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General Aviation Day Photos by Kevin Kelly
Congratulatory Messages & a Full Volunteer Recognition Roster Please be sure to scroll down to view a list of our volunteers
General Aviation Day was a SUPER SUCCESS this year. There were about 8,500 happy visitors to the Airport of Choice on Saturday. This is nearly twice the previous best year. The Fire Fighter 5K increased from 117 last year to about 200 this year and the Pancake Breakfast was a huge success. The EAA Young Eagles flew 222 kids. Taste of Mukilteo and Kiwanis sold out, too. There were also about 2,000 people at the Historic Flight Foundation’s Open House Saturday afternoon. The entire event was SAFE, very well organized and thoroughly enjoyed by our guests. The Airport never looked better! Your enthusiastic volunteer crews, and your planning, attention to detail and dedication made it happen flawlessly. I am very grateful.
The Airport is especially impressed by the professionalism and esprit de corps of the Civil Air Patrol. What a sharp group of young men and women! From their presentation and retirement of the colors through their refined crowd management and keen safety/security oversight duties, the Cadets and their leadership are to be applauded. They literally took our breath away, and can stand very tall and proud for all that they represent.
Thank you all for your contributions in putting on this event. I am proud to be a member of your team.
Dave Dave Waggoner Airport Director Snohomish County Airport--Paine Field
By all measures, our 15th annual General Aviation Day was a record breaking success! I want to thank everyone for working so hard and putting on such a wonderful event. We had over 100 people in the WPA family contribute their time and efforts on GA Day and it was the determining factor in putting on an event that will be remembered fondly by all who attended. In the preceding two years our attendance had doubled and this year the trend continued so that we had an unbelievable 8,500 attendees! Thanks to the over 20 YE pilots who donated their time and fuel and gave over 200 Young Eagles an experience they will treasure the rest of their lives and finished exactly on time. The Warbirds put on an awesome show and people enjoyed wonderful music and great food. There were over 100 aircraft at the event by the time our fly in visitors arrived. There were too many events going on for me to mention here. What I do want to say is that as chairman, I didn’t hear a single complaint and was greeted only by smiles from all my dedicated volunteers. The airport staff and maintenance crew did an outstanding job of planning, set up and support during the event. I want to give a special thanks to the Civil Air Patrol cadets who turned out in record numbers and made our event run very smoothly. Finally I want to thank my GA Day committee for their hours and months of planning and for their expert execution on Saturday. They are Les Smith, Marilyn Fries, Jim Fries, Stephanie Allen, Rich Jones, Shane Morgan, Jim Morgan and Dan Thomas. If there are any volunteers who for some reason did not receive their t-shirts please email me at steve@stevewaterman.com and I will get one to you. Thank you all very much. Steve Waterman, GA Day 2010 Chairman An event like this is only possible through the support of energetic, capable volunteers.
Thank you to the following for all their hard work in support of General Aviation Day 2010!
Steve Waterman, Event Chairperson
General Aviation Day Committee
A big Thank You! to Civil Air Patrol
Paine Field Squadron
Northshore Squadron
Arlington Squadron
Marshalls - Warbird Ramp
Aviation Academy Graduates Kevin Kelly, Aviation Academy Director
Young Eagle pilots (222 Young Eagles flown)
Young Eagles Ground Crew:
Event photographers
Greg Bell Announcers
Robert Hamilton– “The Voice of GA Day”
Vendors and Non-Profits Volunteer Teri Carpenter
Food Vendor Volunteers
Jonathan Blubaugh
Static Ramp - Arrivals and Departures
WPA Tent
Kelly Van Horn
Learn To Fly Seminars
109th Street Gate and other duties, Emerald Ridge High School Aviation Program (Puyallup)
West Hangar Tenant Access (Gate S4)
Mark Henninger Parking:
Tyee Triumph Club Bill Pitt
Congratulations to the Paine Field Firefighters: The Fly Day 5k pulled in over $1700 in proceeds for Muscular Dystrophy Association, from nearly 200 runners,
First place finishers and times:
The Firefighters Pancake Breakfast pulled in roughly the same (another $1700) in proceeds that benefitted the Northwest Burn Foundation, with over 650 breakfasts served. Would you like to participate in volunteering next year?
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