Newsletter
November 2001
CALENDAR
November 7 Wing Staff Meeting - Iowa City Airport 7-9 Annual Supply Inspection/Audit 10-11 AFRCC Search Management Course -Lincoln, NE December 5 Wing Staff Meeting - Iowa City Airport 8 Wing Color Guard Competition - Cedar Rapids, IA 31 Final Date to Have National Cadet Special Activity Applications at Wing January 9 Wing Staff Meeting - Cedar Rapids PS Air Conference Room 12 National Cadet Special Activities Selection Board - Cedar Rapids 19 Indoor Tabletop Radiation Monitor Class - Cedar Rapids
IOWA CIVIL AIR PATROL FOUNDATION
The Iowa Wing Commander and Iowa Wing Legal Officer have incorporated the IOWA CIVIL AIR PATROL FOUNDATION. This 501[C] (3) charitable corporation has been newly formed in order to assist Iowa Civil Air Patrol to invest donations from members and friends of Civil Air Patrol in placing their donations and bequests, so that donors can be assured that their generous gifts will be used and appreciated many years into the future. The Foundation will begin with a five-member Board of Directors, who will serve as the initial Trustees of the Foundation. The following individuals are named to be the first members of this Board: Rex Glasgow, Iowa Wing Commander; Eric Schneider, Iowa Vice Wing Commander; Gerald Lowry, Iowa Wing Chief of Staff and Personnel Officer; Christie Battle, Iowa Wing Chaplain; and Douglas Tindal, Iowa Wing Legal Officer. Provision has been made for up to four additional Trustees to be named later to serve the Foundation.
Members and Friends of Iowa Civil Air Patrol may donate to the new Foundation by sending their checks to Col. Glasgow or to LTC Douglas Tindal. Donations should be made payable to "Iowa CAP Foundation," and are fully tax deductible. Additionally donors may wish to consider amending their Wills in order to include a paragraph SIMILAR to the following:
"Notwithstanding any other provision in my Will, I give the sum of $_____ to the Iowa Civil Air Patrol Foundation, in care of the Commander, Iowa Wing of Civil Air Patrol."
Members and Friends of Iowa CAP may also wish to consider asking their life insurance agent to amend their life insurance policy to provide a portion of it to the Foundation. Appropriate language to accomplish that would include the following example:
"I give the sum of $_______ to Iowa Civil Air Patrol Foundation, in care of the Commander, Iowa Wing of Civil Air Patrol."
With either kind of donation a donor may include a reasonable description of what he or she would like to be accomplished with the gift. An example could be:
"I request that my donation be used for cadet programs." OR "I request that my donation be used to provide scholarships to deserving CAP cadets to attend an encampment that they otherwise would not be able to attend." OR "I request that my donation be used to pay hangar rent for a CAP airplane at the XXXXX airport, or (in the Wing Commander's discretion) at another airport in any of the following cities: YYYY, or ZZZZZ, or AAAA, or BBBB." These examples are merely meant to give you an idea of how your generous gift may be used to further goals that you yourself establish, within reason. The Foundation will endeavor to use only the income from your gift, and preserve the principle into the future.
Finally, please let the Commander know if you or someone you know would make a good member of the Foundation Board of Directors. Other Wings are well ahead of Iowa in having Foundations that have over the years accumulated hundreds of thousands of dollars, for the benefit of their CAP work. Iowa, with its dedicated, generous, and energetic membership, will surely come to be a shining example of CAP at its best, in just a few short years.
Anyone with questions about the new Foundation is encouraged to contact the Wing Legal Officer, Doug Tindal. His E-mail address is: prairie1@onlineia.com.
Editors note: At the Annual Conference COL Rex Glasgow and COL John Lalla presented the Foundation to the membership. At that time over $1,800 was donated by the membership in attendance. COL Lalla matched the first $500 donations. Thanks to COL Lalla and the members.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Iowa Annual Wing Conference was held on the campus of Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Central Iowa Composite Squadron under the direction of Squadron Commander Capt. Doug Jansen, were the hosts.
This year there were breakout sessions including the CAPR 60-3 and the New ES Program, Creating Esprit De Corps, How to Recruit and Retain New Volunteers at the Squadron Level, How to Use Operations Risk Management, Special Activities opportunities, the Glider Program, An introduction to CAP Online, How to Plan Squadron Activities, Drug Awareness, Operations Update, Understanding the New AE Program, Disaster preparedness and you, Marketing CAP, Comm Workshop, Cadet programs, Encouraging Professional Development, Flight Release Officer Training, Chaplain Service, and What Flavor is Your Leadership.
