Barb Riley

The 17th Annual Bids for Kids charity auction and dinner, benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County, was held at the Northern Indiana Event Center in the RV/MH Hall of Fame last Saturday (May 6).  About 800 guests and volunteers made the night a resounding success by bidding on more than 400 silent and […]

The 17th Annual Bids for Kids dinner and auction event benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County will return to the Northern Indiana Event Center at Elkhart’s RV/MH Hall of Fame starting at 5:30 p.m. on May 6. The evening will include live and silent auctions of more than 50 items, with a catered […]

When Gary Ott first laid eyes on Wekiva Falls RV Resort in 2007, it was a wreck. As reported by Woodall’s Campground Management, the man who developed the Central Florida property 30 years before and ran it with his wife had passed away, leaving his widow to manage the 100-acre, 800-site park alone. It had […]

Editor’s Note: The following article outlining the growth of RVillage.com, an RV-specific social networking site, appears in the latest issue of Woodall’s Campground Management. To access the full article click here. “Wouldn’t you rather be running a village and not just a parking lot?” That’s a question posed to campground owners in a video about […]

A public relations initiative and consumer research project by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) is making customer connections and compiling consumer information for member parks. “We’re very excited about new opportunities that will help us communicate better and change what channels we use, or more effectively use the channels we have, […]

The long-awaited relief from a winter that broke records in high snow accumulation, low temperatures and long stretches of cold is bringing reports from all sectors in the campground industry that pre-season activities are getting back on track – welcome news for park operators and suppliers alike. Even in mid-March, when most summer-season campgrounds would […]

Michilah Miller, director of development and special events for the Boys & Girls Club of Goshen, Ind., reported that the RV industry-supported 14th Annual “Bids for Kids” Dinner & Auction fundraiser on May 3 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart is “nearly sold out.” “We are close to capacity with around […]

Extreme winter weather in some regions of the U.S. has taken a toll on the campground industry, and not just among park owners. Suppliers report sales are flagging in the northern regions that were hardest hit. “This winter is killing retail. January was one of our worst months ever,” said Jessica Ellenbecker, co-owner with Steve [...]

The 2014 Wisconsin Campground Owners Association (WACO) convention March 12-16 in Stevens Point was a “grand show with a ton of participation,” according to Executive Director Lori Severson. The show was larger this year with 262 attendees from 99 campgrounds, and Severson reported that many extended their stay to include the full five days. “We [...]

Representing a night of RV industry-generated philanthropy, the Boys & Girls Club of Goshen in Elkhart County will hold its 14th Annual Bids for Kids Dinner & Auction May 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind. The event has been increasingly flooded with attendees and supporters from across the RV [...]