District V
Jose Soto — District V Vice President
Hi, gang. Thanks for all of your votes — now, let’s get busy!
The AMA is working very hard and very smart to make the organization more accessible and to better serve the membership. The education programs are excellent and getting bigger and better. The AMA website is a work in progress and it looks great; again, only getting better. Visit the website, navigate, and get to know it — it is for you!
Paul Verger, Associate Vice President in Mississippi, sent in this report.
WKRG TV Fly-In (Mobile, Alabama — November 20)
November 20 was the WKRG TV Fly-In, held in Mobile, Alabama. This was the last fly-in of the fall season and it was a charity toy-collection event held in conjunction with the local television station WKRG. It was a major success.
The entry fee was any toy valued at $10 or more, and a large percentage of the toys were well over the $10 level. Tony Farmer headed up the event and was assisted by Frits Jetten. Tony reported that more than 100 toys were collected from 74 registered fliers.
The event was covered by WKRG on the 6:00 news. The film crew stayed at the field for more than an hour, filming and interviewing local fliers. Registration was handled by Wayne Boudreaux and the lunch crew was headed by Alvin Reed — the hamburgers and hot dogs were great.
Yes, there was a raffle. Gift certificates totaling $300 were given out in $10–$50 amounts from Mobile’s HobbyTown USA. HobbyTown also donated the grand prize, an ARF. Thanks to Frits Jetten for taking pictures. It appears this will be repeated next year, and you should plan to be there!
Tangerine Events (Remote Control Association of Central Florida)
The Tangerine events that the Remote Control Association of Central Florida has held for the last four decades just get better and better. We just had the Tangerine Pattern contest and the Tangerine Big Bird event. These are two of six events held during consecutive weeks, starting on the Thanksgiving weekend and ending on the first weekend of the New Year.
Look for coverage on the club’s website at www.rcacf.com.
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