Awards where presented to:
Gill Robb Wilson - - Lt Col Douglas L Tindal
Grover Loening - - Maj Joe Curry
Capt. Douglass R. Jansen
Certificates of Appreciation
Burlington Composite Squadron Maj Tim Etherington, IA051 Cedar Rapids Senior Squadron Maj Ken Kremer, IA051 Central Iowa Composite Squadron Maj Mike McCoy, IA041 Davenport Composite Squadron Capt John Halbrook, IA091 Des Moines Composite Squadron Capt Ron Halma, IA087 Dubuque Composite Squadron Capt Doug Jansen, IA091 Col Sheila Waldorf, NCR Capt Eric Schneider, IA001 Lt Col Chuck Enfield, IA051 Capt Robert Toenjes, IA004 Lt Col Mercer Richardson, NCR 1LT Julia Bachtell, IA005 Lt Col Gregg Tannoff, USAF 1LT Brian Elfstrom, IA001 Lt Col Otto Wacholtz, USAF (Ret) 1LT Terry Kruse, IA051 Maj Christie Battle, IA001 2LT Dick See, IA092 Maj Allen Chilcote, IA001 CMSgt Bill Goodman, USAF (Ret) Maj Joe Curry, IA078 TSgt Robert Burbs, USAF Commander's Commendations
Col Eugene Kellogg, IA001 Capt Ronald Scheitzach, IA043 Col John Lalla, IA001 Capt Eric Schneider, IA001 Lt Col Chuck Enfield, IA051 Capt Andrew Waggoner, IA041 Lt Col Steve Lewis, IA005 Capt Jack Zuber, IA001 Lt Col Chuck McDonald, IA002 1LT Julia Bachtell, IA005 Lt Col Robert Rowe, IA041 1LT Robert Blocker, IA043 Lt Col Russ Smith, IA001 1LT Brian Elfstrom, IA001 Lt Col Doug Tindal, IA092 1LT Joe Johnston, IA001 Lt Col John Walker, IA051 1LT Rebecca LeClere, IA043 Lt Col Bruce Wright, IA041 1LT Wayne Silver, IA087 Maj Donald Hahn, IA041 1LT Joyce Smith, IA001 Maj Ken Kremer, IA051 2LT Kelly Calhoun, IA091 Maj Michael Krenz, IA001 SM Richard Rogers, IA041 Maj Chuck Lord, IA001 C/Maj Darius Robinson, IA091 Maj Gerald Lowry, IA001 C/1LT Casey Schroeder, IA078 Maj Mike McCoy, IA041 C/SMSgt Erin Lowry, IA041 Capt David Bachtell, IA005 C/CMSgt Andrew Ohde, IA078 Capt George Cobley, IA001 C/SMSgt Lauren Seruya, IA091 Capt John Halbrook, IA091 C/SSgt Sean Frantz, IA002 Capt Doug Jansen, IA091 Of The Year Awards
Cadet Aerospace Educator of the Year C/1LT Casey Schroeder Cadet Ground Team Member C/SSgt Sean Frantz Cadet NCO C/SMSgt Erin Lowry Cadet Officer of the Year C/Maj Darius Robinson Senior of the Year Capt Doug Jansen Staff Member of the Year Lt Col Russ Smith Non Flying Unit - - William B Cass Central Iowa Composite Squadron Flying Unit - C.O. "Cub" Betsinger Davenport Composite Squadron Torch Award C/Capt Theresa Reuter Torch Award - Mentor Capt Eric Schneider For those of you who were not at this years Iowa Wing Conference you sure missed one very fun and educational weekend. Remember next year October 19. We do not have a sponsor unit yet.
FROM THE DESK OF 2LT BRANDON HANSON
I see the expression on many peoples face as one of almost fear whenever we are told that CAP is going to add something new to the list of things we need to do on a computer or online. Why are most people hesitant to the idea of using a computer? The best answer I can articulate is that they have heard the horror stories of learning to use a computer. The evolution of the computer has made our lives much easier, it allows us to be able to compile data much faster than if we where to use the old pen and pencil. The first thing to remember is that a computer is only as smart as the person who is using it. Many of you say I am not that smart about computers. Actually you know much more about it than you may think. I will give you the answer to almost any computer question you may have with one keystroke. If you can turn the computer on then you should have no fear of using it. If you ever have a question just press the F 1 key and a help menu will pop up and give you a tool to answer almost any question you may have. Now that we have solved the problem with us not knowing how to use a computer we can now move forth and enjoy the benefits a computer has to offer. CAP will be moving us toward computer to help us decrease the paperwork we do as members. So in order for us to keep Iowa a successful and progressive wing we need to embrace this technology and move forth. I am willing to answer any questions you may have you can look at as free technical support I look at it as part of that cherished pay check we receive from CAP. Please feel free to e-mail any questions you may have to brandonh@onlineia.com
MEMBERSHIP STATS
1 October 01 352 Members
31 October 01 382 Members
257 Seniors and 125 Cadets
New Members for October
IA002
SM Richard Helton SM Jon Petersen SM Adam Obrecht SM Patrick Roth IA004
Cadet Lauren Gilliam
Cadet Robert Guthrie
IA005
SM David Ekman SM Christopher Greenwald SM David Goodman SM James Knight IA041
Cadet Jay Graham
IA043
SM Griffin Hamilton
IA078
SM Bruce Tiemann
Cadet Benjamin Tiemann
SM Zavash Zarei
IA090
SM John Barcus
SM Robert Clark
IA091
Cadet Austin Brown Cadet Kylee Fairchild SM Dale Carver SM Gerald Hansen Cadet Kevin Carver SM David Nathaniel SM Gary Colvin SM James Winterton Cadet Justin Colvin SM Layton Zylstra Cadet Karla Fairchild Cadet Matthew Zylstra IA092
SM Douglas Conrad
Cadet Niki Montag
OCTOBER PROMOTIONS
IA041 Richard Rogers 2LT IA078 Phillip Adams 1LT IA091 Kelly Calhoun 1LT IA091 Troy Ruffin TFO IA092 Carl Norris 1LT
REMINDER TO ALL
Remember our Veterans on November 11. Hope everyone has a safe Thanksgiving. Please send information to your PAO staff at pa@iawg.cap.gov
1LT Julia Bachtell
CPT Dave Bachtell
E-mail - pa@iawg.cap.gov