Mentoring the Kids

On May 29, 10:21*am, wrote:
USA:

For more information on the SSA Youth Program and Committee, chaired
by John Campbell of Colorado, go to the SSA website atwww.ssa.org
On the left column, click on "The SSA" to navigate to the page.

Good guidance on mentoring, scholarships, camps and more!

Youth are where you find them. Set their hair on fire!

There are some CAP glider orientations rides going on in Lander,
Wyoming this weekend, and hopefully in other regions also. That said,
I heard from one lapsed SSA member that a state wing discontinued the
glider program locally, so he didn't renew his SSA membership.

I attended the USAFA G-Wings ceremony a week ago Monday. Had a chance
to mingle with some of the cadets instructor pilots as they passed the
torch between classes. Great speaker, great comradery. Invited them
to continue soaring beyond their AF experience.

Scout troop camp out at my club in a few weeks, with winch launched
flights. Youth love it. Gives us a chance to show them some of the
best in soaring media.

June 30th deadline for SSA Cadet Youth Scholarship applications
approaches.
http://www.coloradosoaring.org/ssa/ssay/cyfs.htm
Combine this with the SSA Introductory Membership (90 days free, one
time good deal) and a similar membership within your club/chapter, and
help a youth with a step up towarding becoming a pilot. We actually
had a young lady solo on one of these with a commercial operator in
Missouri a few years ago (I think he provided some free instruction or
glider use). There are too few submissions each year.

Let's Go Flying!

Frank Whiteley