We’re just connecting the dots.
VOLUME 8 • ISSUE 6 • November 16, 2022
hello FROM KRISTI
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he first few weeks of November are always so exciting. Seeing new and familiar faces is always such a treat for all of us at Welcome Home RGV. We kicked off the season with a luncheon for all of our activity directors and resort managers, held an Activity Director Orientation for those who are new to their positions, held our SouthPadre-Island-area Boot Camp Weekend (where we showcase area attractions and network with each other), and hosted our annual Connection Fair, which provides your managers and activity directors with the opportunity to network with area service providers, retailers, and restaurant management. And the month isn’t even halfway over yet! It’s just a small part of what we do at Welcome Home RGV to protect the integrity of the Winter Texan lifestyle. Things are changing rapidly here, there, and everywhere, so keeping your park’s team up to date on things happening in the RGV is a priority for us. We hope you will reap the benefits of our hard work and go explore beautiful South Texas! ~We’re just connecting the dots. •
Kristi THANK YOU TO OUR 2022-2023 SEASON SPONSORS
All Roads Lead to Texas Tour
Stella Riester, Kristi Collier, and Curt James stand in two states at once on Bob the Bridge over the Missouri River. Story and photos by Eryn Reddell Wingert
The All Roads Lead to Texas Tour
began--as many adventures do--at the McAllen International Airport. Destination: the Midwest! The contingent: Kristi Collier, owner of Welcome Home RGV; Curt James the Entertainer; fellow Welcome Home RGV team member Stella Riester; and myself, tagging along to document the adventure. It was smiles--and coffee--all around as we sat near the departure
gate the day after Labor Day. The coffee…well…what coffee lover passes up the airport’s Coffee Zone? The smiles: because the group was embarking on a trip to spread the word about how special South Texas is during the winter months. First stop, Omaha, Nebraska, arriving at sunset and subsequently filling up on Reuben sandwiches and giant pretzels dipped in queso at Crescent Moon Ale House. All fuel for what was to come, traveling across five states for five events
over 10 days. (Of note: the Reuben Sandwich was invented in Omaha. Well done, Omaha!) Day two was a travel day that began with a groundhog sighting from our hotel window. (We assume, based on the front desk clerk’s lack of enthusiasm when asked what the critter was, that the sighting was comparable to seeing an armadillo in Texas.) ALL ROADS LEAD TO TEXAS TOUR CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 >>