2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
Entertainment Guide
Blue Gate Theatre and the Shipshewana Event Center Aside from area attractions, nearby Shipshewana has two entertainment venues. The Blue Gate Theatre and the Shipshewana Event Center. Below is a schedule (as of 26-Feb) of who’s performing around pre-rally and rally time.
Click the graphic below to see the current schedule
Rally Entertainment In addition to exploring area entertainment on your own, we’re planning 2 “rally-included” evenings of entertainment.
Thursday, June 15, 7 pm
Chicago Tribute Anthology will perform for us Thursday evening after dinner and door prizes. Their set will be primarily “Chicago (the band)”.
Saturday, June 17, 7:00 pm
Timing’s Everything will perform for us Saturday evening after dinner and grand door prizes. Their set will be primarily “Country”.
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
Rally registration
We’re holding a 7-day Pre-Rally for those who can come to Goshen early. Rally attendees will be able to sign up for the Pre-Rally and Pre-Rally Tours and Activities at the same time they register for the Rally.
You do not need to commit to all 7 days of the Pre-Rally. You’ll choose your Pre-Rally arrival date during the registration process.
Pre-Rally is a great time to arrive, get settled into your site, meet your neighbors, check out the area, and take in some of the planned, optional Pre-Rally Tours and Activities. If you plan to take in any of the Technical or Lifestyle presentations during the rally, you will definitely want to arrive at least 1-day prior to the start of the Rally as Rally activities begin first thing Tuesday morning, June 13.
Rally registration opens Wednesday, March 1st at 12:00 Noon Central
QUICK INFO
Venue:
Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds
Location:
1774 E Monroe Street, Goshen, IN 46528 (address to our RV entry gate – Gate 1)
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Attendee Directory:
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WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO HAVE READY BEFORE MARCH 1ST
It will be to your benefit to gather certain pieces of information now, ahead of the launch of rally registration. By doing so, you won’t be scrambling at the time of registration and you may improve your chance at getting into the camping section you prefer. It will also be to your benefit to review all Pre-Rally opportunities being offered and decide in advance, what if any of those opportunities you wish to participate in. Doing this now and making careful notes of what you want to do will speed your registration process and help ensure you get into the Pre-Rally tours that most interest you.
Forum/Club Email Address (same address we used to send you this email) When registering for the rally, this is the email address we’re using for Club Member validation Follow this link to confirm the Email Address your using in the Forum/Club (requires forum login)
Registration Password If you’ve used this registration process for past Goshen rallies, then you may have a password in this system. Note that the password might not be the same password you’re using on the Forum. It just depends on what you set it up as. For all first-time Goshen rally attendees, you will be asked to create a password. The password you choose to use does not have to match what you use on the forum. Note: The system does force specific requirements for new password. Please note that when creating a new one in this system, it requires the following: – Minimum of 8 characters – At least one character from three of the following four sets: lower-case, upper-case, numeric and special characters
Registration Type (most will choose the first option: RV + 1 or 2 people, there are options for more people and No RV)
T-Shirt Sizes for all members of your rally unit We’ll be offering Ladies and Unisex shirts. Use these links to review and determine your ideal sizes: – Adult Ladies – Adult Unisex
Year, Brand, Length of your RV and Number of Slides-Outs
Arrival Date – You’ll choose what date you plan to arrive Pre-Rally days ($25 each) will be charged based on your selection
Golf Cart Rental – Rent a 4-passenger golf cart for 5 to 12 days for $40 per day Golf Cart rental fleet is limited and rental will be charged based on your selection Follow this link to view the Golf Cart Rental document
Pre-Rally Day Tour: Amish Countryside – offered both Thursday June 8 and Friday June 9 $24 per person for Thursday tour (includes luxury tour bus, fees for some stops and tour guide) $45 per person for Friday tour (includes luxury tour bus, Amish Haystack lunch, fees for some stops and tour guide) Follow this link to view the Amish Countryside Pre-Rally Tour document
Pre-Rally Dinner: Dinner cooked by Amish at an Amish Homestead – Saturday, June 10 at 1 pm $21 per person (includes meal, dessert, drinks, tax and gratuity) Note that we are offering dinner at 2 different Amish Homes and each can accommodate 100 guests. You’ll need to choose which home to visit. Yoders is a favorite that we’ve been visiting for many years. Carriage House is new to us but is sure to please Follow this link to view the Amish Home Dinner document
Pre-Rally Bison Ranch Tour and Lunch – Sunday, June 11 at 11 am $20 per person (includes wagon ride through bison pasture, meal, dessert, drinks, tax and gratuity) We did this tour in 2013 and those who went found it interesting. We have limited this event to 85 people. Attendees will caravan in their own vehicles to this event. If you’ve not taken this tour before – consider it! Follow this link to view the Bison Ranch Tour and Lunch document
