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Invitation to the 5th Annual TEXAS Chili Cook-off
Mail In Registration Deadline (received by): September 20,1010
The Texas Hill Country Unit of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International (WBCCI) was created by Airstreamers whose hearts and minds envisioned the spirit of the frontier. Three members of the Texas Unit began meeting in the fall of 1965 to design and formulate a new club specifically for the hill country of central Texas. Hamp Millender provided organizational leadership. Jack Bursley wrote bulletins and maintained records. George Lieser led in the enlistment of new members. The new club was established and received a WBCCI charter on January 20, 1966. By the end of 1966 Texas Hill Country had 180 unit memberships. It continued to be one of the larger WBCCI units until some members of the unit decided to expand further to form the Highland Lakes Unit of WBCCI in March 1981.
1980-1981 was also the year that one of our members, Andy Kaiser with the first lady Bea, took over the presidency of WBCCI. The Kaiser’s leadership at the international level proved the quality of people in the Texas Hill Country Unit. Our members have regularly assumed roles of leadership at the unit, regional and international levels.
This year Texas Hill Country is proud to be co-hosting the Fifth Annual Chili Cook-off with the Texas Coastal Plains Unit October 7-10. The location is the 225 tree-studded acre Coushatte Recreation Ranch located between Bellville and Sealy in beautiful Austin County. By popular request, there will be two chili cook-off categories -traditional (no beans) and not-so traditional (with beans.)
Our unit members mainly reside along the I-35 corridor from Austin to Troy. However, we have members that live as far west as Fredericksburg and Brownwood, as far north as Edgewood, as far east as Conroe and as far south as San Antonio. As you can see, we cover a large geographic area. Some of our members are retired, some are working full time, some have preschool children, and many have traveling pets.
Historically, the Unit has 8 rallies and 2 luncheons every year . Our rallies begin on a Wednesday and end on Sunday. However, members do arrive and leave as their schedule dictates. Come for a day or come for a long weekend. You are always welcome. Please check our website for our Rally Schedule to see where we have been and where we are going.
The Wally Byam Creed continues to guide our approach to travel in our Airstreams. First, “to place the great wide world at your doorstep for you who yearn to travel with all the comforts of home.”
Come join us for fun, fellowship, and adventure … and become a part of the next chapter in the rich history of the Texas Hill Country Unit.
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