe Hipp.

Several winners also gave some of their

winnings back to Ms Wisner.

Co-Rally master,

Starr Saam pre-

senting the check.

The Caterpillar RV Engine Owners Club

has been charitable in the past and our

charitable giving continued during the

“Commotion at the Ocean” rally in

Newport, OR. A 50-50 ticket sales and

drawing brought in $1210. Fifty per-

cent of the money collected by ticket

sales ($605) was returned to four win-

ners and the club matched the balance

($605) with a like amount to make a

total donation of $1210 to “My Sisters’

Place.”

“My Sisters’ Place” is a domestic vio-

lence, sexual assault, and stalking pre-

vention and intervention program in

Lincoln County, Oregon. Theresa Wis-

ner is Executive Director and was on

hand to accept the club’s donation. Dur-

ing 2006, the organization had to turn

away 34 needy women and children due

to shortage of funds. The organization

is funded through private donations such

as ours and they were surprised and

pleased that a group from outside their

Our CharityOur Charity by Joe Hippby Joe Hipp

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�ow appearing�ow appearing

Tony Orlando and … Brett ?Tony Orlando and … Brett ?

CAT RV Club President, Brett Wolfe, was

a good sport at the entertainment on Thurs-

day, August 16, when FMCA featured per-

former, Tony Orlando asked him to come

on stage and join him in song and dance.

As National Senior Vice President, Nelson

Stubbs, pointed out later, “...probably half

of the people in the room know Brett.”

As for Brett’s reaction? After returning to

his seat, he turned to wife, Dianne, and

said, “...that’s the last time you’ll get me to

sit on the front row!”

I’m sure it was a lot more fun for observers

than it was for Brett, but I for one must

admit I truly enjoyed the show!

Do we have Do we have

your engine your engine

serial serial

number?number?

(penn_adam) or give him a call at 309-578-4503. You may also provide your serial number on your mem-bership renewal form. If you do not know where to find your en-gine serial number, call the Caterpillar RV Hot-line at 1-877-777-3126.

Please check the ad-dress block of this newsletter to determine if we have the correct engine serial number recorded in our Club database. This informa-tion enables us to plan for parts availability and service at rallies.

If we do not have your engine serial number, please e-mail this infor-mation to the Caterpil-lar Intern, Adam Penn at [email protected]

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“California Dreamin” February 11“California Dreamin” February 11“California Dreamin” February 11“California Dreamin” February 11----15, 200815, 200815, 200815, 2008

Cat RV Club PreCat RV Club PreCat RV Club PreCat RV Club Pre----Pomona Rally AgendaPomona Rally AgendaPomona Rally AgendaPomona Rally Agenda

Golden Village Palms, Hemet, CaliforniaGolden Village Palms, Hemet, CaliforniaGolden Village Palms, Hemet, CaliforniaGolden Village Palms, Hemet, California

Rally masters Rally masters Rally masters Rally masters ––––Jim & Marcy Mannan, David & Marianne ConnerJim & Marcy Mannan, David & Marianne ConnerJim & Marcy Mannan, David & Marianne ConnerJim & Marcy Mannan, David & Marianne Conner

Monday, 2/11/2008 Arrival Day

After 11:00 am Arrival, set up, meet other club members and relax

1:00 – 3:30 pm Round One- Bean Bag Tournament

5:00 – 7:00 pm Social Hour and Potluck – The Club will provide wine and soft drinks.

Bring heavy hors d’oeuvres to share.

Tuesday, 2/12/2008 CAT Day (Wear your Cat Shirts)

7:30-9:00 am Full Breakfast

9:00-11:30 am Caterpillar Maintenance Seminar

9:00-11:30 am Ladies Game Day

12:30 pm Optional golf outing — Contact Jim Mannan at [email protected] for details

1:00 – 3:00 pm Radiator SCA testing for all coaches – You must be at your coach during the test

3:00 pm Jam session – Musicians bring your instruments. Members come in and listen.

5:00 pm Social Hour - Club provides wine and soft drinks.

6:00 pm Catered Dinner (Richard Jones BBQ)

7:30 pm Entertainment - Dave & Daphne – World Class Entertainers from �ashville, T�

Wednesday, 2/13/2008

7:30-9:00 am Full Breakfast

9:00 – 11:30 am General Maintenance Seminar – Brett Wolfe

11:45 am – 6:00 pm Board buses for Caterpillar Turbine Plant Tour in San Diego. Tour size limited to 100.

