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 Vigilante Hangar—has 65 active members and we sent out an e-mail to 28 unpaid former members. To date, five sent in their 2008 dues. The treasury has $ 2,399.13 and in November 2008, we will send our second installment of $333 to Geanette for repayment of the $1,000 Recreational Airstrip Grant used at the Townsend airport.

The hangar has initiated a new method of officer succession so that only one officer needs to be elected each year—that being a new secretary/treasurer. At the beginning of each calendar year, our secretary/treasurer will become the new vice president who will become our new president. The out going president will stay on our board for one year as a past president and advisor. This succession plan enables us to maintain a continuity of leadership with president having gone through the “chairs” of each office, understanding the role of each person on the board. Having to elect and replace only one officer each year takes the burden off of replacing all three officers.

Our next meeting will be a fly-in BBQ at the Lincoln Airport on June 11. Our overall goals for 2008 are two fold; promote more flying activities for our members and encourage increased participation in Montana wide Fly-In events and provide continued aviation related training via guest speakers, videos and demonstrations. These two primary goals are aimed at maintaining our current membership base by developing a better camaraderie of spirit and involvement as an MPA member. Our long-term goal would be to use this spirit and involvement to increase our membership and attract those in-active members we’ve lost.   Ideas from the other MPA hangars that would support these goals would be most welcome! Chuck Flynn




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