President’s Corner

The waiting is nearly over. Next month we have been told to expect a final decision from the city of Lincoln regarding the ground lease expense of our hangar. This will finally allow us to close the purchase and look forward to a long term plan for the hangars use including further improvements and utilization.

Over the last year we have benefitted greatly as a club by having a home which has lead to a growing membership and an overall sense of belonging to something great. Our monthly membership meetings and pancake breakfasts & movie are much easier to organize and more fun than ever before. As we transition from renter to owner, the utilization of the hangar will grow as well. From what I have observed, EAA chapters that have large active memberships are most often clubs that have a regular meeting location of their own. I am very proud to say that our membership is up to 105 PAID members. That is something for us to be proud of and the credit is to be shared among all of our members but particularly to our very special Gold Members and donors that made the club hangar a reality. Thank you, thank you!! It could not be done without you and I hope you will continue to go
for gold in the new year. As we are about to start a new year I thank all 105 of our members for their help in making our chapter a great place to discover friendships, education, and community. It feels great to look back and see how we have grown however, our potential is just beginning to be discovered!

Ron Wright
President
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