Calendar of Events IFFR Americas

The IFFR Annual Banquet is on Sunday night June 19th, 
at the Columbia Yacht club in Chicago
To register, use the Flyabout Registration form 

IFFR 2005 Fly-About following Chicago Convention
Event Description
Registration Information
Details

Red Rock Fly-In:
April 8-10, 2005
Fellowship Fly-In to Grand Canyon (GCN), 
Valle (40G) and Sedona (SEZ) in Arizona.

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IFFR Americas Southwest Region Events

Sections Calendar

 Alaska Section: John Spalding Section Chair baranof@alaska.net

             District 5010 Conference, Fairbanks Alaska              April 29-May 2

            Alaska Airmen's Association Trade Show     

Anchorage Alaska                                                       May 15-16  

Annual Dawson Yukon Territory Fly-In                       June 26-27

Annual Airmen fly-in to Providenya,

Far East Russia                                                          August 7-8                    

            (Local event to be scheduled as weather permits)

THE SIGNATURE EVENT for Rotary International is their Centennial in Chicago June 18 through June 22, 2005. It is going to be a sell out. IFFR and IFFR Americas will participate actively in the celebration as well as launch an U.S. East Coast and Canada Fly About after the big show.

We need to block our rooms now. In order to do so we need advance member reservations to provide the block deposit and secure your room reservation with IFFR. These rooms are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  

Reservations must be submitted prior to MAY 30, 2004 to secure this block.

Please provide the following to:

Diana Stone Livingston, Secretary Treasurer
P. O. Box 580, Girdwood Alaska 99587
FAX: 907-783-2639 Bus: 907-783-2128
dstoneliv@livingstonalaska.com

> Hotel :                                            Chicago Marriott
> Dates :                                           June __ thru June ___ 2005 
> Rate : (double occupancy)             $241.29 including 14.9%tax
> Deposit Required:                      $175.00 per room

Information needed BY EMAIL or SNAIL Mail:

(1) IFFR Member Name                          :
(2) Address         
(3) Phone # and email address                      :
(4) Name as it appears on your card            :
(5) Visa or Mastercard (Sorry, no Amex):
(6) Address for card statements            :
(7) Your credit card number                       :
(8) Expiration date                            :
(9) Three or Four number code from back of your card:
            (appears right after your credit card number on the back)
(10)Amount being charged for your deposit: 

 If making your deposit by check, advise Diana by email or FAX with  the amount your are sending, date sent, and  check amount. Then send deposit by snail mail.

FLYING, FELLOWSHIP & FUN
If you’re the kind of person who identifies with these words … read on!  Do you instinctively look up when you hear an aircraft in the sky?  Do you agree with me that flying is the world’s second greatest thrill?  Then, this letter’s for you!

 Fellowship is a core value of Rotary.  But do you know or have you ever heard of the international Rotary fellowships?  There are over 50 fellowships, both vocational and avocational.  They range from bird-watching to yachting, check them out on the Rotary International website (www.rotary.org???)

The International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians consists of over 1500 members from over 50 countries worldwide.  We sponsor fly-ins and aviation-related events in 6 worldwide regional locations.

 Our annual major event is the post-convention fly-about.  Each international convention location determines the itinerary and the aircrafts used. 

Fun?  You bet!  I started in ______________ (the Melbourne convention).  Since then, I’ve found flying friends in many countries.  I’ve flown now in Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, The Hebrides, France, the Mediterranean, Canada and North America.  I’ve flown in aircraft overseas with pilots in their planes.  I’ve hosted my overseas friends in North America in my plane.  Membership in IFFR has given me new insights on flying, new friends and lots of fun.  If you’re not reading this in our website, check it out at www.iffr.org.

 The 2005 convention in Chicago is Rotary’s centennial year.  Our fly-about could be our most successful ever.  In addition to our core constituency, we hope to encourage new participants, both previously inactive IFFR members and newcomers to our fellowship. 

The convention dates are 18-22 June 2005.  Our fly-about will consists of a trip east to Niagara Falls, New York- Portland, Maine- Mystic, Connecticut- Manassas, Virginia, and return to the Chicago area.  The convention and fly-away can be done in two ways.  The holidays of 3 and 4 July gives us some “wiggle” time if the weather won’t cooperate.

 In the coming year we will define our itinerary, determine costs and begin a serious registration process … stay tuned for more details!

 As for flying being the second greatest thrill (don’t go there, Herman!).  The obvious greatest thrill is landing!  A good landing is any one you can walk away from … a great landing is one where you can use the plane again tomorrow.  I know … I’ve done both! 

I’m looking forward to seeing all my old friends, and I hope a lot of new ones, on the 2005 IFFR fly-about.