PATCH COORDINATOR INFORMATION 

The Good Sam Club was formed in 1966. 

The Louisiana Good Sam Organization was formed shortly afterward. The International Good Sam Club has in excess of a million members. The Louisiana Good Sam Organization has an excess of 11,000 members. There are 27 chapters at the present time in the Louisiana Good Sam Organization. There are over 8,000 At Large members in Louisiana. These are Good Sam members, but are not members of a chapter. 

Patch’s you can earn in Region 4:

• REGION 4 SAMBOREE PATCH AND STAR: Click here to download a form
  You must earn this patch before you can wear it. To qualify for this Region 4 Samboree patch you must attend a Samboree in each of the Region 4 States. The States are: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. If you attend an International Samboree in one of these States, it may count for that State, but cannot count for any other State. You must have a verification form filled out giving the date, location and signed by the State Director of the State verifying that you attended the Samboree in that State. You will then be eligible to purchase this patch from the Patch Person of Region 4. A star may be purchased for each qualification thereafter. After the basic patch has been earned, the Region 4 decal can be purchased.
   
• SAMBOREE CENTURY MEMBER PATCH (This is a Region 4 patch): Click here to download a form
  When you have attended 10 Samboree’s, you will be eligible to wear a Century Patch. This is for any 10 Samboree’s with at least 1 of them being in Region 4. A certification form must have been completed as mentioned above. When you have attended 10 Samboree’s, this patch may be purchased and presented only at a Region 4 Samboree. The second 10 Samboree’s qualify you for a star. The same procedure is to be followed as for the original BASIC PATCH. This patch must also be earned before you can wear it. Once you earn the BASIC PATCH, you may purchase a Century Decal.
   
• LOUISIANA CARAVAN PATCH AND COONS:
  To be eligible for the Louisiana Caravan Patch you must caravan with 3 or more RV’s to a Samboree. An officer of your chapter must verify this. Only one verification form is needed listing the names of all the rigs in the caravan. After the BASIC PATCH has been earned, you will be eligible for a coon by following the same procedure. The coons are for the second and succeeding caravans, NOT for the first caravan.
   
• 100 SAMBOREE PATCH:
  When you have attended 100 Samboree’s, you will be eligible to wear this patch. This is for one-hundred Samboree’s with at least 1 of them having been in Region 4.
   
• ANOTHER 100 SAMBOREE BAR:
  When you have attended 200 Samboree’s, with 2 of these being in Region 4, you will qualify to wear this bar.
   
• LOUISIANA SAMBOREE PATCH:
  This patch is a Samboree patch; one for the Louisiana Spring Samboree and one for the Louisiana Fall Samboree. A patch is given to each one who registers and attends either of these Samboree’s.

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