Flying FOOLZ Meeting Minutes
October 10, 2017 at Beef O’Brady’s
Attendees: Steve & Barb Flynn, Karen (Peaches) Jones, Curt Morehouse & Deb Beach, Bill & Karen Sharpe, Jim & Pat Connell, Dudley Cullum, Rusty Schwartzfager, and Steph Bensinger & Sue Vartanian
Meeting called to order 7:07pm.
July Minutes approved as written. (August and September meetings were cancelled.)
Treasurer Report – Vic Chewning (via e-mail) (no changes since July)
- The club assets are $15,263.60
- $11,829.01 is designated for scholarships
- $5233.90 committed for scholarships this year
- Rusty Swartzfager for an advanced rating scholarship (Instrument) in the amount of $2,748.90 (33% of $8,330) to be applied toward an instrument rating.
- Michael Jenkins for an advanced rating scholarship (Instrument) in the amount of $2,475 (33% of $7,500) to be applied toward an instrument rating.
- $6605.11 available for future scholarships
- added $57.58 from Pampered Chef fund-raiser in May
- $5233.90 committed for scholarships this year
- $3351.59 is for operating expenses
- Reimbursed Peaches for March Fly-in expense (original check was lost)
- Renewed domain name for FOOLZ website
Old business:
- Scholarship Committee – Deb Beach
- Had meeting 8/8/2017 via e-mail.
- Developed verfication form for instructors of scholarship winners to claim funds.
- Payments will be alloted at designated times during the instruction period.
- For further details contact Deb or Barb.
New Business/Announcements
- Elections:
- Due to cancelled August and September meetings, we are behind schedule for electing Officers and Directors of this EAA chapter. Current officers are:
- President Steph Bensinger
- Vice President Pat Connell
- Secretary Sue Vartanian
- Treasurer Vic Chewning
- Directors (3): Steve Flynn, Barb Flynn, Bill Sharpe
- Need nominating committee.
- Volunteers for Nominating committee are:
- Jim Connell
- Rusty Schwartzfager
- Bill Sharpe
- Would like to have list of nominees by October 28th Fly-in so that names can be posted on the bulletin board.
- Election will be at November 14th meeting.
- Due to cancelled August and September meetings, we are behind schedule for electing Officers and Directors of this EAA chapter. Current officers are:
- December 9th Connell’s 50th Celebration:
- The Connells have invited the FOOLZ and a crowd of friends and family to join them in their hangar at Connell’s Wahoo on Saturday, December 9thfrom 2:00pm to 5:00pm for a fully-catered celebration of their 50thwedding anniversary.
- This will replace the FOOLZ December meeting? (12/12 at Beef’s?)
- Upcoming fly-ins:
- Our October 28th fly-in is the same week-end as AOPA at Peter O’Knight airport, FL Aero Meeting, Bob White lunch.
- October 14th – Astronaut Nicole Stott will be the guest speaker at a meeting somewhere
- October 20-22 – SERFI in Greenwood AL
- November 2-4 – Deland Showcase
- November 4 – Love’s Landing (at intersection of runways)
- Should we have another FOOLZ fly-in after January?
- Suggested date is March 31st
- Will discuss at next meeting(s)
Meeting adjourned 7:38 pm.
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14th 7pm at Coyote Rojo.
Future Fly-Ins (from FlyingFOOLZ.org website with calendar):
- October 28, 2017 8:30-10:30am at Flying W Air Ranch (9FL1)
- January 27, 2018 8:30-10:30am at Flying W Air Ranch (9FL1)