I’m really far behind on my blog so for now I’m jumping ahead to the RTR which was held from Jan 16th to the 23rd. The RTR was cancelled last year due to coronavirus but with the outside location and the ability to be vaccinated it was determined that we would all be relatively safe.
In 2020 the RTR was held at the La Paz County Fairgrounds which is pretty far away from most of the dispersed camping areas in Quartzsite, Arizona. This year the city officials in Quartzsite agreed to rent the town park to HOWA for the RTR. It worked out well – lots of parking for all types of vehicles, a large grassy field for seminars, and near by dispersed camping. Best of all, we made such a good impression that we are invited back next year!
The location is better for people with mobility issues than any of the previous locations. The baseball field has hard packed dirt along the edges that makes rolling easy. There’s plenty of room for accessible parking and the lot is fairly level and hard packed.
Bob Wells recently bought an ambulance to use as his home on wheels and donated his van which was on display at the RTR. A sweepstakes drawing will be held on Feb 2. The ticket sales have generated over $80,000 for Homes on Wheels Alliance!
Once again I manned the HOWA booth which also became somewhat of a hangout spot for volunteers and staff. :- )
We camped with a nice group of volunteers. For most of them it was their first RTR so they were pretty excited. :- )
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Wow, you guys done good with HOWA! Glad that the City of Quartzsite rented their park for the RTR, sounds like a much better place than out in the boonies. My Mom and her husband used to camp in the desert for the bitter winter months, and they really enjoyed it. I think Jimmy and I might head somewhere south next winter, too!
ReplyDeleteSo many more people will be helped! The van sweepstakes was much more successful than we thought it would be.
DeleteJimmy and you should go south next winter! :-)