SUBJECT: Minutes of
30 January 2017
ATTENDEES: Austin, Dave; Brown, John; Burns, Dick; Freyer,
Gus; Henderson, Jim; Howells, Glyn; Howells, Phyllis; McClelland, Ron; Mika,
Ed; Miller, Mike; Moyer, Norm; Murphy, Joe; Reiner, Errol; Silber, Carl; Solomon,
Ron; Yepez, Linda; Whalen, Gail, DAFC, Director; Nash, Jeff, DAFC, Deputy
Director.
Opening Remarks: Meeting called to order at 0905.
Henderson
reported that full year volunteer hours were 9,128,down 4.0% from last year;
museum visitors were 21,086, up 6.4%; Website visits were 38,595, 14.7% ahead
of last year and Facebook reaches at 241,484 were 2.85 times last year’s
number.
McClelland
reported on problems and fixes in the website/Peterson internet system. He and Nash spend a lot of time keeping
things working. Thank you.
Curator Update (Whalen)
Whalen’s
“2016 Year in Review” draft was presented. It includes a listing of
accomplishments and setbacks for the year.
The
perpetrators of the November museum break-in have been caught. One is currently in jail.
The
Regional Air Show will be Sept. 23-24, 2017.
Beneficiaries will be the Peterson Air and
There
will be a change of command at 21SW in May.
There
will be a major Command Inspection in March.
Our
goal is to recruit 15 new volunteers to build up the docent ranks.
The
aircraft repair will be under a new five-year contract. The plan is to repair eight aircraft, plus the
P-40, this year.
Meeting
adjourned at 1030 hours.
Next
meeting: 27 February at 0900 hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Henderson, Secretary.