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The Estrella Warbirds Museum has always been known for its constant change and quality of the displays. If you have not been to the museum in a while, there is no better time then this summer to catch up on the latest aircraft, military vehicle or automotive display that has become part of the museum since the last time you visited.
If you have a little bit of extra time on your hands and are looking for a new hobby or willing to share your knowledge or even learn something new, we are always looking for
gift shop workers, docents or volunteers in the restoration or maintenance areas. We are all family and would like you to join us! It's fun! There are plenty of new friends to meet and enjoyable times to be had.
Contact us today! We'd love to hear from you.
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February Dinner
Special Guest Speaker
Author
"The Box'
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
No Host Bar starts at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner starts at 7.p.m.
Bring your Valentine!
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Lynne Ludwick Higgins wrote the book,
The Box, and will be talking about how and why she was compelled to write this memoir. Forty years after her uncle was killed in Vietnam, she received a gift from a Viet Cong veteran who was in the battle that killed her uncle. She will explain how this came to be, and will talk a little of her childhood growing up in San Luis with her uncle, who was only 3 years her senior. To Lynne, her uncle represents all young draftees of the time, and she feels that the gift she received was meant for all who lost something in that war.
Lynne was born and raised in San Luis Obispo; on her mom's side her ancestors have been in the county over a hundred years, and almost a hundred on her dad's side. She graduated from SLO High in 1967 then went to Cal Poly and received a B.S. in Child Development, an elementary teaching credential and then an additional year to receive her Special Education credential. She also earned a Resource Specialist Certificate from the county. She was employed as a Resource Teacher for the Atascadero School District, working with students with minimal disabilities such as dyslexia. She retired two years ago and then had time to complete this book, which she self-published on January 9th of 2016.
Lynne raised her three grown children in Atascadero; all three are married now, two living in SLO County and one in Truckee. One daughter is a Professor at Cal Poly. One daughter is an interior designer with a degree in Architecture. Her son graduated from Cal Poly then started work in construction with his dad who is a contractor (in his retired life). Each of her children had a baby in 2015, so she has three grandbabies, all a year old.
Make sure you have signed up on line or have a current reservation. Hope to see you there! More information about Joe Hale and the event plus pictures from the January dinner
can be found at this link.
Dinner is catered and open to the public ($20/person), reservations are required prior to 6 p.m., Monday prior to dinner, either on-line or call call 805 296-1935
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UH-19D and UH-34D Undergoing Restoration
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It might be raining this winter but nothing seems to stop the progress taking place in the Al Schade Restoration Hangar. These two veterans of the Korean War and Vietnam Conflict are in the process of restoration by our incredible volunteer crew. There's always room for one more set of hands, skilled or a set willing to learn. Words can't describe the incredible feeling knowing you took part in restoring a piece of history for generations to come!
Check out our growing fleet of aircraft at the museum. We would love to work with you!
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Reserve this date now!
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Make your reservations now! Save the date! One of the largest events held at Estrella Warbirds Museum each year is Warbirds Wings and Wheels. Guess what? This year, we're going bigger and adding a MegaSwap Meet! We're making plans now for over 5,000+ visitors, over 250 cars on display and over 300 automotive swappers! We're expanding to include the MegaSwap on the east-west taxiway adjacent to the museum. And yes, there will a great selection of vendors, live music, raffles, a dinner & barn dance the night before, food, kids zone and more!
It is almost February and now is a great time to get involved! Registrations are now open for display vehicles, automotive swappers, food and craft vendors, volunteers, and even room for your business to take part and become a sponsor for this event!
Complete information can be found at this link or call us today!
805 238-9317. We've put together a terrific team to help coordinate all the activities.
In 2016, Warbirds Wings & Wheels 8 was filmed for TV and featured by Dennis Gage of the show "My Classic Car." It aired on the Velocity channel, NBCSports Channel and others and will re-air in six months. This showing has generated considerable interest from people around the country who want to take part in the event this year. If you missed the video, you can watch it on our website here. Plan now to be part of Warbirds Wings & Wheels 9 & MegaSwap Meet!
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How We Keep On Growing!
Estrella Warbirds Museum is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
We have been funded over the years solely from private sources, benefactors, groups, individuals and members. We receive no funding from your tax dollars. We exist because of your generous support and we are forever grateful. We've continued to grow as more people have seen what can happen when individuals and community seek a common goal - preserving our heritage for future generations. As we continue to grow, our expenses, unfortunately, continue to increase also. We are ever vigilant as to how your donations are spent to insure 100% goes to the support of the museum.
We have partnered with several reputable organizations to help us continue to grow. There are numerous ways you can take part in supporting us.
* Donate cash
now, via PayPal - Click the Donate button in the left column.
* Start your own personal
fundraiser for us on FaceBook. All funds go directly to Estrella Warbirds Museum. It's easy!
Follow this link for details!
* If you shop on
eBay
, Estrella Warbirds Museum is registered as a non-profit with
PayPal Giving. You can
donate
at check for your purchases via PayPal.
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If you shop on
Amazon
, you can specify Estrella Warbirds Museum under AmazonSmile and they will donate a percentage of your purchases to the museum.
Estrella Warbirds Museum
is very grateful and thanks you for your help. More information on the above programs can be found here. If we can answer any questions, please feel free to reply to this email.
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