FIFTY THIRD ANNIVERSARY!
512th FIS 2007 REUNION
at DAYTON, OHIO
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, AREA "A", HOPE HOTEL
SEPTEMBER 26, 27, and 28th.
DICK DESING Colonel, USAF ret, PLANNER

This is also the 50th anniversary of the presentation of the Hughes Achievement Award to the 512th. Our Trophy will be on display at the Banquet.


Watch this space for further developments as Dick releases them! He promises that this reunion will be the grand daddy of them all! Our Secretary has worked hard, spending lots of time phoning and emailing and attempting to contact every member. PLEASE email our Secretary with your address if you are a new contact, OR if you have moved, OR if you have someone else's current contact info, so we can keep you and them on our mailing list. If you haven't received ANYTHING from our Secretary, you are NOT on our lists and we would appreciate contact information from you. EVERYONE, don't forget to send us new PHONE and E-MAIL information also! NO, we won't publish the list on the web. You must contact our Secretary if you are seeking address info.





HOPE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER
707 Bldg. 823, Area A, WPAFB, OH 45433-5000
Reservations: 937-879-2696


From I-675:

1. At Exit-20, turn left on Dayton - Yellow Springs Road and follow to Ohio 444.
2. Turn left on Ohio 444.
3. At the next light, turn right. (As if to go through Gate 12A)
4. As you make the turn, bear right and turn into the entrance of the Hope Hotel.

From the Airport:

1. Follow I-70 East to Exit 41
2. At Exit-41 turn right on to Ohio 4
3. Follow Ohio 4 to Ohio 444 (Turn right just after the overpass.)
4. Follow Ohio 444 to Gate 12A
5. Make a left turn at Gate 12A
6. As you make the turn, bear right and turn into the entrance of the Hope Hotel.



REUNION 2007 SCHEDULE

1. The reunion dates are 26, 27, and 28 September 2007.

2. The headquarters hotel will be the Hope Hotel, one of the sites indicated in the last newsletter. (Located in Area "A" on W-P AFB).

3. 55 rooms have been blocked for us, 35 queen and 20 doubles. No king rooms are available. The rate is $65.00 per night, plus 10% tax. You must contact the hotel directly to make your room reservations.Be sure to mention you are attending the 512th reunion. Phone (937) 879-2696.

4. Packy's Sports Bar & Grill is within the hotel, seats about 200, is open from 6AM to 10PM, and will offer a daily breakfast and lunch buffet for $6.95 per person for the Association. Dinner is also available at menu prices.

5. Dick Desing indicates we will have a spacious and comfortable room to use as the hospitality room.

6. Negotiations are underway for a shuttle to transport us back and forth between the hotel and the museum.

7. ATTENTION!! NEW SKINNY!!
For those flying TO AND FROM Dayton, the Association has arranged FREE transportation between the airport and the hotel. Art and Dean are coordinating this action. Contact them directly NOW to avail yourself of this free service.
Art Pickett, phone 614.351.5225
R. Dean Danley, phone 641.791.1245

8. There is no special event planned for Wednesday night-it is open for doing your own thing.

9. For those of you with BX and/or commissary privileges, both facilities are conveniently located to the hotel.

10. As with the 06 Sioux City gathering a form will be included with the next newsletter that you will fill out and send directly to Dick along with your event fees.If you would like to see me publish a list of attendees with the next newsletter, you might send me an email or a postcard. Both Dick and my address info is shown in the Association Contacts Section of each newsletter and this site. Thanks. Stack, secretary

We strongly encourage EVERYONE who is planning to attend to fill out the Reunion Response Form. This does NOT mean you are obligated to attend. By doing this, you are NOT making a reservation. We simply want an estimated head count so that we can properly prepare to accommodate all those who might possibly attend. We will also be listing the names of all those planning to attend (unless you don't want your name listed).

Below is the list of those planning to attend. Just so no one misunderstands, this is just a LIST so that we can all see who are PLANNING to attend. Merely having your name on this list DOES NOT mean you have actually RESERVED a room. You must call the hotel to make your reservations.




PLANNING TO ATTEND:

Ben Cardoza
Bob and Barb Corkill
Bob Felix
Preacher Jim and Rita Lindler
Ed Mahoney
Joe and Pam Saxer
Russ and Janet Terrell
George & Emma Walmsley
Roy and Angela Winton
Ron York




We strongly encourage EVERYONE who is planning to attend to fill out the Reunion Response Form.




OPERATION OUTREACH



We wish to extend our invitation to the party to anyone who has ever worn the patch.
This includes the 87 FIS, 512FIS, FS, TFS, and WWII 512FS.










DUES and DONATIONS


1. Please pay your dues for the the period '04-'06. Roy won't go back farther than that. He's grouchy that-away.

2. Any donations you wish to apply toward the reunion effort will be gladly accepted. A few bucks here and there may help someone get to the party who may not otherwise have been able. Then there's the "booze fund". You may wish to add to that kitty. Whatever. Send your special donations to Roy and tell him what it's for.




Click on the photo below to request a Dayton OH visitor's guide




Are you a member of AARP? If so, US Airways offers discounts. Ask for "AARP Savers". You can also get an AARP discount with the following Car Rental Agencies:

AVIS
HERTZ
NATIONAL




Here are some websites to check out for those planning on FLYING to the reunion:

Cheap Tickets Inc
Expedia Travel
Hotwire
Orbitz
Priceline.com
Trip.com

Or sign up for the Travelocity.com Fare Watcher e-mail. They will send you an email with fares so you can keep track of when the rates are lowest and then you will be able to LOCK IN to that fare. Here are the instructions:

  • Click onto "My Stuff" at the top right of the home page.
  • Login if asked with your log-in name and password. Next, select "My Fare Watcher" from the blue bar across the top of the screen.
  • Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your own personal Fare Watcher and click on "Save My Changes".





Do you have an idea for a future reunion location and would you be willing to coordinate the reunion details?
Contact:
Secretary or
Richard Desing or
Roy Winton




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