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Historical News Release Index (2012–2014)

This page preserves the dates, headlines, and supporting-photo captions from the Foundation’s historical press archive. Legacy file links that no longer resolve have been removed rather than left broken.

Date Article
June, 2014 Manufactured Home Proving to be Popular Attraction at the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Modern Manufactured Home Exhibit (HiRez) 
June, 2014 RV/MH Hall of Fame Adds Writing Seminar to 2014 Induction Dinner Day Agenda (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Seminar Leader Al Hesselbart (HiRez), Seminar Leader George Allen (HiRez) 
June, 2014 RV/MH Hall of Fame President Darryl Searer Delivers Eulogy at Jay Hesse’s Funeral (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Jay Hesse (HiRez) 
June, 2014 RV/MH Hall of Fame 2014 Induction Dinner Reservations Outpace Last Year’s Event (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Induction Dinner Committee Chairman Mark Wasson (BlueLinx Corporation) (HiRez) 
May, 2014 RV/MH Heritage Foundation Continues to Show Strong Financial Progress (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Hall of Fame Exterior (HiRez) 
March, 2014 RV/MH Hall of Fame Sets Dates and Agenda for the 2014 Induction Dinner (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Hall of Fame Exterior (HiRez) 
March, 2014 Call for Nominations for the RV/MH Hall of Fame Class of 2015 (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Hall of Fame Wall (HiRez) 
Jan, 2014 RV/MH Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2014 Inductees (MS Word)
July, 2013 Jeff White Joins RV/MH Hall of Fame – Northern Indiana Event Center Team (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Jeff White (HiRez) 
July, 2013 2013 RV/MH Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Golf Classic Just Two Weeks Away (MS Word)
July, 2013 MHI’s Dick Jennison to Deliver Keynote Address at the 2013 RV/MH Hall of Fame Induction Dinner (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Dick Jennison, president and CEO of MHI. (HiRez) 
May, 2013 Call for Nominations to the RV/MH Hall of Fame (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Hall of Fame Wall. (HiRez) 
May, 2013 RV/MH Hall of Fame Bank Note Up in Flames (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Bank Note Burning. (HiRez)
May, 2013 RV/MH Hall of Fame Raises $150,000 and Achieves Goal in the “Burn the Bank Note” Fundraiser (MS Word)
April, 2013 RV/MH Hall of Fame Announces 2013 Induction Dinner Dates and Agenda (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: RV/MH Hall of Fame. (HiRez)
April, 2013 RV/MH Hall of Fame Partners with Family Motor Coach Association in Hall of Honor Promotion (MS Word)
April, 2013 Crean Foundation Donates $60,000 Toward the ‘Burn the Bank Note’ Challenge (MS Word)
February, 2013 RV/MH Hall of Fame’s ‘Burn the Bank Note’ Countdown (MS Word)
February, 2013 Class of 2013 RV/MH Hall of Fame Inductees Announced (MS Word)
January, 2013 RV/MH Board Approves New Guidelines for Nominations to the Hall of Fame (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Hall of Fame Wall. (HiRez)
December, 2012 Thor President Bob Martin Donates $5,000 to RV/MH Hall of Fame (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Thor President Bob Martin (right) and Darryl Searer (left), Hall of Fame president. (HiRez)
December, 2012 Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels Loans Campaign Motorhome to RV/MH Museum (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Gov. Daniels presents keys to Campaign Motorhome to BJ Thompson, RV/MH board member (HiRez), Gov. Daniels’ 2004 Campaign Motorhome (HiRez)
December, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Searer and McNulty Honored by IMHA-RVIC (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Tom McNulty (left) accepts “Citizen of the Year” from Adriane DeRose president of IMHA-RVIC (HiRez)
December, 2012 RV Distributor ntp Adds to RV/MH Hall of Fame Fundraiser with Innovative Idea (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Darryl Searer accepts donation from Greg Boyd, president, ntp (HiRez)
December, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame to Celebrate Opening of the Northern Indiana Event Center with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Northern Indiana Event Center (HiRez), Phil Penn
November, 2012 CURT Manufacturing Accepts Blue Ox’s Peer Challenge and Contributes $5,000 to RV/MH Hall of Fame (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Jay Hesse/Mike McKay/Darryl Searer (HiRez)
November, 2012 Blue Ox’s Jay Hesse Contributes $5,000 to Hall of Fame — with a New Twist (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Jay Hesse (HiRez)
October, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame Launches New Web Site for the Northern Indiana Event Center (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: NIEC Screen Shot (HiRez)
October, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Historian Al Hesslebart Returns from Historic China Trip (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Hesselbart in China (HiRez)
August, 2012 RV Historian Al Hesselbart to be Keynote Speaker at RV Show in China (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Al Hesselbart (HiRez)
September, 2012 Ingram Family Issues New Challenge to Retire the RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Bank Loan (MS Word)
August, 2012 RV/MH Heritage Foundation Names South Entrance as Northern Indiana Event Center(MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Event Center (HiRez), Stacey Walworth (HiRez)
August, 2012 RV Historian Al Hesselbart to be Keynote Speaker at RV Show in China (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Al Hesselbart (HiRez)
August, 2012 Barry Cole Elected Chairman of the RV/MH Hall of Fame Board of Directors (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Barry Cole (HiRez)
August 2012 RV/MH Heritage Foundation Inducts the Class of 2012 into RV/MH Hall of Fame (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: 2012 Inductees Group Shot (HiRez), Searer State of the Hall Address (HiRez), Keynote Address David Humphreys (HiRez)
July, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame Surpasses Goal in Matching the Ingram Family $100,000 Challenge Grant (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Bob Martin & Darryl Searer (HiRez)
July, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame at 90-Percent of Ingram Family $100,000 Challenge Grant (MS Word)
July, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame Receives Nearly $7,000 in Juner (MS Word)
June, 2012 Dave Humphreys to Deliver Keynote Address at the 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame Induction Dinner (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Dave Humphreys (HiRez)
June, 2012 Buy a Brick and Engrave Your Memory Forever at the RV/MH Hall of Fame’s ‘Walk of Fame’ (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Brick Program (HiRez)
June, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame Over Half Way Home on Ingram Family $100,000 Challenge Grant(MS Word)
May 15, 2012 Lazydays’ Co-Founder Don Wallace Adds Pledge to Hall of Fame (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Don Wallace (HiRez), Don Wallace (LoRez)Hall of Fame Logo (HiRez), Hall of Fame Logo (LoRez)
May 12, 2012 Lemonis Donation Helps Boost RV/MH Hall Fund Raiser (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Marcus Lemonis (HiRez), Marcus Lemonis (LoRez), Hall of Fame Logo (HiRez), Hall of Fame Logo (LoRez)
May 8, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame Kicks Off Fund Raiser (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Hall of Fame Logo (HiRez), Hall of Fame Logo (LoRez)
March 14, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame Restructures Financial Obligations Assuring Long-Term Stability (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Hall of Fame Logo (HiRez), Hall of Fame Logo (LoRez), Hall of Fame Photo (HiRez), Hall of Fame Photo (LoRez)
March 14, 2012 RV/MH Hall of Fame Names Darryl Searer President (MS Word)
Supporting Photos: Darryl Searer Photo (HiRez), Darryl Searer Photo (LoRez)