submitted by Casa Grande RC Flyers
The Casa Grande RC Flyers gave out $3,000 during their annual Fly-In for Pets in January.
During the event, the Academy of Model Aeronautics award-winning club presented donations received from the Diane Warren Foundation of $2,000 to Debra Woodard, board member of the Valley Humane Society, and $1,000 to M.J. Radel, treasurer of the Pets in Need Action League.
This is the 8th year the Casa Grande RC Flyers held a Fly-In for Pets at their airfield, 2725 S. Isom Road. The event was Jan.14. The club also holds events that support the Casa Grande Food Bank, the Hospice Charitable Funs of Central Arizona and the Boys and Girls Club of the Sun Corridor.
The Fly-In was held in conjunction with a swap meet where individuals from all over the area came to buy, sell or trade their radio-control items. The club holds major charity events on the second Saturday of each month November through March, always at their field.
The events are open to the public.
A list of events and other club information is posted on the group’s website, www.CasaGrandeRCFlyers.com.
The club has several Academy of Model Aeronautics certified flight instructors willing to teach any interested person to fly model aircraft at no charge, using the club’s training airplanes.
The Diane Warren Foundation is funded by Academy Award winning songwriter Diane Warren who has family ties to the area through the club’s founder and president. Warren has been nominated more than 13 times for Oscars for writing the best original song from a motion pictures and received an honorary Oscar for her work in November.
