No July Launch - Anyone up for a meeting?

Everyone:
Well it is July 16th and it�s been a peaceful month and a half off for me except for a quick trip to Oburg last weekend for the TRA Research launch. The winter and spring launch season has been a good one especially with the culmination coming at NSL 2008 in Orangeburg Memorial day weekend. Our club was well represented and we did such a good job volunteering on an individual level that we earned an honorable mentioned as unofficial volunteers for the event. It was really great to see Trip Barber mention ROCC as part of the volunteer group that hosted the launch. Burl was so appreciative to us that he will be calling on us to help with another big event in the future. So, on that note I have several orders of business we need to address going into the slow summer months.

No more launches at the farm until Fall.

Crop update for Williams Farm: As you know Kip had Barley in the South fields this spring and all that has been harvested and cleaned up as good as it gets, the soybeans have been planted in the South field and they are up a good 6 inches or so now. The soybeans generally are not harvested until November so that is our expected return date to the farm. The corn on the other hand is doing well and growing fast in the North fields. Hopefully, and say a prayer they have a good crop of corn this year. Kip�s cost to plant the crops have doubled this year so it is more important than ever to get a good yield. If all goes as plan the corn will come out in October.

Read on for Meeting Items and Meeting/Launch Options

Meeting Items of Interest.
1st � Tripoli Prefecture Improvement Program
Tripoli is offering up to $250 dollars for equipment upgrades to help better our Prefect. Some items that came to mind are new launch heads for the High Power pads and maybe a radio system to broadcast our launches on or just a better PA system. We have to act fast as once this money is awarded it is gone. So make you suggestions ASAP.

2nd � ROCC Club Association creation for Club Magazine approval.
Complete new magazine construction
Come up with Bylaw wording and setup rules for Purchasing and distributing motors.
Take a vote on new Bylaws.
Need to apply to the State to become an official Association

3rd � Hobbytown USA Grand Opening in Monroe, NC Monday July 28th.
Steve Herring and former CSM/ROCC member from 10 years ago and his family are opening a Hobbytown USA store in Monroe, NC on the street behind the old Monroe Mall. Those long time members like me and Roy remember the days of visiting the club prefect at the old Action Hobbies store on South Blvd at the Pepsi plant. We would gather around and talk shop with the folks that came in about rocketry. I assume Steve will advice us on his opening so we may setup a table to promote our club and hopefully promote rocketry for the store. Steve has indicated an interest in supporting our club as well.

4th - NAR Contest scheduling for the Fall and Winter 08 and 09.

5th - Freedom Launch involvement as a club plus pre-orders for motors. See TRIPOLISC.ORG for Freedom launch details

6th � NARAM Launch the last weekend of July, anyone needed details, anyone going? Would be great road trip.

Summer meeting options. Date options and host site options.
Saturday or Sunday July 19th or 20th
Saturday or Sunday Aug 16th or 17th
Freedom Launch Aug 30th, 31st, and Sept 1st � Orangeburg.
Saturday October 18th

I would like some input on how many could attend a meeting this coming weekend. I thought of Bob's out on HWY 601 near the Farm. However, if anyone would like to host it as well, that would be great to. We will update the website by Friday. Please contact me ASAP @ roccprez@bellsouth.net

Thanks,
Ralph Roberts
ROCC President and Prefect