Sign up will be handled at the Rally. For info, Google “Solar Turbine”

Noon – 6:00 pm Free afternoon for anyone not going on the Turbine Plant Tour.

6:00 pm Social Hour - Club provides wine and soft drinks.

7:00 pm Catered Dinner.

Thursday, 2/14/2008 Valentine’s Day

8:30 – 10:30 am Late Breakfast and Fashion Show by RV Casuals

10:30 – 12:30 pm Bean Bag Baseball

1:00 – 3:00 pm Health/Wellness Seminar by Victoria Schneider, CNT

3:30 – 4:30 pm Big Cat Bean Bag Finals. Come cheer on the finalists.

5:00 pm Awards Ceremony. Social Hour - Club provides wine and soft drinks.

Dress in a Valentines theme for this evening – think candy, hearts and flowers! Prizes for the best outfits.

6:00 pm Catered Dinner (La Barca Mexican Buffet)

7:30 pm Entertainment – He’s Back! Jon Destry

Friday, 2/15/2008 Departure Day

7:00-9:00 am Continental Breakfast

11:00 am Checkout Hugs all around, and on to the next rally. To stay over, make your own arrangements with Golden Village Palms.

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nineteen door prizes. She also announced her commitment to the RV lifestyle by pur-chasing a motor home. Suzie then presented CAT wristwatches to Newport Rally masters George and Starr Saam and Tom and Victo-ria Schneider. At 6:00 p.m. Brett called for a motion to adjourn so we could attack the pizza and beverages provided by Caterpillar and the Club. David Twilley so moved and the “ayes” were unanimous.

President Brett Wolfe called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. Margie Davis led us in prayer. Don Tallman led the club in the “Pledge of Allegiance.” Brett introduced the officers on the stage with special men-tion that former VP David Twilley had re-signed to take on National Directorship of another club. Other officers present were Kathe Letulle, Treasurer; Vickie Shamory, Membership Chairman; Don Tallman, Na-tional Director; Al Vormittag, Alternate National Director; Joe Hipp, Acting Secre-tary and co-editor of the CAT RV Club newsletter; Starr Saam, Parliamentarian; and the nominating committee chaired by Rich Shamory with members Lamar Keck and George Saam. Also recognized was Dianne Wolfe, President’s wife, rally coordinator, and co-editor of the newsletter.

Several FMCA National officers were pre-sent and recognized, Don Moore, FMCA President; Jay Blumenthal, International Area Vice-President; Ken Hawk, Freight-liner Club President; and later Nelson Stubbs, newly-elected Senior Vice-President of FMCA.

Caterpillar employees were introduced: Suzie Adcock, Tony Kaputska, and Jeff Headean.

Brett called for a show of hands from those present at the Newport Rally and again rec-ognized those from Caterpillar who assisted during the rally.

From there he moved on to reports and asked if there were any additions or correc-tions to the minutes of the Perry business meeting which had been posted in the meet-ing room and published in the Spring news-letter. There being none, Bill Mitts moved that the minutes be approved and his motion was seconded. The minutes were approved unanimously.

Treasurer Kathe Letulle presented the Treas-urers Report audited by three independent auditors as of and including 8/13/2007, and no discrepancies were found. The Newport Rally had a $41.66 loss. The treasurers re-port was posted in the meeting room and Brett called for a motion to accept. Bill Mitts, again, moved for approval and his

motion was seconded. The report was ap-proved unanimously. Old Business: There was none. �ew Business: Brett reported that the next Rally at Hemet, CA, February 11-15, 2008, will cost $275 and there will be a limit of 80 coaches. He added that those wishing to register now can do so, a departure from previous registration procedures. Rally Masters are Jim and Marcy Mannan, and David and Marianne Conner. The following rally will be June 28-July 2 at Henry, IL, prior to the FMCA convention in St. Paul, MN.

Brett announced that 103 Caterpillar® deal-ers have made the commitment to become CAT® RV Centers. Level three dealers have made commitments to have hookups and dump station, as well as servicing en-gine, generator and house systems. He urged our support of the dealers who are supporting us to the tune of over $17,000 this year.

The election of officers was conducted by nominating committee members: Rich Shamory, George Saam, and Lamar Keck. Nominees were presented and nominations from the floor were called for. There being none, each candidate was voted on and unanimously approved by the membership.

President – Brett Wolfe Vice President – Danny Quarisa Secretary – Joe Hipp Treasurer – Kathy Letulle Membership Chairman – Vicky Shamory National Director – Don Tallman Alt. National Director – Al Vormittag Jr. Nominating Committee – Chair Rich Shamory, members George Saam and Lamar Keck.

