The Academy of Model Aeronautics has awarded a $75 Club Recognition and Reward Grant to the Ozark Mountain Barnstormers of Springfield, MO. The club held an inaugural Toys for Tots fundraiser on November 14, 2015 at their home flight site in Nixa, MO. The event attracted the attention of the local Nixa Enterprise newspaper and it was detailed on the front page of the November 25, 2015 issue. With 50 people in attendance, the club managed to collect $600 worth of new, unwrapped toys which were donated to the Springfield U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. 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. 
