by Angela Satterlee | Jul 25, 2025 | AirVenture, AirVenture Today, volunteer, volunteers
The Krapfl family is the powerhouse of the Main Gate North Admissions (MGN), with nearly 20 volunteers of siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and in-laws who pitch in each year. The dynamic group started with Mary Krapfl, EAA Lifetime...
by Angela Satterlee | Jul 25, 2025 | AirVenture, AirVenture Today, volunteer, volunteers
Gary Baker, EAA Lifetime 251742, a retired airline pilot from Medina, Ohio, has selflessly given his time and expertise to EAA and Chapter 846 for the past 32 years. Just a few of his contributions include coordinating Young Eagles flights and flying more than 175...
by Angela Satterlee | Jul 25, 2025 | AirVenture, AirVenture Today, volunteers
The Martins’ journey with EAA began in the late 1980s when Cindy Martin, EAA 288433, and her husband, Robert, EAA 1034583, first attended AirVenture. A few years later, they began bringing their younger children and started volunteering with Operation Thirst. A short...
by EAA | Jul 13, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, EAA volunteers, Volunteer Spotlight, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Each summer, the EAA convention grounds turns into a pop-up city for AirVenture, making the thousands of visitors feel right at home with grocery stores, mail delivery, and even church...
by EAA | Jun 7, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, EAA volunteers, volunteer, Volunteer Spotlight, volunteering, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. For many EAA members, the weeklong escape to Camp Scholler each summer is something they look forward to all year. Andrew Rezmer can relate; he started coming to AirVenture Oshkosh in 2001...
by EAA | Apr 14, 2025 | volunteer, Volunteer Spotlight, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Andrew La Roche, EAA Lifetime 479669, volunteers at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh working for the trams, and he’s made it an entire family affair. His introduction to aviation came when he...
