Holiday Luncheon at Campers Inn, Mocksville, NC

The club had its holiday luncheon on 12/6/2014, courtesy of Campers Inn, Mocksville, NC. There were thirty three members and guests fed and entertained for the better part of three hours. Campers Inn stepped up to host us when our previous plans got unexpectedly derailed by the closure of the Farmhouse restaurant in Salisbury. Kirk Wells and the management and staff of Campers Inn made us feel right at home.  The weather was a little dreary with a cold rain all day. Luckily for us Campers Inn had cleared out a large portion of their interior showroom and sales floor. They set up several tables and chairs where we could leisurely sit and eat, and they had three tables full of food and drinks. 


Everything started when we first walked in the door. The whole showroom was decked out for the holidays. The staff greeted each of us with a warm smile and a big welcome. The Christmas tree awaited us right by the front door. We soon surrounded it with our Toys for Tots donations.  All kinds of toys and games for all ages of girls and boys - surely enough to fill Santas sack. More than one customers child passed by with a slow and very longing look.

We milled around socializing for about an hour while the main courses were finalized and carved. Tables full of appetizers and drinks kept everyone happy. Several guest couples became new members by submitting a club application.

Thanks to Kenneth Combs - our chef

After some brief opening words of welcome made by: Jim Weiss - General Manager, Kirk Wells - Sales, Ron Bradley - Service, and Kim Duman  - Parts and Store, we all sat down to a buffet meal of turkey and ham, served with all the traditional side dishes. 

Then there was the dessert table. A long pan of fresh hot peach cobbler with a thick and crunchy crust, a tall pumpkin cheese cake that could not be resisted by most of us, and of course, lots and lots of good old southern pecan pie.





After lunch, Ron Harvey  A/K/A Sleepy Ralo, a Campers Inn associate, entertained us with a guitar solo of some tunes from the early days of country and bluegrass music. 

Never seeing a guitar he didn't like, and want to play.  McRoy Gardner, one of our clubs own music makers, couldn't resist pickin out a quick tune from one of his bluegrass recordings as "Sleepy Ralo" looked on.



Later, we took the opportunity to have a short business meeting of the club. Our 2015 camp out schedule was reviewed - see the upcoming events page for more information. Then we moved on to some presentations.

The active club members gave club president Martha Calkins, and husband, Ed, a holiday gift for all the hard work they do on behalf of the club. New members Jack and Dona Branson won the door prize drawing. Campers Inn gave all the participants a gift basket and a gift certificate to use in their store - which several members used before leaving. Martha and Ed gave all the members a holiday gift. 

Before leaving lots of us took a few minute to tour through that beautiful 2015 Tiffin Allegro Red that you see in the background of several of these pictures. I am not sure, but I think Campers Inn might have found a future buyer for that motor home here today. Only time will tell.

Martha presiding over Ed, her husband

Everyone enjoying the ballads of "Sleepy Ralo"

Gifts from Campers Inn

Change of Plans - December Luncheon location moved

The Farmhouse restaurant in Salisbury, NC  has closed. Our friends at Campers Inn in Mocksville, NC (the only Tiffin dealer and service center in North Carolina) have offered to cater us a luncheon at their location. The date and time remain the same, Saturday, December 6th, at 11:30.
Their address is: 462 Interstate Drive, Mocksville, NC  27208.
Their phone number is: 336-753-0014
GPS : 35.917307,-80.603983

Campers Inn needs to know how many of us to expect for lunch so please RSVP to Martha Calkins by November 30th. Martha can be reached at: emcalkins@yadtel.net  or  at  336-940-2904 (H)  or  309-368-3702 (C)

Please remember to bring a new, unwrapped gift, for a Toys for Tots program donation.

If you want to bring your RV, there may be some hookups available, and they do service RV's on Saturdays - call them to see if they can schedule a service appointment for you while you are there.

End of the year reminders:

As this year winds down please remember the following:

The holiday luncheon is at 11:30 on 12/6/2014. The new location
will be at the Campers Inn dealership in Mocksville, NC.
Their address is: 462 Interstate Drive, Mocksville, NC  27208.
Their phone number is: 336-753-0014
GPS : 35.917307,-80.603983
Campers Inn - Mocksville

Bring a new unwrapped toy to the luncheon for the
Toys for tots program

Club dues for 2015 are payable now and due on 1/1/2015. The annual dues amount is $25.00. You can bring your check to the December holiday luncheon

 - or -

You can now pay your dues using PayPal - send your payment to:   piedmontallegroclub@gmail.com

Galax, VA Campout - 10/16/2014 through 10/19/2014

Twenty one members and friends arrived during the week for our October camp out at the Cool Breeze Campground, in the quite farmlands south of Galax, VA.  For most of the week the weather was mild and sunny. We did get a light misty rain and the temps dropped, while the winds picked up, on Saturday.

Some couples came in as early as Tuesday for the camp out. The main attraction for the week was leaf peeping along the small winding mountain and valley roads nearby. The fall colors were vivid, with various shades of  yellows, oranges, reds, and browns. The nearby pumpkin and cabbage farms were in mid harvest. Some of our members went to the Fall Pumpkin Festival and Farmers Market in nearby Hillsville. Others wandered around the small shops of Galax.

On Friday night Kirk and Randy of Campers Inn, a Tiffin Motor Home dealership, drove up from Mocksville, NC to treat us all to a steak dinner. They also brought all the sides, drinks and desserts. Thanks to all the great people from Campers Inn for doing this.

Anyone for a second steak?

Kirk's T Bone steaks.

After dinner it was the men vs the ladies in a game of five second trivia. The men won, but just barely. The rest of the night and the next day most of us huddled against the howling wind in the campgrounds shelter building, or someones motor home, to socialize.


On Saturday night we had a club sponsored dinner of a nice warm, thick and hearty soup. Everyone brought something else to share. Way to much food!  Our host, Robert, who owns the campground, made sure we had enough heat in the shelter building. He also brought a bushel of fresh picked cabbage for anyone to take one or two home with them. After dinner we had our chapter meeting. We finalized our campout plans for 2015 (see the upcoming events page). The meeting was short and it was time for a guess who game, with most of our members bringing their baby, elementary, and high school graduation pictures. They were all placed on poster boards and whoever's picture stumped the most members got a prize.

Sunday morning was sunny but chilly. Everyone said their goodbyes and we all headed out; until next time.

Interested in membership - click on this link:  Application form