Aviation Venturing Crew 103
Established
Charts path for youth from classroom to
cockpit
The first Air Venturing Crew in
Central Florida has been established at Gainesville’s University Air
Center. The new unit will help create leadership development and
core values for youth through a focus on aviation and flying
activities and functions, William "Bill" Pokorny, General Manager of
the air center pointed out.
At the organization meeting held on
October 25th, the new Air Crew elected the following
officers:
President
Luis M.
Rodriguez
Vice
President, Programs
Ashleigh
D. Diehl
Vice
President, Administration
Ryan A.
Hewitt
Crew
Secretary
Jonathan
L. Samonas
Treasurer
Aubrey K.
Kersey
The North Florida Council, BSA, has
designated the new unit as Aviation Venturing Crew 103, reported
Crew Committee Chairman, Bill McKown. A Charter Presentation
Ceremony is being planned for Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 1800, he
recently announced.
Members of the Crew Committee for
the new Air Venturing Crew include: Bill McKown, Al Prescott,
Richard Bray, Tracy Connors, Louis Kalivoda, and Shaun Kersey, who
will serve as the Crew Advisor. Pokorny will also serve as
Chartered Organization Representative for the new unit.
The new Venture Crew will provide
benefits to the youth members, adult volunteers and the sponsoring
organization by offering a new program of exciting and meaningful
activities at the air center that will help youth pursue special
interests in aviation, develop leadership skills in an aviation
context, and become better citizens.
Crew Officers, led by President
Rodriguez and Vice President (Programs), Diehl, are working with
Crew Advisor Shaun Kersey on an innovative program plan for future
meetings that will include:
- introduction to ground school
- another visit to the
Gainesville Control Tower for those who could not attend the
most recent meeting
- a visit to the Alachua County
Sheriff's Department hangar and a tour of law enforcement
helicopters and operations
- a visit to the U.S. Navy
Aviation Museum in Pensacola.
A logotype is being designed that will
be used on ball caps and T-shirts in coming weeks.
AC Secretary and webmaster Jonathan
Samonas is preparing Crew web pages that will be posted the near
future on this site to provide more information. Why not bookmark
this site and check it for updates weekly.
Numerous aviation-related
activities and pursuits are being planned, ranging from aviation
ground school experience to a "discovery flight," aviation special
event participation to public service projects and initiatives. The
plan even envisions a path for Crew Members to earn their private
pilot’s license. These goals and objectives are being built into the
unit’s plan of action for 2007.
(Above, right) If you see
yourself in the "cockpit," then becoming a member of the Air
Venturing Crew is something you should consider. Program activities
include working to earn a private pilot's license and trips to
well-known aviation centers such as the Naval Aviation Museum in
Pensacola and the Kennedy Space Center.
Air Crew Meetings are held twice a
month on Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at Gainesville’s University
Air Center. For the date of the next meeting contact:
alachuaventuring@earthlink.net or ker85@ufl.edu
“Charter Member”
status will remain open until closed by Crew Officer decision.
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