We are a chapter of The Good Sam Club International. We are the liaison between the head office and the Ontario Chapters
Members of the Good Sam Club are encouraged to join one of our seven local chapters. Each individual chapter is self governed and conducts its own business and plan their own outings. Chapters have events like "Highway Clean Up, and Fund Raisers for charity" The primary reason for the club is to get people together for socializing and a good time.
Presently the Ontario chapter is going through a rebirth stage. It was allowed to become relatively non existant a while back. The new Provincial Director felt that something had to be done and has taken on the daunting challenge of resurrecting the Provincial Chapter.
The Ontario Good Sam Club is being rebuilt and is looking forward to a new year for Ontario.
The new Provincial Director, Gaetan Ladouceur, is rebuilding the Ontario chapter and has great hope for our Good Sam club.
Gaetan has spent the past couple of years visiting other chapters and
attending numerous State Samborees to find out what it takes to
succeeed.
Since 1975, "The Ontario Provincial" has been there to support and guide the local Ontario Chapters. This Ontario Chapter has been the driving force in forming new chapters and helping to guide the existing. Another resposibility has been to organize Provincial Samboree's.
In 2010, camping with a motorized, vehicle is celebrating 100 years.
Camping has been around for centuries but people began car camping when the first autos became available.
Camping trailers made by Los Angeles Trailer Works and Auto-Kamp
Trailers rolled off the assembly line beginning in 1910. Many home made
trailers and Motorized Homes were built from wood. They didn't include
many creature comforts but you had your cooking facilities and bed with
you.
The motorized car has been replaced with the "motorhome"
and the modern "travel trailer" has more luxury items than some homes.
Motorized camping in a vehicle has been renamed RVing since the camping
vehicles have been classified as "Recreational Vehicles"
You are guaranteed to see more and enjoy traveling more in an R.V.. It
gives you a new found freedom and if done right it affords you a whole
new lifestyle. Many people could not afford to travel or go South for
the Winter without an RV.
Think about camping this way, you are sleeping in your own bed, cooking
your food in your own cookware and sitting on your own furniture.