The schedule of events for
the 37th FAA Flight Standards Retirees Reunion and registration form are
included in this issue. Please reserve early. Cut-off date for group
reservations is August 22.
Again, either after August
22 or when the group block is full, reservations will not be accepted at the
special group rate. The best available rate will be given our members who
reserve late.
The Paula Deen Tour(4 hours on September 22) will include lunch at
UNCLE BUBBA'S OYSTER HOUSE featuring some of the low country's best food. The
TOUR will give us a peek into the life of the famous southern cooking
entrepreneur. We will visit a few of the shops that Paula frequented, and still
showcases, on her way to establishing one of the most popular restaurants in
Savannah, THE LADY AND SONS. The TOUR also includes a voucher for VIP at THE
LADY AND SONS RESTAURANT (to be used at a later date). The TOUR will include a
few surprises that is sure to give our group an appetite for more of the "Good
Ole South" and Paula. The TOUR will take us through the Historic District and
the Bethesda Boys Home where Paula and Mike were married. We will get to know
Paula as Savannah knows
her.
THE VISIT TO THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE HERITAGE MUSEUM(3.5 hours on
September 23) will be a custom-crafted excursion to one of
Savannah's most moving
museums. This fine museum is dedicated to honoring the courage and commitment
of more than 350,000 members of the EIGHTH AIR FORCE from World War II to
the present. Our guide will lead us on a "behind-the-scene " exploration of the
museum, introducing us to the vast collection located in the museum's library.
We will have free time to browse the museum's fine exhibits, artifacts, art, and
interactive displays.
After the
museum TOUR we will return to the hotel in time for lunch on your own and free
time to explore other areas of
Savannah at your leisure.
No events are scheduled for the afternoon or evening on this date, Enjoy!
Our Dinner
on Wednesday September 24 will include some fine selections with provisions for
special diets with an early notice. Again, enjoy!
While answering a question posed by Don Tyson, I found the following in Vice
President Bud Shaw's column in the March 2005 Newsletter: "During our last
reunion we discussed our declining membership. Our losses are due to deaths and
non-renewal. The last memorial service was for 30 of our members. It was
recommended that each of our members recruit at least one new member and a good
way to get that member is to give a friend you worked with a membership." I
believe this is still a good idea.
Art Hayes
President FSR