Newsletter - July 2010

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines
Newsletter
July, 2010

July meeting: Patrice Mullins, Presenter
Saturday, 24 July 2010 at 11 am
Wings of Hope Hangar at Spirit of St. Louis Airport

Patrice Mullins, formerly Chief Pilot Mullins, knows a little something about S.W.E.A.Ttm as it relates to these success tips: Maintain a Sense of humor, Work hard, Encourage Enthusiasm, Adapt to any situation, and Trust your Team. After becoming the first female to graduate at the top of her class in the history of the Greater St. Louis Police Academy, and receiving recognition as First in Firearms, Patrice took her love of flying and aviation into a dream job as the first female police officer to become a helicopter pilot (in the United States for a law enforcement agency). At the tender age of 27 in 1984, she began to fly air patrol over the St. Louis metro region, now the nation’s largest geographical region in airborne law enforcement covering 1200 square miles.
Patrice was a member of the SWAT Team for 10 years and was an active part of responding to hostage crises, and other high-risk tactical situations.
Upon retiring after serving 28 years with the St Louis County Police Department, Patrice is bringing her hard-earned experience and wisdom to groups of all sizes by sharing stories of survival, of overcoming obstacles, and of re-inventing oneself.
Patrice’s transformational model called “Begin with a Destination in Mind” brings a blend of proven success principles to the workplace. Whether your objectives are to inspire managers, or to motivate a team, Patrice is guaranteed to bring smiles and laughter while imparting seven key points to “lift-off your goals.”
There will be no business meeting on Saturday. All members and guests are invited to join us for lunch at a restaurant in the Chesterfield Valley following the presentation.

CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Anyone who wishes to receive a hard copy of Waypoint should let Martha Norman know as soon as possible. You can call her at 573-546-7472 or e-mail her at marthan@centurytel.net

Please mark your calendars for our Chapter birthday party at noon on Sunday, 15 August, at Creve Coeur Airport. Lunch is $5. Many interesting planes are based at Creve Coeur and snooping around the hangars is like visiting an aviation museum. We hope to see many of our members at the party.

MEMBER NEWS

Delia Greer and Jean Murry will be attending AirVenture 2010 in Oshkosh from 28 July to 1 August and will be working in the Ninety-Nines tent on Thursday, Friday,and Saturday. If you’ll be at AirVenture stop in to see them! Anne Mongiovi will also be attending AirVenture.

Libby Yunger is resuming many of her activities after her bilateral hip replacement in April. She is back flying (but not as PIC), being a Docent at the zoo, and she recently spoke on the History of the Ninety-Nines to the EAA Chapter at Jeff City. She also has a talk planned on the History of Women in Aviation to be presented to the Lake of the Ozarks Chapter of Missouri Pilots Association in September after she returns from the Reno Air Races.

Photographer Vivian Waters will have exhibits in a couple of gallery shows this month. She will have one work hanging in the Contemporary Art Museum’s Fifth Annual City Wide Open Studios. The preview reception is 20 July and the show runs through 30 July. The Museum is located at 3750 Washington Blvd., St. Louis MO 63108 in Grand Center. For more information see: http://www.contemporarystl.org/PublicProgramsOpenStudios.php
She will also have eight pieces hanging on 24 July at 2720 Cherokee St. in St. Louis.

Cathy Babis will miss our meeting this month because she is becoming SCUBA certified during that weekend. She also reports that there is a 50/50 chance that she will attend AirVenture this year on business.


Below is a flyer for a Meet the Film Maker event for a proposed documentary entitled “If I Reach“ – The Bobbi Trout Story."

“In 1927, a 21-year-old ignored the fact that she was a girl and became part of a new American industry that even grown men feared. Against all odds -- lack of money; a broken family; a father who was a compulsive gambler; the looming depression -- she did not consider herself “disadvantaged.” She brushed aside mainstream thought, cut off all her hair and donned men’s clothes to do what she loved to do the most -- fly airplanes. She never looked back. The public admiringly looked up. Bobbi Trout reached for the American Dream at a time when many Americans doubted it would ever exist again.”

Bobbi Trout was a pioneering and record-setting aviatrix during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Her friends and peers were the likes of Amelia Earhart, Walt Disney, and Will Rogers. She was a mentor to women in aviation throughout her 97 years on earth. Her story inspires young and old and must not be forgotten.

Find out how your involvement can help make sure that future generations will be enriched by Bobbi’s life story, a true American hero.

MEET THE FILM MAKER
NANETTE MALHER of Aviatrix Enterprises
Coming in from Nashville, TN

FRIDAY, JULY 23 at 12 Noon
No charge to attend.
5988 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., SSM Room, St Charles, MO 63304

“If I Reach -- The Bobbi Trout Story”
Projected completion: Fall 2011
www.bobbitrout.com

Please RSVP by July 20: Brenda Fraser
Office: 636-939-4412
Galaforce@msn.com

A Reel Achievers/Aviatrix Enterprises Production