I
have been involved with three RC clubs
throughout the years. I served as president of
the Miracle Strip RC Modelers in Panama City,
Florida; was on the board of directors of the
Texarkana Radio Control Flying Club,
Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas; and a current
member of the North West Florida Modelers of
Pensacola, Florida. As such, I thought I knew
about AMA. Nothing could be further from the
truth.
As a part of this monthly communication with you, the
membership of AMA, I plan to embark on an
awareness program of what AMA does and can do
for you. Because of an unusual turn of events,
it is only appropriate that we begin with the
Custom Services Department.
I learned of an occurrence through Connections,
the AMA employee newsletter, that has AMA (or
should I say POLICE?) written all over it.
Steve Weaver of the AMA Custom Products
division wrote:
"One of the co-producers of the television
reality show Armed & Famous that is
being filmed in Muncie, Indiana, contacted the
AMA Custom Services Department on December 15.
Darren Howelton was in a bind. He needed some
last-minute screen-printed items for a segment
of the series that was to be filmed that very
day. He said he went on the Internet to find a
local screen-printing company to accomplish
this task, and AMA Custom Products popped up.
"Darren called AMA at 8:15 that morning and asked if we
could accommodate his request for 14 T-shirts
and hooded sweatshirts screen-printed with
"POLICE" by 11 that morning. After consulting
with department members Marcy Bizzell and
Keith Abercrombie, we accepted the challenge.
"Darren supplied the apparel needed so we didn't need
to special-order anything. He dropped off the
shirts and sweatshirts and I created the
necessary artwork to make the screens for
printing. Keith and another employee, Dante
Roque, set up and printed the apparel and
everything was ready on time.
"When Darren picked up his order, we invited him to
come back if he needed anything else from AMA
Custom Products. He was most appreciative and
satisfied with our quality and quick service,
but that's not the end of the story.
"A week later Marcy received a call from Darren needing
25 more items printed similarly for the
following day to be given as gifts to the
entire television crew for the holidays. He
remembered our fast turnaround and brought AMA
Custom Products more business.
"For anyone who might see the show, look for our black
T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts with "POLICE"
printed on them in white."
Your Academy of Model Aeronautics offers
high-quality screen-printing services through
the Custom Products Department. The
screen-printing area features two
state-of-the-art, multihead screen presses
(manual and automatic) as well as an in-line,
high-temperature garment dryer.
We also offer high-quality custom engraving services
through the department. That area features two
high-end rotary engravers that are configured
to work on metal or plastic materials.
The next time your club plans a big event or fly-in,
check out AMA Custom Products at
www.modelaircraft.org/products. I
cannot guarantee we will print "POLICE' on
your shirts or provide a two-hour turnaround
time, but Custom Products is a great resource
for your club's events.
MA
In the spirit of flight.
Jim Cherry, Executive Director
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