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Casa Grande RC Flyers Awarded for Third Year in a Row

The Casa Grande RC Flyers were named a "Gold Level Leader Club" for the third year in a row. The club is one of 151 clubs out of over 2,400 clubs to receive this title. The club was recognized in their local paper. The club is largely supported by the city, local businesses and the community. The club changed their schedule in April so their members can use the club airfield at any time. They have also scheduled their 2019-2020 events.

 

The Casa Grande RC Flyers were named a "Gold Level Leader Club" for the third year in a row. The club is one of 151 clubs out of over 2,400 clubs to receive this title. The club was recognized in their local paper. The club is largely supported by the city, local businesses and the community. The club changed their schedule in April so their members can use the club airfield at any time. They have also scheduled their 2019-2020 events. The events include a celebration of National Model Aviation Day benefiting the Valley Humane Society, a Fly-in for Hospice benefiting the Hospice Charitable Fund of Central Arizona, a swap meet benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Casa Grande and the club's 7th annual Air Show benefiting the Casa Grande Food Bank. The club will also continue to hold their "Combat Dog Fights" on Thursday mornings during the season. The club offers free lessons to individuals wanting to learn to fly fixed-wing aircraft, drones and helicopters. Details about the club’s events and membership information can be found on the club web site at www.CasaGrandeRCFlyers.com or on the club’s Facebook page.

Lewes RC Club Receives AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

The Lewes RC Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $175. The club is located in Lewes, DE.

The club was featured on WBOC, a local TV station. Their segment included explaining model aviation and how they support their community. Members of the club brought their planes to showcase on the show. To watch the segment on YouTube, click here.

The club consists of about 45 members. The Lewes R/C Club meets the Second Tuesday of Every Month Except December at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post 28, 31768 Legion Rd, Millsboro, DE.

The AMA Club Recognition and Reward...

 

The Lewes RC Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $175. The club is located in Lewes, DE.

The club was featured on WBOC, a local TV station. Their segment included explaining model aviation and how they support their community. Members of the club brought their planes to showcase on the show. To watch the segment on YouTube, click here.

The club consists of about 45 members. The Lewes R/C Club meets the Second Tuesday of Every Month Except December at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post 28, 31768 Legion Rd, Millsboro, DE.

The AMA Club Recognition and Reward Program was established to encourage clubs to promote model aviation. The AMA offers clubs cash incentives for positive local media coverage for a public event, public service, club announcement, or other coverage. Click here to learn more about this program.

March Flying For Good Featured Club

The Flying For Good featured March submission is the Coffee Airfoilers. The club is located in Tullahoma, TN. The club hosts their annual "Fly Away Cancer" event in April. The event will be held on April 27 at their flying field off of Wattendorf Highway in Tullahoma.

 

The Flying For Good featured March submission is the Coffee Airfoilers. The club is located in Tullahoma, TN. The club hosts their annual "Fly Away Cancer" event in April. The event will be held on April 27 at their flying field off of Wattendorf Highway in Tullahoma. There will be a pilot landing fee of $25 which includes lunch. All net proceeds will be donated to the Multi-County Cancer Support Network. The club has worked to raise $2,885 over the years at this event. The AMA Foundation wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.

Tampa Radio Control Aircraft Club Receives AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

The Tampa Radio Control Aircraft Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $150. The club is located in Seffner, FL. The club's airfield is the Hillsborough Heights Solid Waste Facility. The open space is a closed landfill which makes it the perfect place to take flight. The club pays $10 a year to use the space to fly.

 

The Tampa Radio Control Aircraft Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $150. The club is located in Seffner, FL. The club's airfield is the Hillsborough Heights Solid Waste Facility. The open space is a closed landfill which makes it the perfect place to take flight. The club pays $10 a year to use the space to fly. It is a benefit to the county because they maintain the 13 acres of land which saves the county money. The AMA Club Recognition and Reward Program was established to encourage clubs to promote model aviation. The AMA offers clubs cash incentives for positive local media coverage for a public event, public service, club announcement, or other coverage. Click here to learn more about this program.  

District IX Camp AMA Scholarship Fund

Terry Wiles and his wife won an AMA Goldberg award with a check for $200. After receiving the award with the check, the Wiles decided that they wanted to give back to the District IX Camp AMA Scholarship Fund. In the fall of 2015, Jim Tiller was new to the AMA Executive Council. Tiller was informed of a young man who would be a great candidate for Camp AMA.

 

Terry Wiles and his wife won an AMA Goldberg award with a check for $200. After receiving the award with the check, the Wiles decided that they wanted to give back to the District IX Camp AMA Scholarship Fund. In the fall of 2015, Jim Tiller was new to the AMA Executive Council. Tiller was informed of a young man who would be a great candidate for Camp AMA. After returning home from an event, Tiller had received an $800 donation from the 95th Street Club in Kansas City to go towards money for AMA youth programs. The check was a memorial taken up by the club for one of their longtime members, Darrell Watts. After receiving the check, it was arranged for Matt Carlson to be the first recipient of the District IX Camp AMA Scholarship. With the generosity of local clubs and members like Terry Wiles, five more tuition scholarships have been given since the first. The recipients have been Toby Ray, Denver, CO, Austin Axmann, Kansas City, KS, Ethan Thibault, Rapid City, SD, Morgan Young, Denver, CO and Ashton Newton, Dakota City, NE. In February 2019, Wiles and his wife decided to donate 24 lasered cups from their business which is about $200 worth in their cost. By selling the cups, Wiles figured it would bring in around $480 to the scholarship fund. The cups sold in one day so they lasered an additional 24 cups which also sold in one day. The Wiles expect to raise over $1000 from the original $200 Goldberg check.  

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