THE NFFS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: March 2007
Elections
Time seems to get away from us. This year NFFS will hold two elections for
board officers: The four-year term of Bob Hanford, our Central district vice
president, will expire, and we will hold an election for that position. I
will soon appoint a nominating committee to select candidates.
Also, I am serving my final year as your president, and will not stand for
re-election. The four district vice presidents make up the committee to
nominate candidates.
If you would like to nominate someone for either position, contact your
district vice president, or get in touch with me. E-mail addresses and phone
numbers are listed on page 2 of Digest.
These elections will conducted by a mailed-in ballot, which will go out to
all members in the fall of this year. The ballot will contain specific
instructions as to who can vote for which office. In short: All NFFS members
in good standing will receive ballots. But all cannot vote in the vice
presidential election.
The ballot will include a list of states that make up the Central District.
Do not vote for a vice presidential candidate unless you reside in one of
the listed states.
Family Life Members
A first-time event took place recently: the society has three people from
the same family have become NFFS life members‹George Batiuk Sr., George
Batiuk Jr., and Tim Batiuk.
George Sr. (Life Member 4), who passed away last year, was a charter member
of Denver¹s Martin Model Masters, later to become the MMM (Magnificent
Mountain Men) club. Later, he was a long-time member of the MACH club in
Huntsville AL, and held the Mulvihill record for a number of years.
Tim Batiuk (San Juan Capistrano CA and Life Member 58) currently chairs the
NFFS scholarship committee. He is a Hand-Launch and Catapult Glider
specialist, having won the Glider National Cup the last four years running.
George Batiuk Jr. (San Luis Obispo CA and Life Member 60) is a top F1B
flier. He has been a leader in support of our Junior team operations for
many years, and has been Senior team manager. George is also director of the
prestigious Max Men contest (now the Bob White Memorial), which draws
international competitors to California each February.
Nats Planning
It is Nats planning time again. As I mentioned in my last column, NFFS will
be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year at the Nats. Come join the
fun.
On page 00 you¹ll find the 2007 Nats events schedule. It contains some
changes from last year, so look it over and make yourself aware of any event
or scheduling changes that may affect your flying this year.
Dave Lacey, South District vice president, will write this column in the
next issue.
And don't forget -Make an effort to sign up at least one new NFFS member this year.