Re: USIC / AMA Indoor FF Nationals Donation Letter

From: jimmy_otool <jimmy_otool_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:14:26 -0000

I just wanted to add a big thanks to everyone who participated in the
raffle (I believe we had 100% participation - or pretty darn close),
I think this will make a great impression at the AMA.

Also, John, Rob, and I are open to any suggestions from the group
about pertaining to getting the attendance back up next year.

Even though I'm not at all competitive at this point, USIC is really
something I look forward to every year now, and without fail have a
great time.

See you all in J.C. next year!

Best regards,

Tony Pavel

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan"
<john_kagan_at_...> wrote:
>
> Since the USIC / AMA Indoor FF Nationals attendance was down this
> year, we decided to be proactive and hold a raffle to generate a
> donation that would supplement the entry fee income.
>
> See below for the letter that accompanied the donation to the AMA.
>
> Also, a huge "thank you" to A2Z corp., who donated a huge box full
of
> merchandise for the raffle and for prizes. In addition to the
Jones-
> style balsa stripper and machined blade holder for Harlan-style
balsa
> strippers I had seen before, there was a new Harlan-style balsa
> stripper kit that looked pretty sweet. There were also many orange
> boxes of laser-cut Peck Polymers kits, a set of IMS kits (including
> the "three ministicks" kit that I built when I just started
Indoor),
> and a nice selection of Tru-Weight balsa. It seems that Tom Sova
and
> Jeff Hood made off with a majority of the loot (they'd better play
> Power Ball with the kind of luck they were having!)
>
> *******************************************************************
> June 4, 2008
> Jim Cherry
> Executive Director
> Academy of Model Aeronautics
> 5161 E. Memorial Dr.
> Muncie IN 47302
>
> Dear Mr. Cherry:
>
> We just finished another amazing US Indoor Championship / AMA
Indoor
> Free Flight Nationals – a week of top notch model airplane
> competition, promotion of Indoor Free Flight, and renewal of
> friendships that has become an important part of many people's
lives.
>
> The entire Indoor Free Flight community wishes to thank the AMA for
> their continued support of this important event. We understand and
> appreciate the financial and human resources that are committed
each
> year to running a contest of this size and caliber.
>
> Unfortunately, our participation was down compared to recent years,
> with many people citing economic issues as the reason for their
> absence. They all expressed a desire to participate in the future,
> though, so we fully expect attendance to rebound.
>
> Those who were able to attend wanted to proactively communicate to
> the powers-that-be how much we need this event to continue and
> demonstrate the Indoor Free Flight community's commitment to the
> USIC / AMA Indoor FF Nationals, so we held a raffle to raise funds
> for a donation to supplement its other income.
>
> Enclosed, please find the $487 we collected, which will hopefully
> offset some of the entry fee shortfall, as well as convey the
> significance the contest holds for us. USIC / AMA Indoor FF
> Nationals is more than competition; it is a key component for
> promoting and maintaining participation levels in the discipline of
> Indoor Free Flight.
>
> We, the co-Event Directors, and many others in the Indoor Free
Flight
> community, stand ready to offer any support or assistance that you
> may find helpful with respect to the planning and support of this
> event. We hope that if any issue comes up regarding attendance or
> costs of the USIC / AMA Indoor FF Nationals, you and the rest of
the
> Executive Council will choose to ensure its future.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> John Kagan, Tony Pavel, and Rob Romash
> 2008 Indoor Free Flight Nationals co-Event Directors
>
> cc: J.P. Kish, Phil Sullivan, Indoor_Construction Yahoo group
>
Received on Wed Jun 11 2008 - 14:14:30 CEST