District IX
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
In District IX, we’ve made a concerted effort to send our district youth to Camp AMA in Muncie, Indiana, each year. Through your donations to the Denny Stong Scholarship fund, nine local fliers have attended Camp AMA in the last seven years.
This year, Dugan Doyle, a young man from Centennial, Colorado, lined up to. A few weeks before camp began, Dugan received an AMA Foundation Scholarship, so for the first time, our local funds were not used. That means that we might have enough money next year to fund two campers.
As you can see from the smile on his face in the picture above, Dugan looks like he enjoyed his stay in Muncie.
Each year, the AMA supports youth-related modeling activities through Take off And Grow (TAG) grants. Three clubs in District IX received substantial finances to host such an event. Below is a report from Wyoming Associate Vice President, Craig Bastion, about the club’s event.
Thanks to AMA’s TAG program, the Casper Airmodelers Association held is 5th Annual Come Fly With Us event in June 2022. The goal is to introduce RC to new fliers of all ages through our AMA-certified instructors at no cost to the participant.
A one-year membership to the Casper Airmodelers Association was offered to participants who wanted to go to the next level.
The TAG grant money was spent on a transmitter that will go with a previously purchased club trainer airplane. With this setup, along with another donated transmitter, we can buddy-box several students at once.
The remainder of the grant money was used to purchase a case for this transmitter and food for the event. Wyoming Life Flight donated a free demonstration ride for two individuals. The raffle winner and their selected partner would be able to choose from a helicopter or airplane ride.
This report is from Vince Frederiksen of the Wichita Radio Control Club (WRCC) in Wichita, Kansas.
WRCC had a display and old magazines to give away at a recent STEMKAMP at North Derby Middle School in Derby, Kansas. This was arranged by Jared Arrington, the club president, who is seen here on simulator duty at the event.
A good turnout of people stopped by to talk. Our next event will be at the upcoming McConnell Air Force Base Open House and Air Show Wichita, in September.
Jim Tiller
Vice President
jtiller@hotmail.com
Box 828, Custer SD 57730
(605) 390-3878
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Craig Bastian, Casper WY; (307) 577-6463; craigb1961@msn.com
Tyler Brown, Lincoln NE; (402) 617-0444; tylerzx9@yahoo.com
Brandon Koch, Mandan ND; (701) 471-9575; kochbrandon471@gmail.com
Rick McCaskill, Frederick CO; (303) 682-0446; rickm947@aol.com
Zachary Roller, Rapid City SC; (605) 519-0815; zroller28@gmail.com
Arend Schuurman, Elkton SD; (605) 695-2122; arend.schuurman@gmail.com
Terry Wiles, Harrisburg SD; terrycustom@yahoo.com
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Troy Hamm, Gardner KS; (913) 744-5745; funflyr@ujuno.com
