Oliver Gregory <<olliettt1955>>
writes:

The Tennessee Tree Toppers Team Challenge is coming up soon! We
are thrilled that Steve Pearson and Zac Majors are going to help out with
seminars and as team leaders! Steve is bringing a trailer full of gliders for a
Wills Wing demo week at Team Challenge! What a great opportunity to foot launch
demo some fabulous wings from one of the best launches on the planet!

TC is Bi-Wingual again this year. We have registered many pilots already with
about a third being our paragliding buddies. The paragliding TTT members are
bringing in some some great para pilots mentors to help out as well.

Team Challenge starts April 17th and wraps with a fun awards party April 23rd.
It is always fun! There is on site camping and on site food all week. Pilots
desiring a week of intense education in flying XC and beginning competitions
should join up! Experienced pilots should consider this a wonderful opportunity
to mentor developing pilots and give back to the sport! Join up as soon as you
can!

Now the real reason for this update, we want people to register now! As you
know, we are accepting donations to the USHPA RRG funding in lieu of
registration fees to help fund the RRG in time for the meet! As of this note, TC
is half full with 30 registered. Only a few registered pilots have paid, and
there are plenty of slots open. Everyone who can should join up and donate to
the RRG!

As many know, we raise club funds through membership fees and registration fees
for Team Challenge. This year, TTT is going to support the RRG by accepting new,
after January 16th donations to the RRG of amounts of $175 or more in lieu of
registration fees! This will help USHPA fund the liability self insurance
efforts in time for TC.

Here's how that works: A maximum of 60 slots are available to be reserved in
Team Challenge 2016. Any TTT Member who donates at least $175 to the RRG fund
between January 9 and the ?March 1 deadline will have their $175 comp fee
waived. If the event fills up, that could represent an additional $10,500 in RRG
funding. Even if no one else registered for Team Challenge between now and
?March 1, that would still represent $5,250 in funding from the 30 pilots
already registered.

This also means that any current TTT member can, during this period firmly
guarantee their Team Challenge slot by just "checking a box." Bring proof of
your qualifying donation to the event (or just email it to
<tc16> ) in order to sign
in for free.

Help TTT and USHPA ensure our wonderful sport continues to survive and thrive!

Donate: https://ushpa.aero/freeflightforever.asp

Joint TTT: https://tttmember.org/join-or-renew/

Sign up for TC 16:
https://tttmember.org/team-challenge/