You all know by now that we belong to an RV club called Escapees. Through them we have several types of campgrounds available to us. The first category is the Escapee Parks where members can camp at very affordable prices with a first in-first out policy. The second is the Escapee Co-ops where the co-op members own the right to camp on their own lots but they can rent them to the rest of us when they are not using them. The third type is regular campgrounds owned by other people who offer discounts to Escapees.
The Kofa Ko-op is near Yuma, Arizona, so it is pretty much full all winter of co-op members. But there are about a dozen sites where Escapee members can park overnight with no hookups.
Because they have so little space for non-members they got a reputation for being not friendly. That wasn’t helped by hiring a park manager who had no patience so she would be rude to people who stopped there expecting to get a cheap place to camp. Their reputation finally got so bad they had to do something about it. So they fired their office manager and started a Welcome Wagon.
We had only been there long enough to level the RV and open the slides when the Welcome Wagon Lady came calling. She gave us a welcome packet and offered to answer any questions we had. We couldn’t think of any questions so she was soon on her way.
But in the packet she left behind was a zip-top bag labeled “Your KOFA KO-OP Friendship Bag… a few reminders of our new friendship.” It contains several items with explanations of them that I want to share with you.
Lifesaver–To remind you that every now and then we all need a little help.
Rubber Band–To remind you to be flexible.
Candy Kiss and Hug–Because we all need a hug and kiss now and again.
Paper Clip–To help you keep it together.
Candle–To remind you to share the light.
Marble–To keep you rolling. Or in case you loose one.
Happy Face–Because smiling is contagious. Pass it on!!
Band-Aid–To help patch a hurt–your own or someone else’s.
Eraser–To remind you that you can start every day with a clean slate.
Hug Koupons–to share a hug, anytime. [Reedemable by any participating human.]
I think we all need some of those things sometimes, don’t you?
TTYL,
Linda
What a great idea–and some clever items, to boot! I’d say that they are going a long way in changing that reputation.
You are a God send! I’m planning a road rally for our church and needed to come up with a list of things the participants have to find along the way. I’m using the list. Thanks. And, happy escaping.
I took the food out of the bag, rewrote the text, and will be putting it in a geocache somewhere. I just think this is too good to not pass on anyway we can.