EAA headquarters:
I just got a letter thanking me for my contribution attached to the AirVenture raffle tickets.
Although thank you's are nice to get, I wasn't expecting any.
I understand EAA is a donation run operation and I don't think spending money to send snail mail thank you's are appropriate use of my donated money. Why not just send an email or a short paragraph of news in Sport Aviation congratulating the winner of the raffle? Like "This year's winner of the Piper Cub is Joe Cool from AnyState and we wish to thank all that contributed to the raffle that netted $x dollars to the general fund of AirVenture, ensuring another successful event."
I know that business etiquette requires thank you's but this is the 21st century and with digital communication available and the economy so tight, I suggest we end wasteful spending like this. I'm sure the budget for thank you's can be used to upgrade some facility on the AirVenture grounds.
Thank you for the forum.