oliver gregory <<email>> writes:

If you have ever flown from our great RAMP or ever hope to, we need your help now! Y'all send in the bucks! The Tree Toppers are fund raising to get our great radial ramp rebuilt. It is the most recognizable hang gliding launch in the world, but it needs a lot of work. We have accepted a bid to replace the old wooden trusses under the radial portion with rolled steel beams that will tie in with the present steel beams under the flat portion.

We need to replace the decking as well. The bid for the steel radial portion is $15,300. The decking will be about $3000 and TTT labor will replace the decking. Overall cost is projected to be $20,000. We are raising money, but still have a ways to go! We have many pledges, but need your checks! Here's a list of the Ramp Fund contributors who've sent in checks:

Steve Lee <<email>> wrote: If you made a pledge to re-vamp the ramp but have not mailed your money yet, please send the funds now. The club has received donations from the following members:

- Ollie Gregory (BOD member)
- Buddy Cutts (BOD member)
- Jeff and Allie Dodgen (BOD members)
- Steve and Kathy Lee (BOD members)
- Keith Atkins (BOD member)
- Steve (Flytec) Kroop (member)
- Nate Newkirk (member)
- Ray Helman (member)
- Terry and Linda Presley (members)
- Donald Banas (member)
- Phil Brown (member)
- Kinsley Sikes (member)
- Tom Primavera (member)

Show your support for the #1 club in America by sending your donation to: Re-vamp the ramp: TTT, PO Box 1286, Dunlap,TN, 37327, Attention Bill Colvin (Interim Treasurer)

We need your help! You can send donations for the Revamp the Ramp project to the address on the TTT website. www.treetoppers.org or www.tennesseetreetoppers.org. We are about to pull the trigger on the construction and will need to cover the start up costs very soon. Thanks in advance for all your help. We are in need, but we know our flying friends will help us get this great job done!

You can go to the website, or send checks marked for the TTT Ramp Fund to TTT Attention Bill Colvin interim treasurer PO Box 1286 Dunlap, TN 37327

Come join us for our Mayhem Mini Meet with Team Challenge like tasks, Arkansas Drop Streamer contests, spot landing contests and a great covered dish dinner provided by the locals. We'll have great prizes for the winners and costs will be nominal ($25 to enter). All proceeds will go toward furthering our many projects to promote hang gliding at the #1 hang gliding club in America! Look forward to more information on Tree Topper activities soon.

The Oz Report has sent $200 to the fund.