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President’s Message

Fifty Bucks is Fifty bucks! (From the Internet) I hope everyone had a great Christmas and safe
Buddy and his wife Edna went to the state fair every New Years. Our annual Christmas banquet with
year, and every year Buddy would say, 'Edna, RCAFA 600 Wing Dec. 15 was a great success. We
I'd like to ride in that helicopter' Edna always replied, shared our celebration with the family of member
'I know Buddy, but that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, Jack Boan who celebrated his 100th birthday
and fifty bucks is fifty bucks' Dec.16.
The staff at Orange Tree Village were excellent, the
One year Buddy and Edna went to the fair, and Buddy meal delicious, and the singing by the Living Skies
said, 'Edna, I'm 85 years old. If I don't ride that
Chorus made the evening very special.
helicopter, I might never get another chance'

To this, Edna replied, "Buddy that helicopter ride is fifty We look forward to a full program of presentations
bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks'
along with our annual convention in Calgary May
The pilot overheard the couple and said, 'Folks, I'll 30-June 3. This will be another fine year for
make you a deal. I'll take the both of you for a ride. Canadian aviation enthusiasts.
If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and don't say
a word I won't charge you a penny! But if you say one As we start the new year, we also see the beginning
word it's fifty dollars.' of our membership year. Please send your renewal
Buddy and Edna agreed and up they went. fees and form to Zoltan if you haven’t already done
so. Your fees provide us with the resources to
The pilot did all kinds of fancy manoeuvres, but not
support our programs, presentations, and
a word was heard. He did his daredevil tricks over
and over again, but still not a word... expenses. Everyone of your chapter executive is a
volunteer and we all pay our membership fees like
When they landed, the pilot turned to Buddy and said,
every chapter member. I want to take this
'By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out,
but you didn't. I'm impressed!' opportunity to thank each of the chapter executive
for their time and dedication bringing you the great
Buddy replied, 'Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said presentations and activities we all enjoy throughout
something when Edna fell out, but you know, the year.
Fifty bucks is fifty bucks!' Blue skies,
Gary Williams