Pre-Rally Chili Dog Dinner – Monday, June 12 at 5 pm FREE – This event is sponsored by the Heartland Owners Club and will be held at the Nelson’s pavilion on Locust Street at the Fairgrounds. It will be a gathering of attendees on the final pre-rally evening for a simple meal (all-beef hot dog, chili topping, chips, cookie and bottle of water). You need to sign-up for this during the registration process by indicating your head-count so we have the right amount of food Follow this link to view the Chili Dog Dinner document
Luncheon at the RV/MH – Saturday, June 17 – around 12:00 Noon A catered lunch is included at the RV/MH on our Elkhart tours day. You need to sign-up for this during the registration process by indicating your head-count so we have the right amount of food
Your “desired” Camping Area There are several camping areas at the Fairgrounds. Some are older, some are newer. Most have 50 amp power, a few have 30 amp power. Some are closer to the rally hall (ECCC bld), some are quite a distance. Some are close to the train tracks, some are farther (but still within earshot!). In most cases, you will select a camping section or area and not a specific site. We only allow specific site selection in the Northwest camping section. Follow this link to view the camping maps to determine your preferred area. If you prefer the Northwest camping section, we suggest you identify up to 5 sites you’d like as these sites go very fast and the likelihood of getting your top site is fairly low. Regardless of where you end up, bear in mind that most attendees spend very little time at their RV as there is so much to do at various rally functions.
OTHER RALLY REGISTRATION TO BE AWARE OF
30 Amp Power and Water Only Site Notice and Acknowledgement You’ll be required to acknowledge that while most sites are 50 amp, some are 30 amp No level of service is promised – Follow this link to view an image of this notice
Site Requirements Notice and Acknowledgement You’ll be required to acknowledge a notice of site lengths, hookup locations, water and sewer hose lengths required etc. – Follow this link to view an image of this notice
Handicapped / Mobility Challenged Sites We have set aside a small number of sites near to the rally hall. This statement details these sites and allows you to request placement in one of them – Follow this link to view this statement
Site Selection A general statement about sites, just prior to you making your area/site selection Follow this link to view this statement
Check Out / Payment Here you’ll see a summary of your selections and fees and you’ll make your payment via credit card
Confirmation On this final screen, you’ll have a printable registration confirmation. An email will also be sent to you. In that email, there will be a link to your registration confirmation. We suggest you leave this email in your email system for recall later, in the event you wish review your rally registration
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE RALLY RATE The rally rate includes quite a lot. Here’s a list of significant elements that are included:
5 Nights Camping at Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds
Pre-Rally Chili Dog Meet and Greet (an included pre-rally item)
REGISTERING FOR RALLY USING A MOBILE DEVICE We have tested the rally registration process using an iPhone, an iPad and and various phones running Android. We were able to successfully register using all of these devices. Testers felt that the use of the iPad (or other tablet) was easier than the smaller screen of phones. And while it’s possible to register with a mobile device, we suggest you register using a laptop/desktop computer where you’ll generally have the benefit of a larger screen.
ONLINE RALLY DOCUMENTATION Rally documentation can be found online in the Rally Guide on the Club website here at this link. From year to year, we repurpose documentation used in previous events as a starting point for the current event. As such, you may see “2015” or “2016” on some documents that are “in-process”. You may even see some nearly blank documents being used as placeholders. Soon, all of that will be cleaned up. Rally documentation will be printed and will be part of your rally packet, in an envelope in your rally bag
PRE / POST RALLY REGISTRATION Pre-Rally Camping (for June 6-12) reservations will be handled within the rally registration process. Pre-Rally nights are $25 each (inclusive of tax/fees). Camping reservations for days prior to the Pre-Rally (prior to June 6) will need to be made with the Fairgrounds directly at 574-533-3247. Likewise, Post-Rally camping reservations (starting Sunday, June 18) will need to be made with the Fairgrounds directly at 574-533-3247
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS We are planning to schedule up to 25 Technical Presentations
MASTERING YOUR RV Mastering Your RV by Mobile RV Academy is an intense 3 Day course that will help you have a better understanding of how your RV operates. Learn in the classroom and hands-on labs using your RV. Held at the Fairgrounds in Ag Hall during Pre-Rally days Tuesday, June 6 through Thursday, June 8 Presented by Terry Cooper, Texas RV Professor, Mobile RV Academy Follow this link to learn more about this opportunity
RV WEIGHING The Recreational Vehicle Safety Education Foundation (RVSEF – link) will be offering Rig Weighing services. The RVSEF will also be presenting an RV Weight Safety seminar during the rally. Details are being finalized on rates and will be announced later Follow this link to learn more about RV Weighing
RV WASHING ALL-BRITE RV Wash will be offering RV and Truck washing and detailing services. ALL-BRITE plans to be at the Fairgrounds from our Pre-Rally through our Rally. Details are being finalized on services and rates and will be announced later Follow this link to learn more about RV Washing
