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2012: Dahl Scholarship fund drive - raise $10K to ride on T-6 racer; NEW $5K match

2012: Dahl Scholarship fund drive - raise $10K to ride on T-6 racer; NEW $5K match

Old Aug 28, 2012, 8:14 pm
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Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
We now have $2775 raised toward the $5K match.

Folks, if you want to be in the drawing for the ride, you need to actually give your handle when you make your donation
Probably there are folks here who don't know what is meant by "handle"! For those of you who didn't grow up in the era of CB radio, handle == username.

I'll also reiterate the deadline, since I had to dig through the second post to find it:
The deadline for raffle donations will be 4pm PST September 10.

Obviously donations to the Dahl Scholarship fund are welcome after that time but they won't be eligible for the raffle.
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Old Aug 28, 2012, 8:27 pm
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Scholarship Recipients

Originally Posted by dewhit6959
Is this educational fund for the children of the Dahl's ?
After Capt Dahl lost his life on September 11th, his wife Sandy and friends started a scholarship in his name to honor his memory and love of flying. The scholarships go to young men and women interested in an aviation career. They have to be in an accredited college flight program. This past May we gave out $18,000 to 12 students.

If anyone has any questions I will be more than happy to answer them.

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Old Aug 29, 2012, 5:03 am
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Update

I woke this morning and am excited by all the donations coming in. Total donations $5600.

$1000
$1000 pshuang match
$3600 towards next anonymous match.

I'm leaving EWR this morning for IAH then on to ORD. At the rate donations are accumulating we might make the $5000 match today. Wish I had a camera for todays flight to take a birds eye view photo of Isaac for all of you.

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Old Aug 30, 2012, 9:42 am
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Thursday's Update

As of Thursday morning (Eastern) we have received $5888.

$1000 donations
$1000 Match by pshuang
$3888 Collected toward the next match of $5000

Thank you all for your generosity. I know the receipients of the scholarships are very grateful.

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Old Aug 30, 2012, 1:04 pm
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Dahl Fund History

On Sept 11th 2001 I lost my best friend...Jason Dahl Captain of flight 93.

His wife Sandy chose to give back to the aviation community that they both loved so very much.

In late 2001 I had the honor of sitting at a kitchen table as five of us including Sandy. started a small pilot scholarship. In 2002 we gave one
$1,500 award.

In May of this year we gave $18,000 away in an ongoing National program.

At this years awards dinner Sandy whispered that this is what she always hoped for. Four of our winners were able to fly in on my passes.


We lost Sandy less than two weeks later. Of the remaining 16 Board members not one of has given up her vision.

Your kindness and generosity fuels our resolve. The future of aviation.

From My Heart,

David Dosch
President Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Fund
[email protected]
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Old Sep 1, 2012, 10:41 am
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Just added my donation! ^
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Old Sep 1, 2012, 3:20 pm
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How close are we to the second match today?
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Old Sep 1, 2012, 3:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Dudleydog73
How close are we to the second match today?
I want to know as well! Because then we have a third match..... and a 2nd plane seat......
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Old Sep 1, 2012, 4:30 pm
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$1,000 / $1,000
$5,000 / $5,000
$1,486 / $5,000
$7,791 / $10,000 "deadline for raffle donations will be 4pm PST September 10"

$8,566 / $5,000 last year

Originally Posted by cawhite
@:-) the dahlfund is a 501(c)(3) organization.

@:-) check with your employer to see if they do matching donations and, if so, whether your donation to dahlfund will qualify for a match.

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Old Sep 1, 2012, 4:58 pm
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Getting Close

Originally Posted by Dudleydog73
How close are we to the second match today?
The second match looks like it will become a reality. The last two days were slow but we are getting close. Right now we are at $3999. With another $1001 in donations we reach the match goal and our donation totals will be $12,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A 50% increase over last year.

$1000 donations
$1000 Match by pshung
$3999 towards $5000 match
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Old Sep 1, 2012, 5:02 pm
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Could use blogger help

If anyone has a friend that is a blogger we would appreciate your help getting the information out on the Capt Jason Dahl Scholarship. If they are not interested in a raffle ticket they can make a symbolic donation of $11. It all goes into the total.

You can PM me if you need additional information.

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Old Sep 1, 2012, 6:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Capt Denny
If anyone has a friend that is a blogger we would appreciate your help getting the information out on the Capt Jason Dahl Scholarship. If they are not interested in a raffle ticket they can make a symbolic donation of $11. It all goes into the total.

You can PM me if you need additional information.

Capt Denny
I posted to my Facebook wall. Hopefully that drives some clicks to this page.
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Old Sep 1, 2012, 7:29 pm
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It Worked

Originally Posted by Dudleydog73
I posted to my Facebook wall. Hopefully that drives some clicks to this page.
It worked Dudleydog73. Donations just went up to $4499 towards the match.

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Old Sep 3, 2012, 2:24 pm
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$380 from $1K and $5K match fulfillment
We are now $380 from raising $12K for the Dahl Foundation, done thru a combination of pshuang's $1K challenge, then another FTer's $5K challenge and $5621 given by many of you.

We then have a SECOND $5K match. This is also an anonymous giver, someone with single digit posts on FT, yet who is a regular reader and who was impacted by 9/11. IF WE MEET the 2nd match, we will raise $22K for the Dahl fund. The Radial Velocity team will give a SECOND ride on their plane, to be taken the same day as the first winner.

Let's go, TEAM FLYERTALK!


If you have a blog, blog about it. If you are on Facebook, post a link to this thread. Let's raise money in Captain Jason Dahl's name and help the next generation of pilots.
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Old Sep 4, 2012, 9:32 am
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$1K and $5K match have been met! A generous FTer gave $500 yesterday to move us past the $12K total mark. Not only has the Dahl foundation benefited, but this means the first ride and the Reno Air Race package will be given out.

We now start work on the next $5K match. If we succeed in raising this by the FT dinner on Sept 10, a second ride will be given and the Dahl foundation will have a record amount of money for scholarships.

If you have a blog, blog about it. If you are on Facebook, post a link to this thread. Let's raise money in Captain Jason Dahl's name and help the next generation of pilots.
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