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International Young Eagles Day EAA Young Eagles' biggest day of the year is nearly here! Thousands of young people from throughout the world will take to the sky on Saturday, June 10, for the 13th annual EAA International Young Eagles Day (IYEO). More than 80,000 volunteers have supported the program, including 40,000 pilots, among them current program chairman, actor, and aviator Har rison Ford, who has personally flown 200 Young Eagles. Young Eagles coordinators, remember to report back to Young Eagles head quarters about your IYEO flight rally at YoungEagles@eaa.org.
Register Your Type Club Gathering Online Is your type club having a dinner and/or meeting this year during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh? Send the details to EAA, and we'll share the informa tion with the membership on the EAA website, www.AirVenture.org, and later, for folks on convention grounds, in the daily AirVenture Today news paper. Visit https://Secure.EAA.org/ airventure/type_clubs.html, complete the online form, and that's it!
VAA Happenings at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 VAA Picnic
Our annual VAA picnic will be held on Wednesday, July 26, at the Nature Ce nter. Trams will depart the Red Barn around 5:00 p.m . The home cooked beef and ham dinner will start 2
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being served at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for the event will be available, as usual, at the VAA Red Barn. If your group or type club is interested in purchasing a block of tickets, please contact Jean nie Hill as soon as possible. If noti fied, we will gladly reserve an area for your group at the picnic. These tick ets sell out, so please let us know your intentions as early as possible. Shawano Fly-Out
The annual fly-out to Shawano will take place on Saturday, July 29. The sign-up sheet will be at the desk in the Red Barn. The briefing will take place Saturday at 7:00 a.m. on the porch of the Red Barn. Last year we had great weather and record attendance, and everyone had a great time. The city of Shawano really goes out of its way to make us feel welcome. We hope you can join us.
Other Great Stuff While you're at the Red Barn, don't forget to check out our Pio neer video corner, where we'll have our original Pioneer videos playing throughout the week. Through these videos, we can re visit the aviation greats who are no longer able to be with us. Pilots attending with their aircraft can pick up complimentary mugs and plaques at the Red Barn. Coffee mugs are available to all EAA pilots, but you must also be a member of VAA to receive a personalized com memorative plaque. We will once again offer the Red Carpet van service to our members who need assistance getting around the field. This service is intended to aid those who have trouble walk ing or who need to carry heavy ob jects, such as luggage, camping gear, or materials, to the forums or other outlying areas. This service is avail able only on the Wittman airport grounds. To arrange transportation, stop at the desk at the Red Barn or call the Red Barn at 920-230-7796. If you don't require van service, we can also connect you to a golf cart transportation service available on the field. To add to your transporta tion options, trams will be depart ing daily from the north side of the Red Barn. With all of these avenues available, getting around the field will be easier than ever. It's a good idea to check in at the Red Barn on a regular basis. Message/information boards change daily, and frequent announcements are made reminding everyone of up-and-coming events. While you're there, stop in for a cup of lemonade and some fresh, hot popcorn . Don't forget , the VAA Red Barn is also your hospitality center. We always enjoy it when folks just stop by to say hello and sit a spell. It's a great place to catch up with all your VAA friends. We look forward to seeing you soon. continlled on page 32