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Camping World Announces Grand Opening of Burlington, Washington Store.


BURLINGTON, Wash. -- Nation's Largest Retailer of RV and Outdoor Supplies and Accessories Opens New Store Along Side Foley's RV

Camping World, the nation's largest retailer of RV and outdoor supplies and accessories, today announced the Grand Opening of a new retail store in Burlington, Washington Burlington is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,757 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. History
Burlington was officially incorporated on June 16, 1902.
. The store is co-located with Foley's RV, a member of the dynamic FreedomRoads RV dealer network, along I-5 one hour north of Seattle and 30 minutes south of Bellingham at 1240 Old Highway 99 off Walton Drive (exits 231 and 232).

The store will kick off the Grand Opening on Thursday March 30th with a ribbon cutting to take place on Friday, March 31st at 7:30 a.m. The celebration will continue through Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , April 2nd where the public will enjoy free gifts, product specials, free lunches daily between 11 and 1 p.m., and several contests. These include an opportunity to win a two-week vacation in a luxury RV as well as a once in a lifetime chance to win a trip to the June Daytona Beach Daytona Beach (dātō`nə), city (1990 pop. 61,921), Volusia co., NE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and Halifax River (a lagoon); inc. 1876. Center of a rapidly urbanizing area, in a region settled by Spanish Franciscans in the 17th cent.  Stock Car Race which includes the use of a luxury RV and an opportunity to meet the #10 FreedomRoads/Camping World/RVs.com Ford driver John Andretti John Andretti from Indianapolis, Indiana is an American race car driver, of Italian origin. He is one of the most versatile race car drivers in American history, winning in Indy car, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR racing. . Other prizes will be given and sweepstakes sweepstakes, contest or race, usually a horse race, on which a lottery is run. Prizes are awarded to the holders of winning tickets. In the case of a horse race, the draw is made from the names of all the horses entered in the race and vast numbers of blanks.  held, as well as free RVing seminars which begin at 11:00 a.m. each day.

Laif Hanson, General Manager of the Burlington Camping World store said, "This Grand Opening is as exciting to us as we think it will be for the public. There are some very attractive events and prizes for this opening to the tune of $60,000 in prize packages. It's our way of letting everyone know that we're here and happy to be here. We're investing in this event like we did in our new facility, with great optimism in the future."

Foley's RV General Manager Kelly Hawley added to Hanson's comment saying that, "Foley's is a fixture An article in the nature of Personal Property which has been so annexed to the realty that it is regarded as a part of the real property. That which is fixed or attached to something permanently as an appendage and is not removable.  in Burlington and the addition of Camping World reflects the fact that we are an even stronger, ongoing and growing business in the community. Our companies are the two largest fastest growing enterprises in a rapidly expanding industry."

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 expansion of Camping World is well timed Adj. 1. well timed - done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed"  to respond to growing consumer demand as the outlook for the RV and RV and outdoor supplies and accessories market burgeons, topping lists of US growth industries. A recent study by the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center found that one in 12 U.S. vehicle-owning households now own an RV. There are now 7.9 million households in the U.S. with a RV. This figure indicates a 58 percent rise in RV ownership since 1980. This study also anticipates similar growth in the future, thus providing the catalyst for additional Camping World stores across the country.

About Camping World

Camping World Inc., headquartered in Bowling Green Bowling Green.

1 City (1990 pop. 40,641), seat of Warren co., S Ky., on the Barren River; inc. 1812. It is a shipping and marketing center for an area producing tobacco, corn, livestock, and dairy items.
, KY, is America's largest direct marketer and specialty retailer of RV, outdoor and camping accessories and services. Founded in 1966, Camping World offers over 8000 quality products geared toward the outdoor and RVing community, through nationwide SuperCenters, a well-established catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C.  call center and an award-winning Web site. Camping World is the industry leader in RV and outdoor accessories and services. The company has grown from a single store in Bowling Green, KY to its current 46 SuperCenters with more than 350 service bays, in 24 states. The original 16-page black and white mail order catalog, begun in 1969, has expanded to 14 full-color issues. Today, combined circulation of catalogs and sales flyers exceed 25 million annually. The Web site, www.campingworld.com, logs 8 million visits each year.

Through Camping World's rapidly growing number of destination SuperCenters, it provides RVers with high-quality products and services to help enhance their life on the road. Expanded offerings of products and services to protect the RV lifestyle include: the President's Club customer loyalty program; in-store Resource and Performance Centers featuring RV and Car Insurance and Roadside Assistance Service; Camping World RV Institute technical certification/training program; Goodwill Ambassador This title may refer to:
  • UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
  • UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador
  • WHO Goodwill Ambassador
 program; and the new campground discount program, Camp Club USA.

For more information, visit us at www.campingworld.com.
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