Don Tallman then reported on the FMCA Governing Board meeting. The all day meeting resulted in a new slate of national officers and reduced budget for 2008. FMCA active membership is about 118,000. He announced the future conventions, all of which will appear in your FMCA magazine.

Suzie Adcock presided over the drawing of

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Membership ReportMembership Report

Membership Chairman, Vickie Shamory,

reported the following membership statis-

tics to the Board following another very

successful FMCA convention.

• Total of 1600 coach members

(approx 3150 individuals)

• 1241 active coach members

• 173 new coach members have joined

since 6/1/07

• 80 of the new coach members have just

purchased a new motorhome with a Cater-

pillar engine (“One year free new mem-

bers”)

The CAT RV Club is still the fastest grow-

ing chapter within FMCA. In addition, it

and has become one of the largest chapters.

Members are reminded that renewal

dues are due in �ovember of each year.

Your membership expiration date is

printed next to your name in the address

block of this newsletter. Be sure to renew

on time as FMCA requires that we

“expire” members who are behind on

their dues.

Newsletters are only mailed to “active”

members.

When asked if she had another requests,

Vickie said, “Ask people to print clearly on

their membership and renewal forms.

Sometimes the writing is very hard to read.”

Secretary’s ReportSecretary’s Report by Joe Hipp, Acting Secretaryby Joe Hipp, Acting Secretary

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“California Dreamin’”“California Dreamin’”“California Dreamin’”“California Dreamin’”

CAT RV Club PreCAT RV Club PreCAT RV Club PreCAT RV Club Pre----Pomona Rally AgendaPomona Rally AgendaPomona Rally AgendaPomona Rally Agenda

Golden Village Palms RV Park, Hemet, CAGolden Village Palms RV Park, Hemet, CAGolden Village Palms RV Park, Hemet, CAGolden Village Palms RV Park, Hemet, CA

February 11February 11February 11February 11----15, 200815, 200815, 200815, 2008

Rally masters Jim & Marcy Mannan and David & Marianne ConnerRally masters Jim & Marcy Mannan and David & Marianne ConnerRally masters Jim & Marcy Mannan and David & Marianne ConnerRally masters Jim & Marcy Mannan and David & Marianne Conner

Please print names as you want them to appear on rally name badges

Last name: _____________________________________ First name: _____________________________________

Last name: _____________________________________ First name: _____________________________________

Guest: Last name: _______________________________ First name: _____________________________________

Email address: ___________________________________ FMCA#: _____________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Street Address

__________________________________________________ ___________ _________ ______

City State ZIP

Phone: Cell: ________________ ___________ Home: _______________ __________

Handicapped: Yes �o (circle one)

Emergency contact: _____________________ ________ ___

�ame and phone #

Coach-make: ________ _______ Length: _______

Tour of the Solar Turbine Plant is limited to 100. Sign up for the tour will be handled at the Rally.

Cost: $275 for 2 people per coach, each additional person $150. Singles $225

Total sent with registration: $___________ (100% refund if cancelled by 1/15/2008)

Cost of rally includes: 4 nights camping – 50 amp full hookups; 3 full breakfasts, 1 continental breakfast, 3 dinners, entertainment, prizes & lots of fun.

Fill out this form, make check payable to FMCA CAT RV Club & mail to:

Jim & Marcy Mannan

13001 Ocaso Ave.

La Mirada, CA 90638

Direct inquiries regarding the rally to: Jim & Marcy Mannan @ 562-943-9508 or David & Marianne Conner @ 760-861-7790

To arrive before the rally begins or stay over after it ends, contact Golden Village Palms directly at 800-323-9610 -or- 909-925-2516.

website: www.goldenvillagepalms.com

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Per the Club By-laws, dues of $15.00 are due �ov. 1 of each year for the following year.

�ame – last His – first Her – first FMCA # (required)

(and last, if different)

Make checks payable to: FMCA CAT RV Club

Mail to:

Vickie Shamory, Membership Chairman

61317 �. Donald Rdwy.

Vandalia, MI 49095

If you have questions regarding your Club status, please contact Vickie at:

Home phone – (269) 476-2766 Cell phone – (269) 228-3010 -or-

[email protected]

Only if your personal data has changed, please fill in below: Please include Engine Serial �umber, if possible.

