Seattle Skydivers

Meeting began at 8:25pm (pardon the tardiness)

Raffle: Tickets were taken for the jump raffle.
SIM Question: No SIM question this month.

Reports

• Treasury Report given by Charlie Markin.
• Deb C reported that there was $430 in our PayPal account that had not been transferred over.

Old Business

• Speciality Aircraft was arranged by Charlie Markin. A B-17 was arranged where 7 jumpers had the opportunity to jump from 6,000 feet. The cost was $425 per jump. There were 5 Americans and 2 Canadians that participated in the jump. Charlie Markin and Guillaume Bock were 2 of the priviledged skydivers that ended up with grins on their faces after experiencing this once in a lifetime opportunity.
• Jump Raffle - Lucky number 432 wins this month which was our president, Bryan Jones.
• Free Fly Event - Guano
  • The expense to the club was $1310.71 There were 70 jumps made between 2 Guano free flyers.
    • 23 participants
    • 40 1:1 coach jumps
    • 30 jumps organized by Chris and Pete
  • This event was well worth the money spent. The Guano free flyers are talking about coming next year. There is talk about having them come up the weekend before Lost Prairie 2007 and then drive down together. There are DVDs from Saturday night to be purchased for $30.00 a piece. Also, personal jumps with the coaches can be fire wired.
• Staff Appreciation Day - July 15th
• There have been no submissions for the video. Guillaume Bock will try to get some video of his own. There will be an open microphone for skydivers to tell stories about staff. There is a sign up sheet at manifest for volunteers. There is extra food and dishware in the loft from the Al Zilk Meet. April Eft and Christine Daniels will purchase extra food at Costco for the BBQ which will be held after the jumps. There was a move to approve $200 for the BBQ. Deb C. first the motion and Karen A. second. BBQ will be free for staff and $5.00 charge for everyone else.

New Business

• None

Safety Items & Announcements

• Guest at the meeting tonight was long time jumper John Blaschler. He is a skilled skydiver who has been a member of Seattle Skydivers for many years. He has 2000 + jumps with no reserve rides. He is proud of his flat packing abilities.
• April Eft sent out a reminder to make sure that there is plenty of separation between jumpers during pull time. She was at another dropzone recently and had someone throw out their pilot chute when extremely close to her. Separation is critical!
• Classic and Sport Accuracy Meet – July 22 and 23 in Pit Meadows, Canada. There is a $50 prize pot. Join in on the fun!
• 4 – Way Meet in Molala, Oregon on July 15

Meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm.