Report to PAMA Members-Jan-04
Opening: Louie
talked about the success of the December meeting and thanked everyone for
their support; He reminded everyone about the PAMA Tool Box raffle and
solicited help with the sale of tickets. Let him know if you can help; Also,
Louie advised us of the new chapter web-site that will be hosted by John
Clem and supported by the very capable abilities of Marnie Sablan. The new
address is http://www.copama.org.
Check it out!
We would also like to welcome new members Scott
Walton, George Gaines and Wm “Howard” Ruble. Nice to have you aboard.
Presentation: Tom
Heid with Aerospace Welding gave an excellent presentation on muffler and
exhaust system component distress and failure, and offered timely counsel on
airworthiness standards and inspection techniques. If you missed the
meeting, you missed a good one! Attendance was nearly 50 people!
Scholarship Awards:
Through your membership participation, professionalism and
contributions we are proud to announce your support for the scholarship fund
and awards of $3245.00 in
January and a total of $4595.00 to date.
The latest recipients were Michael Allwein, Andrew Basch, Bradley
Buff, Christopher Boggess, Jason Fink, Keith Jones, Elaine McLaughlin,
Bernard Pluth, Shane Taylor, Thomas Thibault, Steve Turin and Scott Walton.
Congratulations folks, and we look forward to working with you in the
industry.
Thanks: Gene Sprang personally thanked the
membership for the support and participation that the students receive from
the Central Ohio Professional Aviation Maintenance Association.
And a special thanks to all the corporate
contributors to the raffle:
Ralph Graves for the wire cutters, Spirit Avionics-
Rick Ochs for the patches and hats, PAMA National for the ratcheting screw
driver, Mid-Coast for the nice shirt and ASCO, Electrosonics, Michael Vaughn
with Ratheon, Garrett Aviation, ADI, Gulfstream and others for your generous
contributions. Everyone
appreciates it!
Also, we would like to thank Jeff Gruber for his
leadership in preparing for another grand golf outing in the spring. He is
going to need volunteers. Remember, this is for fun and a worthy cause!
Yours in Professional Aviation Maintenance, Cliff
Kelling, Secretary.
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