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FROM the LEFT SEAT Dave Riedel, President Volume 03 - 12 December 2003 FROM THE LEFT SEAT volunteered again this year to provide the planning and Dave Riedel, President coordination, in union with Jim Frye, for the Annual Color Run. The Directors’ Award will be presented in Good day and Happy Holidays! I would like to wish honor of Mike to Sandy at the Annual Christmas Party. you and your families a safe and blessed holiday season, The Volunteer of the Year is selected by the Club whether you stay in the area or travel to other areas or President and approved by the Board of Directors. The states to be with family and friends. award is in recognition of continued volunteer service to I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Club. The 2003 Volunteer of the Year award posthu- the Club for your vote of confidence by electing me mously goes to Rich Pendergist. It is hard to list all of president for the next two years. Like promotions in the the different times and events that Rich volunteered to military, it is not so much on how well I’ve done in the help the Club this year. He was always available to help past, but my potential for properly filling the position any of the other officers of the club in the performance and leading the Club forward from here. I know that I of their positions. His dedication to furthering the cause have huge shoes to fill, but I will do my best to make for ultralights and the upcoming Sport Pilot/Light Sport my old mentor and president proud. I will talk about Aircraft went well beyond what was required by his where I see the Club heading and future challenges in position at USUA. If something involved the Club, following newsletters. USUA, flying, briefing, or instructing, Rich was there What I did want to talk about in this newsletter and involved. If he didn’t have a family commitment, he is volunteerism. Our Club, like any other club, is run was first in line to volunteer to help in any manner and functions on the strength of the volunteers in the required for the Club. The Volunteer of the Year Award Club. The officers cannot do everything that needs to be will be presented in honor of Rich to The Pendergist done to keep the Club functioning and moving forward. Family at the Annual Christmas Party. We are truly blessed to have so many people who are Volunteer Service Recognition. Volunteer willing to give their time and expertise for the better- Service is defined as voluntary service to the Club over ment of the club. I would like to list all of those indi- and above the responsibilities of a Club elected or viduals, but for fear of missing someone I would like to appointed position. In the past, the Club has selected focus on the Club’s 2003 Directors’ Award, Volunteer two members for this award. This year the Board of of the Year, and the Volunteer Service Award winners. Directors changed the criteria from two awards to an The Directors’ Award is voted on and chosen “appropriate” number. The membership present at the by the Club’s Board of Directors and is given to the November meeting selected this year’s award winners. individual who has given unique and extended services The Volunteer Service Award winners for 2003 are: to the Club during the past year. The 2003 Directors’ Jody Clement, Jim Heidish, Jim Willess, Jim Frye, and Award posthumously goes to Mike Moulds. Mike’s Bob Van Veghel. The Volunteer Service awards will be continued service to the Club went above and beyond presented at the Annual Christmas Party. the responsibilities of the office of the Treasurer. One of Congratulations to all award winners!! The the additional projects that Mike and Dick Baker gladly Club is indebted to your service, commitment, and took on this past year was the flight planning, logistical, example. and fiscal coordination for not one, but two, Club Hope to see you all at the Christmas Party! cross-country flights to Kitty Hawk to commemorate the Don’t forget to go online to the Club’s website and fill 100-year anniversary of powered flight. Unfortunately in how many in your party are attending and what due to weather, neither flight was able to launch. [One yummy dish you are bringing to share with the rest of of my goals this year is to make sure the cross-country the Club. is successful for the Club]. Mike always provided BBQ God Bless and Fly Safe. burgers and dogs for whoever was at the Airpark, either Semper Fi, impromptu or scheduled, again a service he gladly Dave provided. [and an occasional can opener!] He December - Page 2 needed to keep the Club running. The Board felt that ADVISORIES two members being recognized for volunteer service (voted on by the members present at the November November Meeting – Our meeting was in the meeting) was not a large enough number and, instead, Centreville Elementary School, our usual meeting place. proposed that the requirement be for an “appropriate Dave Riedel, our acting President, presided. number” be recognized. Visitor Ron Buzzard told us about his interests In addition to the “appropriate number” of in flying and all the members present told him what we Volunteer Service Awards to be made at the Holiday were flying and doing and where. We must have done a Party, there will also be the Directors’ Award given to good job; by the end of the meeting he had become a the member who has given unique and extended service member. to the Club. The Volunteer of the Year Award, made by Bob Chapman introduced new member Harry the President, is in recognition of outstanding volunteer Wright. He has a Challenger and is basing it at service during the past year. All of these awards are Whitman Strip. New member Ike Isenhour has a made in recognition of volunteer service to the Club Flightstar and is also operating out of Whitmans. over and above performance of any appointed or elected Welcome to all of you! position one might hold in the Club. Secretary Lew Clement announced that mem- This year, the Directors’ Award will be given to berships for 2004 were open: regular $20, family $25. Sandy Moulds in recognition of the many volunteer Let Lew know if you need a nametag, new or replace- services that Mike gave to the Club during his member- ment. ship. The Volunteer of the Year Award will be made to Larry Walker has agreed to be acting Treasurer the Pendergist Family, recognizing the many volunteer and will do the job until someone who really wants to be services Rich provided to the Club while he was a Treasurer comes along or until the 2004 elections. He is member. The Volunteer Service Awards, as chosen by gathering the information necessary. He will contact the the members present at this meeting, will be made to: bank and prepare the necessary signature cards to be Jody Clement, Jim Frye, Jim Heidish, Bob Van Veghel, able to write checks. He reports that we have about and Jim Willess. Monica Frye will be given a plaque $3070 in our treasury. recognizing the many services Jim performed for the Dave told us that the Pendergist Family has Club. The others will receive Club caps with a gold asked that donations made to the Club in Rich’s name star above the wings recognizing their service to the be used for the Memorial Fly-in and the Rotax Taber- Club. We all thank these volunteers for their great help nacle Choir. As of the 1st of November, the Club has in making the Club a fun Club for every member. received $850. Dick Baker, the Chairman of the Nominating Jim Frye’s family has asked that money re- Committee, announced that the election ballot had the ceived in his name be put into the Jim Frye Educational names of Dave Riedel and Greg Palmer for President, Fund. Just how the fund will be used will be better Lew Clement for Secretary and space for write-ins for defined in the days ahead. both positions on it. The election that followed chose The Board has selected Dick Baker to be Vice Dave Riedel as President until 2005 and Lew Clement President until the next VP election in 2004. We thank as Secretary for the same period. Dick for stepping up and accepting the job. Dave asked for a volunteer to honcho the The Board of Directors nominated for member- Holiday Party at the Warrenton Air Park on Saturday, ship approval as Honorary Members for 2004 the past December 6. He asked everyone to bring a covered Honorary Members, the Lenn Brothers, Hara dish. A sign-up list will be on the web site to help Bouganim, the Beatley Family and the Ford Family. everyone coordinate what he or she will bring. Greg They added Sandy Moulds, the Pendergist Family and Palmer volunteered to handle it. Thanks a lot, Greg! Monica Frye. The membership approved all for Honor- Let’s everyone support him! ary Membership for 2004. Larry Walker brought tools from Mike Mould’s For the last two years, the Club has recognized hangar that were for sale – several table tops full of volunteer service to the Club by its members at the bargains. A lot of them were sold during this evening. Holiday Party. It is our way of reminding all Club Dave reminded us that we needed some new members that the Club runs on the help it receives from volunteers: a monthly events (at meetings) coordinator, its members.
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