Month: May 2013

(May 21, 2013) -- Campgrounds across California are offering a wide range of Memorial Day weekend activities, from parades and barbecues to outdoor concerts and luau style events, the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC) announced today.

(May 21, 2013) -- The American Camp Association (ACA) has announced a new educational alliance with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). Through this alliance, ACA and NWF will promote the importance of nature for healthy youth and families, particularly through the Great American Backyard Campout.

(May 21, 2013) -- On Monday, U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank presented the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) with the President’s “E” Award for Export Service at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The “E” Awards are the highest recognition any U.S. entity may receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.

(May 21, 2013) -- President and CEO Dave Colburn and 10 other executives from HSM joined more than 550 ticket holders and 30 volunteers at the Bids for Kids charity dinner and auction on May 6. The annual event benefited the Boys & Girls Club of Goshen, Ind., raising more than $500,000 for the organization.

(May 21, 2013) -- The newly-launched website for the Vermont Campground Association is the first fully responsive campground association website in the United States, according to Peter Daniels, executive director for the association.

(May 20, 2013) -- MCPS for Campgrounds will host a free webinar May 23 at 3 p.m. EDT, the company announced today. Titled Credit Card Rates 101, the session will help RV dealers and campground owners understand various rates and what they can do to manage costs.

(May 20, 2013) -- The Jackson Companies in Myrtle Beach, S.C. has promoted Ron Welchel to the position of Vice President of Human Resources, Safety & Risk Management. Welchel is responsible for employee relations, compensation and benefit design and administration, staffing, safety, risk management and training.

(May 20, 2013) -- "Much of the talk regarding OSHA recently concerns updates to the Hazard Communication Standard. But there’s more on the horizon, too," said Ryder. "The webinar will tackle issues ranging from enforcement policy and chemical regulations (GHS) to illness and injury prevention (I2P2), recordkeeping, and whistleblower protection." 

(May 20, 2013) -- “Campgrounds only have time and space to rent. When RV maintenance issues arise, campgrounds will now have an opportunity to have a skilled ‘campground RV tech’ to help those distressed RVers which equates to keeping those dollars in park. This new program will give the participating campground a special edge over the competition,” Cooper adds.

(May 20, 2013) -- The rise of Devils Lake has swallowed hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, crushing the livelihoods of those affected. But some former farming families have switched gears, replacing crops with campers, reports WDAZ.