Mailing Address: Street/P.O. Box City State Zip

Shipping Address: Street City State Zip

�O P.O. Box Please

Phones:

Daytime Evening Cell

E-mail address

Coach Mfg. Model Length Eng. model HP Engine Serial #

( ) - ( ) - ( ) -

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Please help us collect important information about

your Caterpillar engine. Be sure to include your

engine serial number on your renewal form.

If you do not know where to find your engine serial

number, call the Caterpillar RV Hotline at

1-877-777-3126.

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Date Rally Site Rally Masters FMCA Location

and Date

February 11-15, 2008 Golden Village Palms Hemet, CA

Jim & Marcy Mannan and David & Marianne Conner

Pomona, CA February 25-28

June 28—July 2, 2008 Option to stay through July 5

Marshall Putnam County Fairgrounds Henry, IL

Dianne & Brett Wolfe and Al & Bobbi Vormittag

Minneapolis, MN July 14-17

CAT RV Club Rally ScheduleCAT RV Club Rally Schedule by Dianne Wolfe, Rally Coordinatorby Dianne Wolfe, Rally Coordinator

CAT RV Club Logo Shirts availableCAT RV Club Logo Shirts available

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We recently re-ordered the white, club-logo, golf shirts and have some available for sale. To purchase one or more shirts, fill

out the form below and mail it with your check to Kathe Letulle. The shirts are a poly/cotton blend with the Club logo embroi-

dered on the left front. They run large and do not shrink. For instance a woman wearing a size 10 blouse should order a small.

A man with a 16.5 inch neck and 34-inch waist will wear a medium. Supplies are limited as no one wants to carry inventory in

their coach across country. For best selection order today!

FMCA CAT RV Club

Kathe Letulle—Treasurer

P.O. Box 8761

Hot Springs Village, AR 71910-8761

(501) 984-3148

E-mail: [email protected]

SHIP TO:

All orders must be prepaid

Send check to:

Men’s size Qty Price each Total

Small $20.00

Medium $20.00

Large $20.00

X-Large $20.00

2 XL $20.00

3 XL $20.00

Total # of shirts Sub-total

Shipping

charges

Order Total

1 shirt $5.00

2 shirts $8.50

3 shirts $12.00

4 shirts $15.50

Shipping charges

Thank you for your order!

Have a craft idea for a future rally?Have a craft idea for a future rally? We have done some very interesting and fun crafts at recent CAT RV Club rallies. If you have a craft that you would be will-

ing to teach at a future CAT RV Club rally, please contact Dianne Wolfe at [email protected] .

Rallies afford us all an oppor-

tunity to get together, have

some fun and learn the latest

tips for maintaining our Cater-

pillar Engines. So here is the

CAT RV Club rally schedule

through 2008. I encourage

each of you to put these

dates on your calendar and

plan to get together with your

CAT RV Club friends at as

many of these rallies as you

can manage.

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Treasurer’s ReportTreasurer’s Report by Kathé Letulleby Kathé Letulle

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CAT RV CLUB Income/Expense Statement

