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President's Message |
Welcome to 2010 and a happy new year.
Progress is being made with the repairs to the north wall, stairs and balcony at our Headquarters building in Oklahoma City. The process began in December, and the Museum of Women Pilots is scheduling a “grand re-opening” for the spring. Featured will be the Pilots in Vogue exhibit showing the history of the flying apparel that women pilots have had to develop through the years to be both comfortable and socially acceptable; the DreamFlyer, a motion simulator based on counterweights; and a refreshed Amelia exhibit including her scarf that astronaut Randy Bresnik took with him on a recent Shuttle flight. Thank you from the Board of Directors and Susan Liebeler, Chairman of the “Building…Our Future” Fundraising Committee, for your individual, Chapter and Section contributions to this project. Your contributions are keeping our memorabilia safe for years to come.
The 2009-2010 Directory CD is in the mail as is the printed Directory to those who paid the requested $15 toward the printing and shipping costs. If you did not place an order prior to initial deadline, contact Headquarters to determine availability. Membership information is also available online and updated weekly in the Members Area of our website. 
Autumn of 2009 was a blur with all the activity surrounding the release of the Fox Searchlight Pictures movie Amelia. Ninety-Nines from around the world attended the press conference in New Jersey on very short notice. Director Mira Nair and actress Hilary Swank responded to numerous questions from the press about the making of the movie Amelia, while I answered questions about The Ninety-Nines. It was a great day to be a Ninety-Nine as the pride was evident. Attending the premiere in NYC with me the following week were Past President Pat Prentiss and the woman who made it all happen, Susan Loricchio of the North Jersey Chapter. She made not only the initial contact to Mira Nair but also dedicated countless hours and sleepless nights to pulling all the pieces together for our benefit. Numerous Chapters were able to capitalize on the free press in their local communities, and the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum is the delighted recipient of many items of apparel used in the production. By monitoring the 99s eNetwork, members kept up with the events as they unfolded and were able to respond to the sometimes very short lead times.
The Board of Directors regretfully accepted the resignation of Vice-President Donna Moore at its Fall Board meeting. Past President Jody McCarrell was appointed to fill her term of office through July 2010.
May 2010 find you all in the very best of health and may fair winds follow you to many 99s events.
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