May 2016 Sonex Builders & Pilots Foundation update

May 2016 Sonex Builders & Pilots Foundation update

Postby Sonex Foundation » Sat May 28, 2016 7:01 pm

Hello fellow Sonex builders, owners, pilots and enthusiasts!

The 4th annual Great Lakes Sonex fly in is scheduled for June 25th at Bolingbrook’s Clow International Airport (1C5). See http://www.greatlakessonex.com for details.

This is in Chicagoland and we urge all midwest builders, pilots, and enthusiasts to attend!

Oshkosh is only two months away! Wherever your departure point is, and whatever your route, we hope you have a safe yet adventurous trip! A pre-Oshkosh event is planned for KRPJ Rochelle, IL for July 23rd and 24th - stop in if you’re interested! The website is http://www.airsportster.com/wingfest.html.

We are once again planning our membership meeting, held every year behind the Sonex booth on the flightline. When we are positive of the date and time it will be announced here as well as our website. Proxy voting cards will be distributed to all voting members via email.

This years member meeting includes the Board of Director elections. Chris Balthis is up for election, and incumbent Robbie Culver is up for reelection. Look for introductions in the May newsletter which is just being finished.

We invite all members and interested friends to join us at our 2nd annual member picnic to be hosted at Wayne Daniels “7th Heaven” on the east side of Wittman Field. Last years picnic was a blast so we hope you will join us to make new friends, revisit good times with old friends, and watch the night airshow. This year we will be picking up members at the airport terminal to avoid the traffic jam by the museum - a shuttle is available from the AirVenture grounds to the terminal. The BBQ is on Wednesday, July 27 at 6:00 PM - the night airshow starts at 8:00 pm. As always, we need volunteers to help! I will post a detailed announcement soon for responses to track attendance.

The Sonex Builders and Pilots Foundation is pleased to announce completion of our first community video project! This video is a compilation of some exciting Sonex, Waiex, Onex, and SubSonex footage - check it out at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCJALl9u8D8

Do you love flying your Sonex, Waiex, Onex or Xenos? Are you capturing the flights on a digital HD camera? We'd love to include your footage!

All you need to do is send us a clip of high quality, horizontally framed HD video showing you, your friends, your family flying your Sonex, Waiex, Onex, or Xenos. If you live somewhere with spectacular scenery, please include it! If you fly in another country, we would especially love to include it!

Just send me an email at Robbie at sonexfoundation dot org and I will follow up with you


If you aren't a member, please join! We have a two-tier membership structure.

Our intent is to run a low cost type club, with revenue coming from voting membership dues and member donations, and to be responsive to membership needs. As a grassroots not-for-profit organization, it is the members who will provide much of the content and direction of the type club.

Tier 1 – Club Member - Being a Club Member is free and does not require paying dues.

Tier 2 – Voting Member – Voting Members pay dues of $25 per year, have voting privileges, and will help steer the direction of the Foundation.

The Sonex Builders & Pilots Foundation has received tax exempt status from the IRS. The Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization and was granted this status in June of 2014. Any donation beyond the membership dues is tax deductible, so we are always happy when someone chooses to donate to our cause.

Send donations or Voting Membership dues ($25 annually) to Sonex Builders and Pilots Foundation, c/o Carl Orton, Treasurer, PO Box 820082, Ft. Worth, TX 76182-0082. You may also use the PayPal feature on the link below. When making dues donations, please fill out the registration form at the link below.

http://sonexfoundation.com/Become_a_Member.html

Your foundation is also searching for a new treasurer - there is not much work required, and the financials are absolutely not complex. Drop me a note if you can help!

Blue skies
Robbie Culver
President
Sonex Builders and Pilots Foundation
Robbie Culver
President
Sonex Builders and Pilots Foundation
http://www.Sonexfoundation.com
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