EAA493 Mailing List: Re: IMPORTANT EAA 493 INFORMATION

[Gerald Hatch (gf_hatch]

I got this response from Nancy York regarding the important decision we have to make regarding the continuation of EAA Chapter 493 via text. 

Often we do not make the EAA meetings because Mom is not up to getting out, and sometimes because I have work. This is probably no help at all, but my house (2701 Briargrove) is available to host meetings. It is NOT handicap accessible. The group could bring food if they could clean up. Room can handle about 10. At least I could attend if it were there. 

I told Nancy that I would post her text on the EAA493Fly-Web.

Gerry

On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 5:18 AM, Gerald Hatch <gf_hatch [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

To the Membership of EAA Chapter 493

 

On Tuesday November 21^st, the scheduled monthly meeting of EAA Chapter 493 was held at Joe’s Italian Restaurant as usual. The members present were Gerry Hatch (reluctant vice president), Andy Spinks (Treasurer), Bob Reece (Founding Member and Chapter Technical Counselor), Don Treadwell (Long time serving award winning Chapter Young Eagles Coordinator). Jim & Mitzi O’Hara (Designers/Builders Extraordinaire).

 

At this meeting, it was noted that at the previous October meeting only two members were in attendance. Those members being Andy Spinks and Bob Reece.

 

EAA 493 president, Tony Marcum has notified the chapter that due to his continuing out of town work, he will no longer to able to serve as President. Teri Matting-Clouse who volunteered to temporarily fill the office of Secretary will no longer able to hold that office as of the end of June, 2017.

 

Chapter 493 currently has only 15 paid members. Rarely do even half of these members attend the meetings. In past years, the number of members were maintained at more than twice the members we have today. 

 

I note the above not to blame anyone, but only to state the obvious that the interest in EAA Chapter 493 has significantly declined. Many members are no longer flying nor are members building aircraft any more. For years now, we have had a very difficult time getting anyone to serve as officers. Currently the officer positions of President, Vice President and Secretary are or will be unfilled as of January 1^st, 2018. We don’t even have enough regular attendees to fill the officer positions. Additionally, we have not had a Newsletter Editor in a number of years.

 

It was decided at the November 2017 meeting that there is insufficient interest to have a Christmas party. Therefore, there will be no December 2017 Christmas party/meeting. 

 

It was further decided to ask the membership to Please Attend the January EAA 493 meeting to be held at  SkyLine Aviation,

8926 Hanger Rd, San Angelo at Mathis Field, Jan 16 at 7:00 PM. The purpose of this meeting is to decide if there is sufficient interest in maintaining EAA Chapter 493. If not, we will discuss dissolving EAA Chapter 493.  If you cannot attend the January meeting, please email the chapter reflector to state your desire. Even if there are a large number of members who want to continue Chapter 493, there will need to be members willing to serve as officers in order to move forward. Bob Reece has volunteered to fill any officer position that is needed.

 

Please respond to this email or attend the meeting to make your opinion know. If there are few attendees and/or few responses, the opinion of the membership will then be assumed to favor dissolution.

 

Sincerely,

 

Gerry Hatch

Andy Spinks

Bob Reece

Don Treadwell

Jim O’Hara