FMCA does the right thing for its members

By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
As you may recall, a year ago in March, the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) abruptly cancelled its annual international rally in Tucson, Arizona, only weeks before it was to begin. Instead of offering refunds to members who had prepaid to attend the event — in most cases hundreds of dollars, perhaps as much as $1,000 — the club offered vouchers for a future rally. Many members were upset.

Now a year later, as the club of older RVers prepares to gather for its 2021 rally, this time in Perry, Georgia, it has made a decision to refund all the prepaid rally fees for the 2020 Tucson event.

We at RVtravel.com commend the organization for its action.

Here is the letter that FMCA treasurer John Reynolds emailed to all members who were holding vouchers.

“As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic caused FMCA to…