International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians      Americas Region (updated 11/10/2009)

Event Photos
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October 2009, Sedona, Arizona. 
IFFR SW Section, Larry Wolfsen Chair [slideshow]

IFFR Americas members from Washington state, Texas, California and Sweden joined in this extended weekend event for home cooked dining, hiking, sightseeing of the natural wonders of the Sedona Arizona area.  Please see slideshow here.

April 2009, Watsonville, California. 
IFFR SW Section, Larry Wolfsen Chair
Day In The Sky, airplane rides for disabled children [slideshow]

FFR Americas members flew in for Day in the Sky event offering disabled children, their parents & siblings a brief air tour of the Santa Cruz coast.  Present at this event were Chas Elridge, Larry Wolfsen (SW Section chair), Sam Bishop, Chuck Medicus, Peter More and our UK Section Chair Colin Walker and wife Josephine.  Approximately 150 missions were flown in seven hours.  Watch the expression of these youngsters in our slideshow here.

May 2009, Ashland, Oregon.
IFFR NW Section, Beverly Fogle Chair
 

South East Section - IFFR Americas AGM, Tampa November 5, 2009:

Just a reminder that we will hold our Annual General Meeting on Friday November 6, 10:30AM at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel, Meeting Room 2.  The event is held concurrently with the AOPA Summit Nov 5-7.  IFFR Americas will exhibit at booth #PS4.  Our lunch program will feature PDG Michael Graves M.D. on “Big Pond Round Trip”.  We will also highlight the Fly-Away next June after the Montreal RI Convention.  Attending the AGM we have members from St. Lucia, Canada and the USA.  We give a warm welcome to our European members from UK, Jersey, and Denmark.  For more details, click here.  If you have not registered and wish to attend, please email peter@petermore.com

The IFFR Americas leadership team is listed on the webpage with contact information here.  Please join me in welcoming our new SE Section Chair, Dale Read (#6606) of Knoxville TN.  Come meet him at our AGM.  It is my pleasure to announce our Americas VP for year 2010-2012 will be PDG Michael Graves.  Michael’s proven leadership and intense interest and experience in aviation will bring IFFR Americas to new heights. 

Here is a report of our 2009 activities with photos: 

Northwest Section – Shakespeare Festival, Ashland Oregon, May 21-24, 2009:

This Fly-in destination was selected by NW Chair Beverly Fogle for the Shakespeare Festival and its surrounding beauty.  Clear air, blue sky, delicious water, we all enjoyed a serene weekend in Ashland.  There were many excellent restaurants, but the highlight was a refreshment party at the home of Marlyn and Larry McClaskey.  Joining the event from California were the Medicus, Dunayers, Smiths, McClaskey and Mores.  NW Section locals present were Chair Bev Fogle and Geoff White. Share our experience on the slideshow.

Southwest Section – June 5, 2009, Welcoming R.I. President D.K. Lee and First Lady Young Lee to Angel Flight West:
On June 5, 2009, RI President D.K. Lee and First Lady Young Lee visited Angel Flight West at Santa Monica Airport in Los Angeles.  He was met my Angel Flight West Executive Director Alan Dias (#7143), Sean McMillan (#8008), and Peter More (#L51).  DK Lee was introduced to the concept of Angel Flight and met with a young patient, her mother, and volunteer pilots.  DK Lee was also introduced to “Earth Angel” that offers ground transportation between airport and hospitals by local Rotarians.  See pictures of this visit.

Alaska Section – Greeting President Feroz Wadia and Simon Barlow in Anchorage, Alaska, July 23, 2009:

Feroz and Simon landed in Anchorage for their 100 hour inspection.  Met up with Alaska Chair Phil Livingston for Rotary fellowship gathering in Girdwood.  Phil: We had 45 people here for refreshments and dinner last night to honor the around the world group.  Including our District Governor and incoming DG.  Pictures here.  

Northwest Section – Greeting President Feroz Wadia and Simon Barlow in Seattle, August 6, 2009

Shortly after Feroz and Simon arrived Seattle Boeing Field, the Blue Angles landed for their weekend air show for Sea Fair. NW Chair Beverly Fogle arranged a reception area and lunch at the VIP lounge followed by shuttles to the hotel.  The following day, we went on a tour of the Boeing factory in Everett where we saw production lines for the 747, 777 and the new 787 Dreamliner.  Understandably photography was not allowed.  Later we visited Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection.  Pictures here.

North Central Section – Fly-In to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, July 29, 2009:

A number of IFFR members attending Oshkosh were able to get together for a BBQ at Mark & Karen Hagen’s motor home in Camp Scholler on the EAA grounds. This is the second annual event and will be held again next year on Wednesday of the weeklong event. Any IFFR member attending Air Venture is welcome to come for an evening of socializing and food.  Pictured in the link below are Tim Freudenthal, Mike Woods, Bill Talen, Steve Johnston, Paul Lamb, Karen Hagen, Linda Freudenthal, Rankin Whittington, and Ken Dwight. These Rotarians, along with Mark Hagen who took the picture, also attended the Oshkosh SW Rotary meeting Wednesday noon on the EAA grounds. John Boyd who is President/CEO of Mission Aviation Fellowship provided a very interesting program at the meeting. MAF operates in 51 countries with 134 aircraft. John’s personal conviction and his emotional delivery were very inspiring. More details here. (reported by Mark Hagen IFFR Americas - NC Chair)

Southwest Section - Sedona Fly-In October 16-18, 2009:
IFFR Americas members from Washington state, Texas, California and Sweden joined in this extended weekend event for home cooked dining, hiking, sightseeing of the natural wonders of the Sedona Arizona area.  Please see slideshow here.