162 MODEL AVIATION
THE GREATEST Radio Control aircraft
show in the world is held in Toledo, Ohio,
on April 3-5, and hosted by the Toledo
Weak Signals. For additional information,
see the Toledo Show’s Web site at
www.toledoshow.com.
The Toledo Weak Signals not only
produces this show, the club also does
considerably more for model aviation. One
of these activities was to host an event for
the kids of the Great Start Collaborative.
More than 100 children and their
parents were treated to a day of flying and
other activities.
Associate Vice President Joe Vislay
provided pictures of the event.
Several Weak Signals members participated
in the Great Start Collaborative event.
The cooks!
A partial view of the flightline.
The Black Sheep Squadron of Northeast
Pennsylvania, an AMA Gold Leader Club,
recently held its ninth annual Open House
and Fun-Fly for the Valley Santa charity.
A local newspaper and a local law firm
sponsor the charity that purchases toys for
needy children at Christmas.
The club adopted the charity in 2000,
and to date has raised more than $7,000 for
the children. The event is very popular
with the club members, eliciting 95 to
100% membership participation every
year. In the nine years since its inception,
more than 200 fliers from 12 RC clubs in
three states, roughly 25 local businesses,
and hundreds of local families have turned
out to support the event.
Besides raising money for a worthy
cause, the fun-fly has food and fun for
everyone: fliers, family, and children. Club
members have plenty of time to fly as well
as work.
This event has been a great way to
introduce the club to the local community,
and the support of the community has been
important in the search for a new flying
field. Every club should consider such an
event, if only to enhance club enthusiasm
and camaraderie.
A special thanks to the Black Sheep’s
vice president, Bill Jones, who has
coordinated the event since 2000, and to
all who have supported this good cause.
For further information, please visit the
Black Sheep’s Web site at www.black
sheepsquadronpa.info/.
Black Sheep members present a check to
Valley Santa.
The buddy box provided some realistic fun!
Santa’s elves!
District III
Bob Brown, District III Vice President; [email protected]
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Bob Brown
Vice President
35 Sanford St.
Bradford PA 16701
Tel.: (814) 368-7655
www.amadistrictiii.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Randy Adams, Fairfield
OH; (513) 858-3154;
[email protected]
Mike Barbee, Delaware OH;
(740) 362-5545;
[email protected]
Jeff Black, New Oxford PA; (717)
965-5634; [email protected]
Dave Brown, Hamilton OH; (513)
738-1576; dbrown@
dbproducts.com
David H. Ellis, Cross Lanes WV;
(304) 776-1408;
[email protected]
Nelson Gould, Macungie PA;
(610) 395-9159; [email protected]
Dan Luchaco, Sayre PA;
(570) 888-1856;
[email protected]
Jim Martin, Franklin OH;
(937) 260-0143;
[email protected]
Mark Radcliff, Saint Marys WV;
(304) 684-2133;
[email protected]
Leo Rodriguez, New Stanton PA;
(724) 925-0159;
[email protected]
Matthew Turowski, Drums PA;
(570) 788-0661;
[email protected]
Joseph S. Vislay, Monclova OH
(419) 878-8843;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator:
Ron Morgan, Scotland PA;
(717) 264-7425;
[email protected]
District III Volunteers
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