Stoppin Spots

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I like visiting and helping. Where on the FMCA.com site do you add Stoppin spots to your membership profile? I have two locations; can you post for both winter and summer locations?

It seems very difficult to find. Is it used very much by FMCA members?

Great idea ... hope more people join!

[tmoning]

Stoppin' Spots enables members to offer assistance and hospitality to fellow members who are on the road in their areas. Stoppin' Spots exemplifies FMCA's members-helping-members philosophy, which has been a hallmark of the Association from the start.

To have your name added as a Stoppin' Spots listing to the online Member Directory, send an e-mail to FMCA's Membership Services Department (membership@fmca.com) or call (800) 543-3622 and ask for the Membership department.

Also, the January directory issue of Family Motor Coaching magazine contains a printed listing of Stoppin' Spots participants. If you would like to be included in the January 2011 Stoppin’ Spots directory in the magazine, please contact the Member Services Department by Nov. 1, 2010.

Members who volunteer for Stoppin’ Spots are listed under four categories:

Stop Over Spot indicates that fellow members are welcome to stop over at the volunteering member’s home for a 24-hour emergency stay.

Come Visit indicates that FMCA members are welcome to visit the volunteering member’s home for a 24-hour friendship stay, unless invited by the host member to stay longer.

Mechanic’s Helper indicates that if an FMCA member’s coach breaks down along the road in a volunteering member’s area, the volunteering member is available to assist him or her in locating quality local service.

Pinch Hit Driver indicates that any FMCA member who encounters an emergency that in any way prevents him or her from driving his or her coach while on the road may request the assistance of a driver to transport that member’s coach to a chosen destination at the owner’s expense. The Pinch Hit Drivers are FMCA members who have volunteered to perform this emergency service for fellow members who are in need.