General Rally General Rally

6/29/2006 Audited Beginning Balance $32,384.42 $20,751.54

INCOME EXPENSES

2005 DUES 30.00 2006 Charlotte NC FMCA 2,935.80

2006 Charlotte NC FMCA 635.76 TOTAL 2006 South Carolina Rally 14,411.40

2006 CAT RV CENTER Contribution -FUNDED (14,400.00) TOTAL 2007 Oregon Rally 33,331.95

2006 DUES 225.00 2007 Redmond, OR FMCA 2,835.84

2006 Membership Fee 75.00 2007 Perrry GA FMCA 2,508.66

TOTAL 2006 South Carolina Rally 6,940.12 TOTAL 2007 Tampa FL Rally 33,475.55

2007 CAT RV CENTER Contribution TOTAL 2008 Hemet CA Rally 1,527.98

Accrual (15,600.00) TOTAL 2009 Albuquerque 1,000.00

Funded (1,600.00) Bank Charge 5.00

Initial Income 17,200.00 0.00 Board Meeting 612.56

TOTAL 2007 CAT RV Center Contrib Certificates

2007 DUES 13,690.00 Acc rual 760.00

2007 Membership Fee 8,450.00 Funded 1,325.00

TOTAL 2007 Oregon Rally 33,490.29 TOTAL Certificates 2,085.00

2007 Perrry GA FMCA 927.14 Charity 622.50

TOTAL 2007 Tampa FL Rally 33,418.04 Check Printing 67.27

Total 2008 Hemet CA Rally 12,300.00 Club Coach Plates 46.00

TOTAL 2007 Henry IL Rally 9,600.00 Club Logo Shirts 3,097.30

2008 DUES 2,430.00 Computer Software 353.62

2008 Membership Fee 900.00 FMCA Chapter Fair 238.45

2009 DUES 540.00 Foreign Exchange Adjustment 24.42

TOTAL 2009 Spring Rally - Income 10,000.00 Future Rally Giveaways

2010 DUES 120.00 Badge Holders (1,213.19)

2011 DUES 75.00 Future Door Prizes 45.24

2012 DUES 30.00 TOTAL Future Rally Giveaways (1,167.95)

2013 DUES 15.00 General Rally Supplies 210.53

2014 DUES 15.00 Historian 37.99

2015 DUES 15.00 Internet Services 61.95

2016 DUES 15.00 Mailing Fee 799.08

2017 DUES 15.00 Memorial 50.00

Bank Deposit Error 50.00 News letter 3,693.69

Certificates Office Supplies 948.65

Dues Accual 45.00 Officer Business Cards 95.16

Rally Accrual 700.00 Office Supplies - Copying 37.79

Club Logo Shirt Sales 535.00 Printing Fees 185.09

TOTAL INCOME $28,832.90 $92,048.45 Rally Fee Reduction Allocation 13,000.00

Rally Security Deposit (500.00)

Tax, Business

State 20.00

TOTAL Tax, Business 20.00

Web Site 127.60

TOTAL EXPENSES $33,532.00 $83,246.88

8/13/2007 Audited Ending Balance $27,685.32 $29,553.11

1. Be on reasonably level ground. Block wheels so the coach can not move even with the parking brake off.

2. Start engine and run until full air pressure is reached. Lis-ten for the dryer to purge (about 120 PSI).

3. Shut off the engine.

4. Release the parking brake by pushing in the yellow button (make sure you don't roll and do NOT apply the brake pedal).

5. After the initial pressure drop, the system should not loose more than 2 PSI per minute.

6. Apply the brake pedal firmly (still with the parking brake OFF).

7. After the initial pressure drop, the system should not loose any more than 3 PSI per minute.

8. With the engine off and parking brake off, rapidly pump the brake pedal to bleed down the air supply. During this stage you should watch for the warning light and buzzer at about 60 PSI and then the yellow button (parking brake) should pop out at about 30 PSI.

9. Restart the engine and build up air pressure again. While building up pressure, check how long it takes for pressure to go from 85 to 100 PSI at “cruising RPM”. It should be less than 45 seconds.

Air Brake System PreAir Brake System Pre -- trip Check trip Check Tech Tips from Brett WolfeTech Tips from Brett Wolfe

CAT Bean Bag CAT Bean Bag

Games Available!Games Available!

Want to improve your

game?

Official Caterpillar bean bag

games are available for pur-

chase on-line at:

www.shop.cat.com

Go to “Gifts”

and then “Toys”

A Word from A Word from

Danny “Q”Danny “Q” “I am looking forward to rep-

resenting the CAT RV Club as

your Vice President and hope

to meet as many of you as pos-

sible throughout this next

year. I believe that our CAT

Club is just like the CAT En-

gines; the best in the industry.”

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Election ResultsElection Results Per our current Club By-laws, elections were held at the International FMCA Convention in Redmond, Oregon on August 14,

2007. Pictured below are the newly elected Officers for the CAT RV Club. Officer terms are staggered beginning with this

election. Officer pictures are grouped according to their elected terms.

Thanks to David Twilley and Connie Camp, our Past Vice President and Secretary for 2006. We appreciate your service.

Elected for

1 year

Elected for

2 years

Appointed

Positions

Brett Wolfe Vickie Shamory Joe Hipp Don Tallman Rich Shamory Lamar Keck George Saam President Membership Chairman Secretary National Director Nominating Comm Nominating Comm Nominating Comm

Starr Saam Dianne Wolfe Parliamentarian Rally Coordinator

Danny “Q” Quarisa Kathè Letulle Al Vormittag Vice President Treasurer Alt. National Director

New Caterpillar Transmission on

display in the Caterpillar booth

And at FMCA in Redmond, there was work, but also a lot of fun!And at FMCA in Redmond, there was work, but also a lot of fun!

More pictures from the “Commotion on the Ocean” Rally in �ewportMore pictures from the “Commotion on the Ocean” Rally in �ewport Thanks to Jim Foose, Willis and Janice Lotts, Helen Miller, Rich Shamory, and Vicki Warren for taking pictures

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2007. Newport, Oregon Rally attendees are pictured top, left.

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