To view this on the COS website, click here [[https://conventionofstates.com/tx-roadtrip|tx-roadtrip]] ---- ====== Orlando Summit Road Trip ====== ---- |{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/58131/58131_original.png?1420x650}}\\ \\  \\ \\ For those of you that will be Road Tripping //// with your State Directors\\ \\ * Al & Rhonda Torres\\ * Erika and Phillip Hatfield\\ \\  \\ \\ Click the "Road Trip" button to see our route!\\ \\                                                            👇👇👇\\ \\ [[https://goo.gl/maps/akEuAyvtG3BsAh6A7|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/58130/58130_original.png?207x191}}]]\\ \\  \\ \\ **Get your [[https://www.amazon.com/hitch-flag-pole-holder/s?k=hitch+flag+pole+holder|flagpole]] and patriotic [[https://shopconventionofstates.com/collections/stickers-1|COS car swag]] on and let's hit the road! **\\ \\ **Join us at any stretch of the Road Trip!**\\ \\ \\ \\ **Day 1**\\ \\ October 3rd departing at 2pm from the What-a-Burger, [[https://www.google.com/maps/place/540+N+Main+St,+Vidor,+TX+77662/@30.1300914,-94.0169256,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x86394b11a2f7bc91:0x89486666b8413e3c!8m2!3d30.1300914!4d-94.0147369|540 N Main St, Vidor, TX 77662. ]]\\ \\ October 3rd arrival in LaFayette, LA at [[https://www.choicehotels.com/louisiana/scott/comfort-inn-hotels/la270?adults=2&checkInDate=2022-10-03&checkOutDate=2022-10-04&ratePlanCode=SAPR2M&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6Zfw37H3-QIVgl5yCh1-hAqDEAoYAiAAEgLgyfD_BwE|Comfort Inn & Suites Scott-West, Lafayette.]]\\ \\ **Day 2 **\\ \\ October 4th departing at 9am from Comfort Inn & Suites Scott-West, Lafayette.\\ \\ October 4th arrival at [[https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.10184.html?iata=00171880&ssob=BLBWI0004G&cid=BLBWI0004G:google:gmb:10184|Best Western Crossroad Inn, DeFuniak, Florida.]]\\ \\ \\ **Day 3**\\ \\ October 5th departing at 9am from Best Western Crossroad Inn.   \\ \\ October 5th arriving at [[https://www.rosencentre.com/|Rosen Centre Hotel at 9840 International Dr, Orlando,]] [[https://www.rosencentre.com/|FL 32819.]]\\ \\ \\ **FAQ**\\ \\ **Q**: Why does the Google Map start the Road Trip in New Braunfels, Texas?\\ \\ **A**: This is the route Al and Erika will be taking starting out on October 3rd. We'd love to have you join the convoy before the meet-up in [[https://www.google.com/maps/place/540+N+Main+St,+Vidor,+TX+77662/@30.1300914,-94.0169256,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x86394b11a2f7bc91:0x89486666b8413e3c!8m2!3d30.1300914!4d-94.0147369|Vidor, LA]] if you decide to join us.\\ \\ **Q**: Do I have to get my car decorations from the COS store?\\ \\ **A**: No. You can get it anywhere you want (but don't you want to support COS?) Check out the great DYI idea Edna Krueger came up with for cars!\\ \\ {{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/58176/58176_original.jpg?200x501}}\\ \\ **Q**: What if I don't want to get up that early each morning?\\ \\ **A**: Meet us along the way when you get up and going.\\ \\ **Q**: Who can I call with questions during the Road Trip?\\ \\ **A**: Al Torres 571-278-5735; Rhonda Torres 540-303-1639; Erika Hatfield 214-536-9539\\ \\ **Q**: Do I have to stay at the same hotel as the Torres' and Hatfield's on the road trip?\\ \\ **A**: Not at all. You can stay where ever you choose, but we're fun to hang out with!\\ \\ **Q**: Can we meet up somewhere to ride into the Rosen Centre Hotel together?\\ \\ **A**: Absolutely! We will converge at the [[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Publix+Super+Market+at+Regency+Village+Shopping+Center,+Vineland+Avenue,+Orlando,+FL/Rosen+Centre+Hotel,+International+Drive,+Orlando,+FL/@28.4017051,-81.515063,13z/data=!4m16!4m15!1m5!1m1!1s0x88dd80690339b187:0x1f7fcfe57c238bd8!2m2!1d-81.485507!2d28.3869376!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e77e36c55bc137:0x9406019292368946!2m2!1d-81.4643435!2d28.4245069!2m1!2b1!3e0|Publix Supermarket, Orlando FL]] and will leave for the Rosen Centre Hotel at 5pm sharp. \\ \\ **Q**: Is there anything I should pack for the Road Trip?\\ \\ **A**: Snacks, water, blankets, phone and charger, and the car game every American should have: [[https://www.classicalhistorian.com/store/p152/Constitution_Go_Fish%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B.html|"Constitution Go Fish".]]\\ \\ **Q**: Will there be scheduled stops each day for bathroom breaks and meals?\\ \\ **A**: No. Stop and stretch (or for nature's calls) when needed. Catch up with the group when you're ready to get back on the road.| | ---- | __Page Metadata__ || |Login Required to view? |No | |Created: |2022-09-08 00:24 GMT| |Updated: |2025-04-05 05:29 GMT| |Published: |2022-09-08 07:00 GMT| |Converted: |2025-11-11 12:39 GMT| |Change Author: |Erika Hatfield | |Credit Author: | |