[SuperDave]

Hi Fellas!

Super Dave here. It’s time to start the Flying Giants Charity Drive!

What started out as a small idea to get people to donate to a worthy cause in exchange for getting to take a crack at Mad Max at the Tucson Aerobatic Shootout has quickly turned into an all out fundraising effort. After I posted the idea that people could donate a dollar to take a “swipe” or “bust-on” Max during his roast at the TAS (dollar per insult or observation) I received several private messages and follow-on posts from FG brothers who could not make the Shootout but wanted to pitch-in. With the help of Craven, 50% Plane and Boulder (and others), I posted a poll and asked people to vote for a few nominated charities. In the end, 76 members voted and the winner was “The Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund.”

After talking with Max via phone, he agreed it was a good idea. So here’s how I have it set up…

Goal: To make a large, one-time donation to The Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund in the name of the Flying Giants Members, mid-October.

How it will work:

In addition to the proceeds from the Roast of Mad Max at the Tucson Aerobatic Shootout, we launch this donation campaign through the use of a special Paypal account specifically set up for this drive, and by members mailing checks or money orders (no cash please) directly to me at the address I will provide below ***MADE OUT TO THE CHILDREN OF FALLEN SOLDIERS RELIEF FUND***. October 15th will be the last day to donate/send in checks.

After all the checks and Paypal deposits are in, I will:

• Transfer the Paypal money to a bank account I have set up for this drive
• Deposit the cash raised at the Tucson Aerobatic Shootout into the same account
• Get a bank check made out to the charity, for the transferred and deposited amounts, minus any fees
• Combine this check with all the mailed in checks
• I send all the checks and money orders to The Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund via FedEx (signature required) along with a letter about who we are and a list of donors

Accountability:

First off, if you don’t feel comfortable donating to this online fundraiser, please don’t. For those that feel like it’s a good deal, here’s what I’ll do to make sure everything is in the open for all to see.

As checks or money orders come in, I will log them into an Excel Spreadsheet with name and amount donated. As Paypal donations come in, I will cut and paste the list of donors and amounts into another spreadsheet. Periodically I will post a running total of donations received. At the conclusion of this effort, I will post the letter to the charity and a list of all those who donated (if you wish to remain anonymous, please tell me).

Note: I will not post a list of donors and amounts on this site, only a running total. The list of donors and amounts are for my tracking only.

However, if someone donates $100.00 or more, they shall be hailed publicly in this thread!

For information on the “Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund” please visit: www.cfsrf.org

To send a Paypal donation, please use this email address:

CharityDrive@flyinggiants.com

Important Paypal note: Please be advised… Paypal charges a fee of 1.9-2.9% + .30 of the donation. Unfortunate, but a fact of doing business.

To mail in a check or money order made out to “CHILDREN OF FALLEN SOLDIERS RELIEF FUND”, please send it to:

Dave Anderson
Attn: FGCD
1123 Arroyo Lupine Circle SE
Albuquerque, NM 87116
USA

OK fellas, let’s show them how it’s done GIANTS STYLE!

Regards,

Super Dave