0 AMA Building UodateXVl THIS MONTHS article will report AMA membership renewals helping building project project im parts form immortality its supporters AMA alive well good Nats record number members clubs Certainly new frequencies author ized modeling FCC result AMA efforts plus long list other suc cesses have made 1982 great year aero modelers AMA As written 1982 members signing up 1983 record rate second year members including Building Fund donations renewalsonly year doing Total contributions Building Fund al ready exceed $210000 1982 goal $160000 needed des perately start project Now actually have raised money reduce mortgage still going Perhaps another $40000 end 1982 Thats possible 50 cents per member What happens donations re ceived First sending out last various patches brick pins have donated respective amounts However stated before items will reordered run outand running out Only last week down 47 brick pins district officers returning left-over pins patches will continue send long last Everyone beginning expected pins patches would become collec tors items surprise hap pening quickly Posterity discount AMA encourages members renew December 15 year second year $2 sav ing members Because AMA HQ operations will move new building January 1983 real national aeromodeling center will soon become reality will dream come true complete National Aeromodeling Museum Conference Cen ter help record beginning opera tions new center roster signed up 1983 AMA members December 15 cutoff will made wall covering Hope werent left out recent Executive Council meet ing some vice-presidents inquired about donations made mid-1970s acquire property Hutchinson KS project did materialize major donors sent letters December 5 1980 asking permission use donations current building project people objected Also pages Model Aviation carried same question past donors Again no ob jections Hutchinson funds first $8000 Building Fund Drive some money used purchase various pins patches plaques done avoid use general dues money Fund-raising new building construction have able grow together members dues doilars could spent services members look months pictures will show construction indeed moving along very welL phase construction things happening inside pic tures show completed sidewalks first-floor windows installed parking lot ready final paving terior partitioning being completed pictures taken last month construction latest list generous contributions have made possible see say thank us New Charter Members AMA Builders plaques recognizing $500 contributions month Jim Scarborough Contributing Members Honor Roil listing donations $100 up now include Mil waukee Flying Electrons Westminster Aero Modelers Franklin Alden Lee Buffum Gold Coast Radio Controllers Michigan RC Associ ation Donald Nelson Lebanon Valley RC Club Gold Members wo have donated $50 AMA Building Fund will listed Gold Members Scroll New names Jesse Mitchell Leo Gabrieis Nick Nicholson Nick Johnen Thomas Munk Robert Diefenderfer Lewis Dumire Arthur Norman Randall Jackson Carl Hatrack Skyknights RC Club Vince Mankowski Assistant Executive Director 34 Model Aviation Above From front cant appreciate true size new Aeromodeling Center hints two angular walls extreme left right Below side twostory portion comes view Over 80% building hidden away back has dramatic effect inside First-time visitors wonder space came from