RVDA NewsBrief
October 21, 2009

RV parks predicting increased demand
Financial Times
News of the increased demand at RV parks and campgrounds in most of the U.S. is a boost to the RV industry.More

RVDA announces new health insurance program for members
RVDA
RVDA -- the National RV Dealers Association -- has added a health insurance program to its array of membership benefits. The health program is available through Mass Marketing Insurance Consultants, Inc. (MMIC), a company with experience in the development of successful insurance programs for professional and trade associations. More

Reminder: Sales tax deduction for '09 motorhome purchases
WLFI
The Internal Revenue Service wants taxpayers to know that buying a motorhome, light truck, car, or motorcycle in 2009 could let them qualify for a special sales tax deduction.More

RV makers, marketers can't wait to move forward
Press-Enterprise
The largest RV show on the West Coast has shrunk in size, but the builders of trailers, toy haulers, and motorhomes who remain in business parked their “homes-on-wheels” in Pomona, CA, optimistic that the worst may be in their rear view mirrors.More

Indiana University honors retired RVDA member with hall-naming ceremony
Pal-Item
Indiana University East renamed Middlefork Hall in honor of retired Richmond businessman Tom Raper during a ceremony under a tent on the campus' inner quad. Raper and his wife, Suzanne, bequeathed $2.17 million to the campus this summer, a gift that is the largest in IU East's history. More

RVDA member holds benefit "garage sale" to help community
Norman Transcript
After the dealership's first successful fundraising garage sale, Floyd's RV will have an encore performance. All of the proceeds from the sale will go to fund scholarships for high school students and to benefit a new veterans memorial.More

Order CDs of the 2009 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo workshops
RVDA/RV Learning Center
Couldn't attend convention this year? Want to listen to a workshop again or share a workshop with a co-worker? Order recordings of the workshops from the 2009 RV Dealers Convention now! More