North Huntington Couple Wins $500 of Free Camping

(Shown in photo from front left are: Kathy & Dennis Quigley from Yogi Bear's Jellystone at Kozyrest Kampground, Winners William & Mary K. Weiss, Carletta Wigle from Yogi Bear Mill Run, Randy Giancola from Clem's Trailer Sales, Rick & Debbie Yeager from Rose Point Park, Robyn & Tim Chilson from Meadville KOA Campground, Mark Wineman from Kalyumet Camping and Cabins, Ed Tanski from Buttercup Campground, and Elizabeth & Matt May from Presque Isle Passage RV Park & Cabins.)

PITTSBURGH, PA (January 21, 2013) – William and Mary K. Weiss of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania already had plans to camp more this year with the RV they purchased in 2012 at Clems’s Trailer Sales.  They just never dreamed that after receiving $800 of free camping in 2012 with the purchase of that RV that they’d wind up winning another $500 of free camping for 2013 too!   

The Weiss family were recently named the winners of the fourth annual Very Special Camper Contest (VSC), sponsored by participating campgrounds and RV Dealers in Western Pennsylvania.

“This program gave us the opportunity to visit campgrounds we’d never been to before,” said Mary K. Weiss. “We didn’t realize all of the wonderful things that the campgrounds in Northwestern PA had to offer.” 

Like the Weiss family, any camper purchasing a new RV from any of the participating RV dealers receives one night of free camping for a family of four from each of the 24 participating Western Pennsylvania campgrounds.  This program is valued at over $800 of free camping.  

In addition, any camper who stays at eight or more of the 24 participating campgrounds and RV parks and then submits their completed contest entry form is then entered into a special drawing to receive an additional $500 in gift certificates, which can then be used at any campground in the PACamping.com organization.

Denny Quigley, owner of Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Kozy Rest Kampground, said the successful contest will be available again in 2013.  Quigley added that, “Anyone planning to purchase an RV in 2013 can get more information from any participating RV dealer displaying the Very Special Camper 2013 information, or at any of the participating Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association campgrounds which can be which can be found at www.PACamping.com. 

Participating Western Pennsylvania RV dealers for 2013 program include Hufnagel & Majors in Harmony; Fame RV Center in Saegertown; Clem’s Trailer Sales in Ellwood City; Starr’s Trailer Sales Brockway; Boyer RV Center in Erie; Brooks Camper Sales Connellsville; and B & R Campers Sales in Butler.

The participating Western Pennsylvania campgrounds include Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Kozy Rest Kampground Harrisville; Kalyumet Camping & Cabins in Cook Forest; Rose Point Park Cabins & Camping in New Castle; Meadville KOA Campground in Meadville; Goddard Park Vacationland Campground in Sandy Lake; Farma Family Campground in Greenville; Shenango Valley RV Park in Transfer; Pineview Campground in Linesville; Nautical Mile Campground & Marina in Templeton; Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park in Mill Run; Buttercup Woodlands Campground in Renfrew; Campers Paradise Campground and cabins in Sigel; Sparrow Pond Family Campground in Waterford; Bear Run Campground in Portersville; Butler North KOA Campground at Peaceful Valley in West Sunbury; River’s Edge Camping & Cabins in Connellsville; Harts Content Campground in Beaver Falls; Harecreek Campground in Corry; Friendship Village Campground in Bedford; Oil Creek Campground in Titusville; Camp Wilhelm Campground in Clarks Mills; Rocky Springs Campground in Mercer; Presque Isle Passage RV Park & Cabins in Fairview; and Benner’s Meadow Run Camping and cabins in Farmington. 

By Robyn Chilson
Tim & Robyn Chilson own and operate Meadville KOA Campground.  Robyn can be reached at 814-789-3251.