RV CARPET CLEANING We are in talks with a Carpet Cleaning service to offer carpet cleaning services during the pre-rally and rally. If this works out, details on services and rates will be announced later
MINOR RALLY SERVICE WORK Heartland RVs will be performing minor rally service work during rally week. You will need to sign-up for this in advance, sometime after you register for the rally but prior to May 1 Follow this link for more information on Minor Rally Service Work and for the link to sign-up
HEARTLAND MARKETPLACE The Heartland Marketplace is our Vendor Hall and more. This year, we’ll have a large number of RV and RV lifestyle related products and services being represented by vendors both indoors (Sheep-Swine building on Maple Street) and outdoors in Carnival area (south end of Locust Street) Follow this link for more information on Heartland Marketplace
RALLY VENDOR SPECIALS Some of our vendors will be offering special pricing to rally attendees. As they become available, these specials will be put online and linked on our Heartland Marketplace page. Follow this link for more information on Rally Vendor Specials
RALLY REBATE We are offering a rebate to rally attendees for new coaches purchased or ordered during the rally. Follow this link for more information on Rally Rebate
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
vendor specials
For this rally, some of our OEM vendors and many aftermarket product/service vendors offer specials to our rally attendees and in many cases, to all club members. These specials appear below.
AALL-Brite RV Cleaning – offering Rig Washing services Follow this link to their rally specials flier Follow this link to sign-up for RV Washing service
Blue Streak – offering RV holding tank chemical dispensing system Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier
Cords of Love – Heartlander Lou Dick will be selling Paracord products such as lanyards, key fobs, bracelets and more with profits going to our Heartland Gives Back program Follow this link to the rally flier
Dexter Axle – offering Electric Brakes, EZ-Flex Kits and Brake Seals for sale Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier
Elkhart Satellite – offering sales, installation and service of Winegard product Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier
Hairball Creative – offering special pricing on “Easy Travel Cards” for Heartland Owners Club Members Follow this link to their rally specials flier
Lippert Components – offering Leveling Systems, Mattresses, Pinboxes and more for sale Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier
Performance Trailer Braking Systems – offering Titan Disc Brake sales and installation service Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier Follow this link to sign-up for disc brake installation
RV Improvement Systems – offering Joy Rider and Liberty Rider suspension improvement systems for sale Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier
RV Water Filter Store – not vending “at” the rally – offering a discount for online sales of Water Quality items Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier
Sam’s Club – Sam’s Club will be vending at the rally and will be offering a $20 gift card for those who sign up for Sam’s Club membership or existing members who qualify for and renew their membership. Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier
TorkLift International – offering a discount for online sales of TorkLift items Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier Follow this link to their 6-Day Facebook-only promo for Goshen Rally attendees
Tyson’s Carpet Cleaning – offering RV Carpet and Furniture cleaning services to rally attendees Company Facebook page Follow this link to their rally specials flier Follow this link to sign-up for cleaning services
Vinyl Your Way – offering Custom Designed Vinyl Graphics and Free Installation of vinyl graphics purchased from them at the rally Company website Follow this link to their rally specials flier
Follow this link to the Heartland Marketplace guide to learn who will be vending with us
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
new coach rebates
If you registered for and attended the 2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally in Goshen, Indiana, you may be eligible for a new coach rebate if: A. You take retail delivery of a new, never titled, Heartland RV between May 30 and July 17, 2017, or B. You “factory order” a new Heartland RV from a dealer and that order gets entered into our ordering system by the dealer between May 30 and July 17, 2017.
This rebate is not retroactive, transferable or combinable.
Rebate amounts will be detailed on the Rally Rebate certificates included in your rally packets.
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
Rally eligibility
This rally is open to current Heartland Owners Club members only.
Follow this link to confirm your “Membership Expires on…” date. Scroll to the bottom of the page at the above link. You’re looking for what you see in the graphic below. Your expiration date will be listed.
RENEWAL If your membership expiration date is prior to June 13, 2017, you must renew to be eligible to attend this rally. HOC memberships can not be renewed until the “Renew Membership” button is available (within 60 days of expiration date). Using the link above, if the Renew Membership button is visible click on it and you will be taken to the payment page to renew. Don’t wait until March 1st to do this if your membership expires within the next 60 days as you may not be able to register.
EXPIRED MEMBERS If your membership is currently expired, at this time, you are ineligible for rally registration. In order to register for the rally, you’ll need to contact the Club Manager (email link) to discuss membership renewal.
