SUBJECT: Minutes of Peterson Air & Space Museum
Foundation Staff Meeting, 0900hrs,
28 August
2017. Meeting convened in the City
Hangar.
ATTENDEES: Brown, John; Henderson, Jim; Howells,
Glyn; Howells, Phyllis;
McClelland, Ron; Mogel, Jake; Miller, Mike; Reiner, Errol; Silber, Carl;Whalen, Gail, DAFC, Director; Nash, Jeffery, DAFC,
Deputy Director.
Opening Remarks: Meeting
called to order by Henderson at 0901.
No
changes in minutes of 24 July meeting.
Henderson,
in for Treasurer Long, discussed financials as of 31 July 17. YTD income $20,433, Expense $9,838, Cost of Goods Sold $14,770, net
$(4,175). Cash: $52,876 operations,
$26,560 Broadmoor Hangar Renovation.
Henderson
did the numbers: YTD 31 July volunteer
hours 4,562 v 5,991 year earlier; visitor numbers 9,450 v 13,502, Website hits
20,986 v 25,495 and Facebook reaches 113,892 v 156,693.
McClelland
commented that “Visit COS” and the PPRAS site were the top sources of visitor requests.
Curator’s
Update – Whalen
·
Week
of 20 September is AFA Homecoming
·
Because
of our participation in the Regional Air Show, museum will be closed 21 – 25
September. There will be 24 hour security at the airshow site starting the
morning of 22 September. Flying starts
at noon on 23 September. Party Saturday
night 6-8 pm (BBQ) for volunteers. Wear
museum hats and vests for the airshow.
·
The
“reading rail” material for the EC-121 was presented at the meeting. Comments encouraged.
Carl Silber commented that the
Battle of Britain commemoration is 15 September.
Also, please do not
give away t-shirt hangars from the Museum Store.
Meeting
adjourned at 1010 hours.
THERE
WILL BE NO SEPTEMBER STAFF MEETING DUE TO OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE AIR SHOW.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Henderson, Secretary.