Hi everyone!

    Most of you know that we've been working on a special E-Cookbook, which we'll compile and sell, with all the funds going to benefit Escapee's CARE facility in Livingston, Texas.

     If you're not familiar with CARE, I urge you to learn more.  In a nutshell, it's an assisted living center for RVers who can no longer take care of themselves... and there are complete details at their web site:  www.escapeescare.org  

      As a campground owner, I have seen this all too often.  A couple retires, sells their home, enjoys many years of RV travel... then someone gets sick.  One spouse, or both, need medical supervision, and at this point, the scene becomes very sad.

     Under most circumstances, our friends are forced to sell their RV, and often have to enter a nursing home, an apartment, move in with the kids, or otherwise change their lifestyle to something now totally unfamiliar... and the sadness of losing their "home" (in my opinion) increases their feeling of illness and helplessness.  We have seen it many times, personally.

     What CARE does is this:  it allows our fellow RVers to continue to live in their own RVs, but also to receive the medical attention they need in an assisted living environment in Livingston, Texas.  It is truly a wonderful solution, and the center is run by both medical staff and RV volunteers.

     I can't think of a charity I'd rather support.

     That said, we've been collecting recipes in our forum, under "camping recipes."  On December 15, I will take the recipes collected there and compile an ebook.  I am hoping we'll have over 100 recipes there by then.

     We'll add the ebook to our camp store, and we'll send a message to everyone here, plus at other web sites that want to help us raise the money for CARE. 

      ALL proceeds from the sale of the ebook will go directly to our friends at Escapees in Texas, delivered by our own Hiker_Happy at the end of January.

      Please help with this.  For those of us in the RV industry - it's our chance to say "thank you" to the generation of RVers who were there when we got started, many of whom are now aging and in need of our help.

       For those of us who are still RVing, it's our chance to do something that really matters, for people who have touched our lives and taught us the ropes of RVing... 

Please post your recipe as soon as you can.  Just eight days left, and I hope we'll all buy a copy of the cookbook when it's ready - it's going to be a fantastic collection, priced at your choice of $5, $10, $15, $20, $50 and $100.  All donations are 100% deductible, because CARE is a 501c (non-profit) corporation.

Have a blessed holiday season...

Your friend,

Anne Pierson

President, Happy Camper Club