Oz Report
Volume 19, Number 252Friday, December 18 2015
Quest Air, Sheets airfield, Groveland, Florida, USA
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"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
- In this issue:
Dustin and crew in Colombia All our existing 3rd party liability insurance policies will be cancelled Santa X(C)mas Ornament - USHPA RRG donation incentive
Dustin and crew in Colombia
Thu, Dec 17 2015, 9:25:13 am ESTDustin Martin|Facebook|photo
First week of the season, and today we had some nice 400 ups to 7500 feet. Looks drier and higher tomorrow.
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All our existing 3rd party liability insurance policies will be cancelled
Thu, Dec 17 2015, 9:25:51 am ESTRisk Retention Group
http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=33814
We've now received word that our insurers do not intend to renew any of our policies when they expire at the end of February. Talk of continuing some partial level of coverage under the existing policy is no longer on the table. This just came to light in a string of emails over the past few days. We either find a way to self-insure through the RRG, or we're done. Until this morning, I was of the opinion that we might still have a chance to renew the CGL policy, if all else failed. That is no longer the case.
This really is "for all the marbles". As of today's report, we have donations totaling just under $113,000 from 440 donors, with an average donation of $256.44. What that means is that 4.6% of our members care enough about our sport to help it survive. REALLY? Are we that apathetic?
Come on…I know we can do better than that. If we all pitch in a hundred bucks, we're done with this thing and we can get on with flying at our favorite sites.
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Santa X(C)mas Ornament - USHPA RRG donation incentive
Thu, Dec 17 2015, 9:26:18 am ESTAndrew Vanis|Christmas|Risk Retention Group|USHPA
Andrew Vanis writes:
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Ornament-Hang-Gliding-Santa/dp/B00BRLYZ7U
Got about 30 of these Hang Gliding Santa’s that no longer seem to be available intending to do a fundraiser for our club the Sandia Soaring Association (SSA). No USHPA insurance - no SSA. Thus would like to send them to folks making a difference RIGHT NOW to the USHPA RRG fund.
Make your donation now and get your tax deduction for this year. If you've already donated and donate more now to qualify for any of these classes and dates, you will be included in this incentive. Just send both/all confirmations.
Send me your donation confirmations from donation made between 12/15/15 to 12/21/15 and I’ll send them out on Tuesday 12/22 so you should have them for Christmas.
These will be allocated in this order:
5 to $10,000 or more 10 to $1,000 to $10,000 5 to $500 - $1,000 Raffle off the remaining 10-ish plus those unused from sections above to all remaining donations $500+
Allocations are by earliest of date/time of contribution or email to me as long as it is in within the dates listed above.
If a class has more donors that ornaments, those donors will be included in the lower class. If a class has too few donors, the ornaments will be moved to the lower class. Whatever ornaments are not claimed by classes will be raffled off to everyone left who sent in a confirmation for a donation over $500.
Advance apologies to those already contributed since the objective of this is to generate additional contributions now. And, I’d like to think that if you are already that kind of person generous enough to contribute already an ornament trinket is not your motivator. Thank you for the donation you already made. And! Another option is to donate more to qualify for this.
So make those USHPA RRG donations today.
Andrew Vanis: AndrewVanis(at)gmail(dot)com, 505-304-5306
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