If you are a good person and fly, you are probably eligible for membership in the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians (IFFR) – an organization made up of pilots who are dedicated to building understanding among all people by donating time, funds, and the use of their aircraft to supply the needy in outlying areas of the world with medical, dental, optical and surgical aid.
The Flying Rotarians celebrated their 50th anniversary at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 21-24, followed by a “10,000 Lakes Fly-Out,” July 25 to August 1.
The group’s base of operations during AirVenture was Boarders Inn & Suites in Wautoma, Wis. Following AirVenture, members flew to Lake Elmo, Minn. to tour Stillwater, Minnesota on July 25th with a stop at Tri-County Regional Airport in Lone Rock, Wis. for breakfast. They flew to Detroit Lakes, Minn. on July 26; Grand Forks, North Dakota on July 27; Granite Falls, Minn. to visit the Fagen Fighter Museum on July 28; Madden’s Resort in Brainerd, Minn. to golf, fish, and hike on July 29; Duluth, Minn. to tour the Cirrus Aircraft factory and cruise the Duluth harbor on July 30, and along the North Shore on July 31; then departed for home on August 1.
Hundreds of events like this have been held over the years in nearly all of the 60 countries in which Flying Rotarians reside.
Formally established in 1965 through the efforts of a dedicated Rotarian, E. Edison Kennell, of Seattle, Washington, IFFR operates in accordance with Rotary International policy, but is not an agency of, or controlled by Rotary International (http://iffr.org/).