REGISTRATIONS BY EXPIRED MEMBERS Rally registrations made by members whose membership is expired will be contacted and given a chance to renew their membership and catch up their dues. Should they decide to cancel their registration, their registration payments will be refunded less the $50 cancellation fee.
MEMBERSHIPS EXPIRING PRIOR TO RALLY If as a member, you register for the rally and your membership expires prior to June 13 and you chose to not check this or chose not to renew, you will be contacted and given a chance to renew your membership so you may keep your rally registration. Should you decide to cancel your registration, your registration payments will be refunded less the $50 cancellation fee.
2019 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
Rally sites
Siting Plan Statement The rally venue, the Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds is a facility setup to serve the 4H community throughout the year and to host the county fair each July. As such, there’s a variety of buildings, animal pens, animal shelters, animal exercise areas, racetrack, stage and grand stand on property.
Additionally, this venue offers camping. Camping areas are in various locations throughout the property. In most cases, camping areas are setup such that the entire space can be used for multi-purpose use. This means that often times, camping areas are used for non-camping activities. You’ll notice right away that all camping utilities are set at the back of the sites, thereby facilitating mixed use of these areas.
Each camping area has a name or has been named by rally staff. We have two documents to assist attendees in better understanding the camping areas and choosing an area to stay in during the rally:
As we’ve done in past years at this venue, we’re using an area/site selection process where each attendee chooses their own area and in small number of cases, their own site. Once an area is full or a specific site is chosen, that area or site are no longer available to other attendees.
In some cases, in order to not lose even a single full-hookup site, we need to park attendees in certain sites within the area the attendee has chosen – first. Not doing so will cause the loss of a number of sites and it’s our goal to get as many attendees as possible, onto full-hookup sites.
For attendees wanting to be grouped together, this is only possible if all attendees chose the same area (Northwest not included) and where all parties in that group arrive at the venue together. While we cannot guarantee it, this will best assure you’ll be sited as near one another as possible.
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
General Rally Site Details
Type: Most sites are back-in
Utilities: Most sites are 50 amp with water and sewer (14 of the 80 sites in the South area are 30 amp power with water and sewer) with utilities behind the RV
Pad: Most sites are grass pads and side yards. A few (NW area) have gravel pads)
Length: Sites vary in length from 28 feet to about 50 feet
Shade: Most sites are “in the open”. A couple areas have some trees
Satellite TV: Most sites will work well with rooftop satellite dishes. One exception might be Northwest section sites 401 through 410 if your rooftop dish it on the back of the coach. If it’s on the front of the coach, you “might” be good.
Cable TV: This venue does NOT have cable TV
WiFi: WiFi is included in your rally rate and works from most sites and buildings
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Campground Site Map (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Handicapped / Mobility Challenged Sites (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Northwest Site Map (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Draft Horse Barn Site/Area Map (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
Infield Site Map (click on map for larger view)
Attendee Directory – Who’s where… Follow this link to view the Attendee Directory
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
Rally Rates
Fee
Registration Type
$275
RV + 1-2 people (includes 5 nights camping)
$350
RV + 3 people (includes 5 nights camping)
$425
RV + 4 people (includes 5 nights camping)
$500
RV + 5 people (includes 5 nights camping)
$575
RV + 6 people (includes 5 nights camping)
$TBD
No RV + 1-2 people (for those staying at another location or at a hotel or are local) There are a total of 259 (+/-) reservations available. “NO RV” registrations are included in total reservations and DO NOT free up rally slots.
Rally Fee Includes
5 Nights Camping at Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds
Pre-Rally Chili Dog Meet and Greet (an included Pre-Rally item)
2017 North American Heartland Owners Rally – Goshen
golf cart rental
General Information We have entered into an agreement with Welch’s Golf Carts to rent Golf Carts for Rally Staff and the Rally Service Team. We have also made arrangements to be able to rent a limited quantity (around 22) of 4-passenger Golf Carts to rally attendees. The 4H Fair is a pedestrian friendly venue. They prefer we keep golf carts to a minimum.
Rally attendee Golf Cart Rental will be taken care of within the rally registration process. See rental periods and rates below. Rental rates include delivery, pickup, daily rental and fuel. Bringing your own Golf Cart to the rally for your use The 4H Fair does permit individuals to bring and use their own golf. Renting a Golf Cart from the Club for your use The club is offering the following rental periods at the rates listed.
Bringing your own Golf Cart to the rally for your use The 4H Fair does permit individuals to bring and use their own golf.
Renting a Golf Cart from the Club for your use The club is offering the following rental periods at the rates listed. During the rally registration process, you will be offered an opportunity to rent a golf cart.