SUBJECT: Minutes of
25 Apr 2016
ATTENDEES: Brown, John; Burns, Dick; Deal, Duane; Grier,
John; Harris, Jim; Henderson, Jim; Howells, Glynn; Howells, Phyllis; Long,
Bruce; McClelland, Ron; Miller, Mike; Mogel,
Jake; Murphy, Joe; Silber, Carl; Yepez, Linda; Whalen, Gail, DAFC, Director;
Nash, Jeff, DAFC, Deputy Director.
OPENING
REMARKS: Meeting called to order at 0900.
No changes in minutes of March meeting
except that it’s the F-104 that will be painted in
Treasurer Long presented the March
2016 financial report: YTD Revenue $9,820; YTD Expense $1,111; Cash in bank $61,937.
Another reminder: Remember to
use the “cancel” button on the cash
register to void a transaction (rather than processing and writing a note). We have now risen to number 22 on the Trip
Advisor list of sites to visit in Colorado Springs (out of 120)..
Curator Update (Whalen)
The
CF-18 will be installed when the dummy armament clears customs. Meanwhile, it’s sitting on the ramp awaiting
the return of the Canadians.
The
Volunteer Appreciation dinner will be in June.
Whalen
needs a Volunteer Trainer and Scheduler from the ranks.
Whalen’s May calendar of events is below. Help in cleaning venues will be appreciated.
Monday, 2 May at 1230, Extra Starbase kids tour
Need 3 docents to give tour to 35 Starbase students (City Hangar, Airpark Connie)
Monday, 16 May at 10 am, City Hangar
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 20-22 May, Broadmoor Hangar meeting room Pikes Peak "N"Gineers Model Railroad show. All members are welcome. Will need 2-3 extra docents to assist on Sunday.
Sunday, May 22 at 1:30pm, Sky Soxx Stadium Expo Day We will get a first pitch (including Logo on the video board during the first pitch and PA recognition).
We'll have an info table on the Concourse level - Janet and Carl bringing brochures and other Museum info.
Meeting
adjourned 1010 hrs.
Next
meeting: 23 May 0900 hrs. The regularly
scheduled day is May 30, but that’s Memorial Day.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Henderson,
Secretary.
It is with deep sadness that I report the recent deaths of fellow volunteers Al Horne, Scottie Lee and John Cawood. We’ll miss them.