Chapter Chatter

What is a chapter? In a word, it is MEMBERS.

Our members are the most important ingredient of our chapter. They are the binding element in what happens each month. Members do all the things we need to have done. At a Young Eagle event, the members work as ground crew supporting our pilots. The ratio is about 2.5 to one. The importance is beyond measure.

This month will be the last chance for anyone who would like to serve on or with the board of directors, to make their intentions known. Contact Rick Vaux (email is vicepresident@eaa430.org) and talk to him about your desire. I am sure we will have a place for you to serve.

Our theme for the October meeting, while not “TRICK or TREAT,” will be our featured speaker, Kevin Widdowson. He is captain of the large ship berthed in the Port Angeles Harbor. Its mission is cable repair on the west coast from Alaska to Mexico. These cables are the undersea internet network cables providing our connections to distant places. A very important service. Kevin is a pilot and lives in the U.K. It will be a very interesting presentation. Be sure to come and enjoy the fellowship.

November will be election of officers. Ballots will go out in November.

December gathering will be The Christmas Toy-For-Tots celebration dinner. It is still being planned for December 11, 2021 at the Dungeness Golf and Country Club on Woodcock Road. We are looking forward to a fun evening of fellowship and good food.

As of this writing, we will be gathering at Sequim Valley Airport #15. Watch the emails on the location. The Port of Port Angeles closed the conference room last month due to Covid-19 concerns. We are hoping it reopens for the October gathering date. We had planned to use the facility from October to March for our gatherings. Watch for updates. Ken