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- Shared Adventures, the Santa Cruz based non-profit organization
dedicated to bringing the outdoors into the lives of people with
physical challenges and special needs, has a unique opportunity to
partner with the Monterey Bay Ninety-Nines International Organization of
Women Pilots to "host" the first ever Watsonville Airport visit of
Challenge Air, the Dallas-based not-for-profit organization, offering
motivational, inspirational and life-changing experiences to physically
challenged children and youth through aviation.
- Saturday, April 16, 2005, 9am to 5pm (proposed date).
- Approximately 125 challenged children (+ 2 guests each) will
experience 30 minute flights.
- Volunteer Pilots drawn from Northern California, the Monterey 99's,
Local EAA Chapter 119, and IWA (International Wheelchair Aviators).
- About 100 additional volunteers required, depending on ground
activities.
- Aircraft displays, face painting, fundraiser BBQ, clowns, other
ground events.
- Approximately 800 people usually attend, including kids, families,
friends, volunteers, and pilots.
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- Challenge Air for Kids and Friends,a not-for-profit organization,
- offers motivational, inspirational and life-changing experiences
- to physically challenged children and youth through aviation.
- Challenge Air works closely with International Wheelchair Aviators
- (IWA) and Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) all across the
United States.
- Based in Dallas,Texas at LUV Field, Challenge Air has 3 full time
staff and thousands of nationwide volunteers.
- Challenge Air hosted 8 "Fly Days" serving 2000+ kids in the United
States in 2004 and expects to host 10 or more "Fly Days" in 2005.
- Average "Fly Day" served 125 challenged kids. 800 people total typically show
up for events, including kids, friends, family, volunteers, and pilots.
- Shared Adventures has the unique opportunity to partner with the
Monterey Ninety-Nines host the first ever Challenge Air Fly Day in
Northern California.
- See the website at www.challengeair.org
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- Founded by Foster Andersen in 1994, Shared Adventures is a Santa
Cruz, California based non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the
outdoors into the lives of people with physical challenges and special
needs.
- Shared Adventures hosts the annual "Day On The Beach" in Santa Cruz,
enabling up to 200 persons with disabilities to work with 400 volunteers
to participate in kayaking, canoeing, surfing, and scuba diving.
- Shared Adventures publishes Access Santa Cruz County the definitive
Santa Cruz County resource guide for people with special needs and
physical challenges.
- Shared Adventures annually hosts events serving as many as 1000
persons with disabilities all over Santa Cruz County and Northern
California.
- See the website at www.sharedadventures.com
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- The Ninety-Nines, Inc. is the world's largest and oldest
organization of licensed women pilots.
- The 99s are a non-profit organization with 6,000 members worldwide
organized into Sections and then into area chapters.
- The 99s sponsor educational programs and aerospace education
workshops for teachers, students, and licensed pilots.
- The 99s sponsors more than 75% of the Federal Aviation
Administration Pilot safety programs in the United States each year.
- The Monterey Ninety-Nines already sponsor numerous events at WVI
including the annual 40,000 person Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show.
- See the website at http://www.montereybay99s.org
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- "Best General Aviation Airport" on the Central Coast.
- Santa Cruz County.
Right in Shared Adventures' back yard.
- No significant commercial traffic to worry about.
- Enormous volunteer infrastructure for such events, including
Memorial Day Fly In (40,000 spectators & 300+ volunteers in
2004). Lots of experience
hosting such events.
- EAA chapter 119 (Experimental Aircraft Association) already hosts
Young Eagle programs
- Monterey Bay Ninety-Nines, International Organization of Women
Pilots www.montereybay99s.org
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- Up to 125 child participants (under age 18) recruited from two
sources:
- Half from Shared Adventures contacts.
- Half from Watsonville ILCs, rehab, special ed, etc.
- Kids may select up to 2 guest fliers each (family or friends).
- Pre flight ground school introduces kids to airplane fundamentals.
- Child usually gets to control the plane briefly while aloft.
- Kids receive "EAA Young Eagles Wings" after landing.
- Static aircraft and lots of fun ground activities keep other young
visitors engaged all day.
- Online registration already up and running to register kids.
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- About 100 volunteers required per 125 challenged kids.
- Seven volunteer coordinators required.
- Challenge Air publishes a manual specifying 7 coordinators:
- Local Event Coordinator
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Participant Locator
- Public Relations/Media Coordinator
- Set-up Coordinator
- Activities Coordinator
- Food Service Coordinator
- Volunteers will be recruited from Shared Adventures list of 700+
volunteers, and Watsonville volunteers.
- Online registration already up and running to register volunteers.
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- Pilots drawn from the entire West Coast.
- All pilots provide their own airplanes and fuel.
- IWA to help spread the word to "Wheelchair Aviators" with special
adapted hand-controlled airplanes.
- EAA 119
- Monterey 99's
- Online registration already up and running to register pilots.
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- Total projected expenses:
TBD
- Approximate Challenge Air Expenses: $13k
- Insurance: tbd $1
million required, about $1k?
- Permits: tbd
- Others?
- Potential Local Sponsors: ???
- Children's Miracle Network
- Dreyfus Foundation
- Newman's Own
- Omega Nu
- Southwest Airlines
- Oil Companies
- Agriculture
- Others?
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- Last Challenge Air "Fly Day" of 2004: San Diego on November 13,
2004.
- Foster and Dean are going to check out the event, take pictures,
observe registration details, etc.
- Our goal: network, observe, and document Challenge Air operations in
Southern California.
- Anybody else want to join us in San Diego?
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- Extensive Challenge Air Checklist to be completed and contacts to be
made asap:
- Watsonville Airport.
Need airport contacts, permits, and scheduling.
- Identify a local Shared Adventures partner sponsor for the
event. 99's, EAA, etc?
- Watsonville participant recruiting ILCs, Rehab groups, etc.
- Participant selection. Up to 125 participants plus guests. Half from Shared Adventures
Santa Cruz, half selected by Watsonville.
- Volunteer Coordinators.
7 required.
- Volunteers. About 100
required. Tap into
enormous base of Watsonville airport volunteers, 99s, EAA, plus Shared
Adventures list of 700+
volunteers.
- Funding. Corporate
sponsorships required.
Costs are roughly equivalent to Day on the Beach.
- Media and Advertising.
- Challenge Air representative to fly to Watsonville in January 2005
to meet with airport officials and meet volunteer coordinators.
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- November 2004: Connection with Challenge Air, Watsonville 99s/EAA,
and Shared Adventures.
- November 2004: San
Diego Challenge Air Fly Day
- January 2005: Visit by Challenge Air representative to WVI
- Volunteer recruitment
- Pilot recruitment
- Kid recruitment
- April 16, 2005: Fly Day
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- Shared Adventures: Foster Andersen quadbee@aol.com
- Challenge Air: Theron Wright theron@challengeair.com
- Website & registration: Dean McCully dean@regathon.com
- Volunteer Coordinators
- Local Event Coordinator:
- Volunteer Coordinator:
- Participant Locator:
- Public Relations/Media Coordinator:
- Set-up Coordinator:
- Activities Coordinator:
- Food Service Coordinator: Matt Ryan? 831-728-6060
- Watsonville Airport Manager: Don French 831-728-6064
dfrench@ci.watsonville.ca.us
- Monterey 99: Donna Crane-Bailey donnacb@compuserve.com 831-688-1823
- Watsonville EAA:
- Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show: Dave Brockmann 831-566-4293
daveb@cruzio.com
- Santa Cruz Flying Club: Drew Willerton 831-419-4007
afwillerton@yahoo.com
- Watsonville Community Hospital Rehab:
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