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Eugene:

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Any AOC member can organize a rally, but there are a few things to do first:

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1.???? Check out the venue, make sure you understand all their restrictions regarding groups, facilities, pet restrictions, site numbers and descriptions, etc.? Make sure you have a good working relationship with the venue hosts, so you can compare notes regarding names of registrants, etc.? And be sure everyone leaves the campground in better shape than they found it – the AOC has a rep to maintain!

2.??? When you have a tentative date and the info above, contact the Regional Director for the region in which the campsite resides, to get their agreement and support.? You can check the AOC website for this info.

3.??? Announce the rally to the club by posting an email to the Communications Director and The Webmaster, so that the rally can be posted in the website regional pages and the AOC Calendar.

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Of course, anyone can invite friends to join them at a campground, but the above framework applies if you want a rally to be announced and sponsored by the AOC.

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An Ad Hoc rally is simply a rally where there are no pre-planned events.? Folks just register, show up and hang out.? The group might pick a place to go to eat or not, decide to have campfires and discussions, but it’s all done ad hoc.? Ad Hoc rallies are very popular in many AOC regions.

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Dave (AOC Director and Webmaster)

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Dave, (& everyone in the know)

I would like to organize a rally, possibly sponsored by the AOC, out in Quartzsite AZ this January. I would like it to be a boondocking rally, it would be on a BLM 14 day area,? (we would follow all the BLM rules). I don't think I have ever been to an ad hoc rally, but my impression of them is it is just a group of people camping together with no particularly special activities involved. I have downloaded and read the article on the AOC website about how to have a traditional rally, but there is no mention of ad hoc rally.??

What is an AD HOC Rally

I would like to have some traditional rally events: A. camp fire each night, B. Seminar/group discussion day/s about Boondocking, Solar, Travel tools & a General Q&A session about anything A-Frame.? ?