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Executive Director This Month's Thought: Be a good neighbor to those near your site

Author: J. Hager


Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/08
Page Numbers: 192

Executive Director THIS MONTHS THOUGHT good neighbor near site calendar says May am sure mistakendid miss Spring hope noticed Model Aviation beginning take new look Presidents column will now appear towards front magazine readers start back pages get see Executive Director first Let know what think change always welcome comments always trying improve products Being good neighbor what stress Chartered Clubs Invite neighbors picnic club function show much appreciate fact try understand hobby know about what doing can get involved less likely will have problems complaints Get involved community put show some local group see can sponsor school delta dart program youngsters put mall show above things can done should done strengthen ties within community Information mall show delta dart program available AMA HQ Just give us call can help Since moving Muncie 1993 AMA has learned important become part community recently hosted 3rd annual neighborhood picnic planned executed Steve Kaluf Teresa McKee Randa Coats Tina Pool competition department plus several others helped cooking special thanks goes group people biggest turnout employees neighbors just little under 75 Everyone given name badge raffle ticket arrived took opportunity announce upcoming events scheduled solicited volunteer help gave away t-shirts model related books kits etc good time look forward next year think could called good neighbors have also found very important participate other committee work Muncie have members staff attend become part Muncie Marketing Group Indiana Tourism Group Chamber functions work Visitors Bureau just name few Several employees weather pelmits give flying demonstrations site tour groups build delta darts local schools up beyond job descriptions tell falls under little print says anything takes get job done above part what takes business hobby/sport part community community return has responsive financial support some events site clubs already some things mentioned above am sure will people problem arises community will glad pitch help Lets learn good neighbors active members community New Computer System AMA know have talked about before finally happening line new computer system April 15 will continue produce products old system least next 45 days training personnel working bugs out new systems As much look forward new systems know next six 12 months will problem free ask members patient new system takes lot hard work time support finally going relational database No double entering No longer will name address appear file way another file another way Once new system member vendor organization will remain Money will posted directly accounts receivable again stopping duplication work will have capabilities attaching donations individual record keep tabs member called requested something what requested mailed corrected has gray area long time member calls requests duplicate card Normally card produced mailed no record kept Same member calls again have no way tracing original request No member record will have place history stored fund raising package much Since will receiving column shortly after Homecoming/Hobby Expo hope got attend enjoy event Now Nationals Happy flying Joyce Hager Executive Director 192 Model Aviation

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