District VII - 2011/02

February 2011 165
MANY TIMES during my tenure as
District VII vice president, I have written
about clubs and/or members getting
involved. I know that there are loads of
members with a lot of spare time. What
better way to be productive with that spare
time than to devote some of it toward getting
involved with youngsters.
Many of you have grandchildren so you
know what they require. Think about it and
maybe after reading this next report you just
might be inspired to do something.
The AMA has material to help you
along; all you have to do is ask.
Here’s what Fred Marion and the members
of the Thunderbird R/C Club have done.
Fred and a few club members met with the
Comstock Elementary School’s science
teacher (now principal), Wes Seely, and
proposed getting any youngsters who were
interested in aviation to participate in a
model-building project.
The group meets on Wednesdays from 3
to 4:30 p.m. So far in the past four years,
Fred and his group have put 60 youngsters
through the program.
Comstock is located near Galesburg in
the Kalamazoo, Michigan, area. Fred has
also offered to help others if they have any
questions about starting a similar project.
Contact Fred through his e-mail address at
[email protected].
I think the pictures tell it better. This is
what it is all about. If Fred and the
Thunderbird R/C Club can do it, so can a lot
of others. Remember a program such as this
can be your legacy to the hobby that will
live beyond you.
Till next time, get involved. You might just
like it and the payment is the look on the
kids’ faces when they see their creation
actually fly. Have a hanky handy.
Fly safely and have fun. C.A.V.U.
District VII
Bill Oberdieck, District VII Vice President; [email protected]
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Bill Oberdieck
Vice President
Box 1076
Southgate MI 48195
Tel.: (734) 283-4813
Fax: (734) 283-0650
www.amadistrictvii.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Lee D. Frederickson,
Ada MI; [email protected]
Bud Gorman, Knife River MN;
[email protected]
Don Held, Elmira MI;
(231) 584-2662; [email protected]
Ed Kincer, Fenton MI; (810) 610-
7791; [email protected]
Tom Pierce, St. Clair MI; (810)
367-6450; tom_pierce_48079@
yahoo.com
Mark E. Robotti, Lindstrom MN;
[email protected]
Tom Ryan, Greenfield WI;
(414) 881-0070; tomcat@
execpc.com
Lloyd Swanson; Cedar Rapids IA;
(319) 373-0947; [email protected]
Kent Woods, Ames IA ; (515)
232-8180; [email protected]
Frequency Coordinators
West: Al Schwartz, Roseville
MN; (651) 633-2286
East: Pete Waters, Northville MI;
(248) 486-4800
Contest Coordinators:
Wayne Yeager, RC (Michigan
only), (517) 260-0132; yogi1931@
comcast.net
Michael Haller, RC (except
Michigan), (920) 979-9452;
[email protected]
Flying Site Coordinator
Tony Stillman, Tony
[email protected]
Webmaster
Ed Kincer, [email protected]
District VII Volunteers
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