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Escapees Website
Enters a New Era
By Travis Carr, Escapees Board Member
locator, but to also allow members to easily locate boon-
docking locations, things to do, commercial members and
more. And, you will have the ability to submit your own
trusted and cherished locations to share with your Escapees
family. While the new tool will still locate points of interest
around you, it will also let you search at a destination and
along your route while providing turn by turn navigation
on how to get there.
Another project near completion is an online “Job
Board” that will connect those seeking employment with
those prepared to hire. What makes this job board different
is that it is created for all types of job categories beyond
just work-camping, to include part-time, full-time and
contract work. So, whether you are looking for a non-intru-
sive house-sitter, someone with carpentry skills, technical
expertise or someone with nursing skills to assist an elderly
parent, the Job Board will provide diversely talented peo-
ple in the mobile workforce.
Because this is an entirely new site that was built from
the ground up, there are some aches and pains involved
in launching such a large project. One issue that you may
have already noticed is that we could not import accounts
from the old Website due to multiple security concerns.
All users will need to register a new account with the
new Website if you have not already done so. Once your
account verification is completed, you will gain access
to your membership information and the members-only
section of the Website.
Technology has changed, and so has the world we live in.
Nearly everyone now owns not only one, but usually
more than one device that can connect to the Web
wherever we go. Computers, tablets and phones are now a
part of our daily lives and are at our fingertips more often
than a newspaper or magazine, so this makes the Escapees
Website more important than ever.
We believe that Escapees offers the best in the industry
when it comes to services, benefits, information and edu-
cation, but were we bringing all of this information to the
online community? The answer is not until now.
After taking a critical look at our previous Website, we
realized how difficult it was to find specific information.
It clearly lacked in areas beyond general club information
and membership details, so we took drastic measures and
decided to start from scratch.
A Complete Resource Center
You may ask, what is the goal of the club’s Website? The
answer is to provide a complete resource center for the RV
community and Escapees members. We wanted to make
the Website a “tool” that members would want to visit on a
regular basis, rather than only a place where members go to
check postage amounts or find the date for an event.
So how did we accomplish this goal? We reorganized
the content to be more user-friendly and concise and added
additional information and tools to help you. It was also
important that the Website be viewable on any platform.
That dream became a reality. It is completely responsive
and will automatically adjust to any size screen, making
it easy to access information at any time, and on whatever
device you are using.
But, the best is yet to come. One of the newest, excit-
ing additions is the “Articles & Blogs” center that will be
available in the near future. This interactive section will
be composed of Escapees magazine articles and featured
bloggers and contributors to give you instant access to an
abundance of information that fits your lifestyle. You will
also have the ability to create your own personal blog to
journal your travels or share your experiences with others.
While the current “Park Locator” is a great benefit to
the member’s tool kit, it doesn’t meet our ultimate expec-
tations. Our goal is to bring you not only a discount park
Visit o register.
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