WHAT’S NEW? District X’s newsletter!
Hi, Mike Brown here, District X
associate vice president. By now many of
you are aware of the new newsletter I
started for the district.
For those who are not, here’s a little
background. I decided to start this
newsletter because it would be a great way
to notify the district’s clubs and members
about any new or existing programs
offered by the AMA such as a free year of
AMA dues for every three new AMA
members you sign up or the money a club
can receive to help with flying-field
repairs, that kind of thing.
A newsletter is a good way for clubs to
advertise their events by showing pictures of
gatherings they have held. Maybe by
advertising your 2010 events in the
newsletter (and showing last year’s event
pictures), you can help increase attendance,
which equals more dollars for the treasury.
Referring to treasury funds, some clubs
can qualify to receive as much as $1,000
from the AMA to hold a Take off And
Grow (TAG) event. Check out TAG
requirements in the AMA’s PDF
documents on the Web site. Maybe you
can even gain a new club member or two.
The District X newsletter should have a
wide variety of content such as building
articles, articles about a special way you or
your club does something, or even a good,
clean aviation/hobby-related joke.
Club success stories (such as holding a
TAG event) or getting a new flying field
would be great. Maybe you need help
finding a new field. I will publish anything
that is positive about the hobby or the
AMA itself.
An easy way to help at first would be to
send pictures. Every club has members, or
the members have family or friends, who
go to club events with a camera.
Photographers like to see their work
published, right? Why not ask them for a
CD and either they or you can send it to
me. The pictures can also be sent in an email
or several e-mails if necessary.
Unlike a magazine, I can print nearly
any size picture because this is a
newsletter, but the larger the pixel count,
the better the quality. Copying the pictures
straight from the camera to a CD is fine
with me also.
Please include the club’s name, event
name, and a pilot count, but if you want to
submit a full-blown article, that would be
welcome as well.
If you would like to receive the
newsletter, e-mail me at cabrowns@
citlink.net and I will e-mail you the latest
copy and add you to the recipients’ list. If
you want to send something to me by mail,
my address is PO Box 69, Bella Vista CA
96008.
Thanks. Mike Brown.
On to what some of our members are
doing.
Although the weather was raw, cold,
and windy Saturday, December 19, the
regulars of the East Bay Radio Controllers,
in Livermore, California, showed up to
help those less fortunate at their Toys for
Tots fun-fly. Ken Busse, club president
sent the photo and the news.
Ken said that Bob Donleavy was the
CD for this event and has been doing this
for roughly 20 years! Great job, Bob!
Events such as these bring out the best
in all of us. It’s another way we can help
our communities.
District X
Jim Giffin, District X Vice President; [email protected]
Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
Jim Giffin
Vice President
Box 494688,
Redding CA 96049
Tel. (916) 760-8291
[email protected]
www.ama10.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Tim Attaway, Chula Vista CA
(619) 427-6392
Denny Baker, Brentwood CA
(925) 513-1224
Darwin Barrie, Chandler AZ
(480) 946-8955
Mike Brown, Bella Vista CA
(530) 549-3005
Greg Clemensen, Las Vegas NV
(702) 870-6242
Wayne Hamada, Honolulu HI
(808) 521-7733
Marc Karpowich, Logan UT (435)
232-1873
John Lockwood, Clovis CA
(559) 298-1606
Rick Maida, Morgan Hill CA
(408) 778-6885
Scott Malta, Merced CA
(209) 723-4202
Bill Malvey, Ladera Ranch CA
(949) 481-8624
Jerry Neuberger, Santee CA
(619) 258-4477
Jon Wilson, Ryde CA
(916) 776-2797
Contest Coordinators
Ellis Hall, Fair Oaks CA (North);
(916) 217-6302; [email protected]
Tim Attaway, Chula Vista CA;
(619) 427-6392;
[email protected]
Wayne Hamada, Honolulu HI;
(808) 521-7733;
[email protected]
Roxanne Cottrell (Utah and
Arizona only), Mesa AZ; (602) 321-
7955; [email protected]
District X Volunteers Toys for Tots fun-fly organizers included L-R: Bob Donleavy, Mitch West, Jim Middleton,
Richard Donleavy, Tom Marshall, Richard Caine, and Gary Oehrle. Not pictured were Ken
Busse, Steve Busse, Pete Bowen, and Bruce Skelly.
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