Exactly.

I've been a member for many years and was never bothered by phone, I opted
out of all phone offers.
I receive some of them via regular mail, and every now and then I contribute
to the AOPA Air Safety Foundation for the following reasons :
-I regularly attend their safety seminars, which are the best I've seen in
the country, very well prepared with excellent speakers and to the point.
-I benefit from the ASF's "Safety Advisors", which are very well written in
an easy to read format (about the size of a Magazine but with only 4 to 8
pages) and with excellent illustrations. The one about "Operation in towered
airports" is awesome, as is the one about "Operations in Non-towered
airports", and "Airspace for Everyone", "Collision Avoidance", or
"Maneuvering flight". Check them out at
http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/advisors.cfm
-The Skyspotter program, the Flight Instructor Renewal courses, and many
others.
-The AOPA website is a huge source of information and training, and it also
contains an archive of AOPA magazine articles.

I belive in contributing for the continuation of all these things that serve
us all so well, and I will continue to be a member and contribute when I
can.

This is the second time they show something about Soaring in recent times,
and we would do well to create a "Soaring" department or chapter inside the
AOPA. It carries an enormous weight.

AP


"Vaughn" wrote in message
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"Shirley" wrote in message
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On the subject of AOPA, has anyone else been telephoned by AOPA and
asked for
a
donation to their safety program? I don't mind being solicited for
donations,
as I think it's a worthwhile program, but I'd must prefer that they MAIL
me
info and an envelope rather than calling me on the telephone. That just
seemed
weird to me. Has anyone else been approached by phone?

Easy to fix. I am an AOPA member (and think that it is a very good
organization) but was also bothered by the same thing. A single (polite
but
firm) e-mail got me on their "do not call list" and years later, still no
calls.

Vaughn