AMA News: District III - 2008/01
Report from Mike Losh (Wyoming Valley RC Flyers)
Mike Losh of the Wyoming Valley RC Flyers provided the following information to Matt Turowski, one of the District III associate vice presidents.
The Seventh Annual Wings Full of Wishes Air Show and Car Cruise benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia. The main attractions were an Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter and an AH-64 Apache flown in from Fort Indiantown Gap.
This was our fifth year hosting a Car Cruise at the event, and it was the largest to date. To raise money we raffled a large number of items, held a bake sale, offered face painting, sold event T-shirts, had food concessions, and accepted donations. Make-A-Wish families also attended.
- Fundraising activities included:
- Raffles
- Bake sale
- Face painting
- Event T-shirt sales
- Food concessions
- Donations
This year fliers from five area clubs helped with the flying:
- West End Wings
- Tuscarora RC Club
- Black Sheep Squadron
- Polish Air Force
- Wyoming Valley RC Flyers
All the fliers did a great job. Gratitude is extended to Great Planes Model Products for its many years of support of this event.
This year’s proceeds were a record $4,300 and will make it possible to grant the wish of a nine-year-old girl named Jamie from Kingston, Pennsylvania. The seven-year total for the event exceeds $25,000.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
