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The Diego Garcia Modelers |
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The Diego Modelers' group was started by 'Father Al' Concha, LCDR USN. While the model club is not an official chapel program, the US Navy 'Chapel in the Palms' generously provides us a place to store our gear and to set up shop every week, and also allows individual modelers to use the space as available, throughout the week. We've got a great bunch of about 25 modelers who have either started out in the hobby, or are enjoying something they know very well. We've been featured on the Navy's in-house TV station, and have had a couple of visits from Captain Martin, the Navy CO. Our group grew fast - right up to the point where we started to run out of kits! The make-and-take idea has worked very well with the Navy, Air Force, and contractor folks here. We have had some Marines come through on R&R from the forward area and there are also a few Brits on the island. Everybody is welcome; TDY, permanent party, etc. A few of our modelers have their own supplies, but as there is no source of hobby materials within 2000nm, we rely heavily upon donated supplies.
Our initial stock of kits is about
depleted now, so we really need some of those: The more varied the
subject matter, the better! Small, simple kits of any scale are
great, and we do have a couple of advanced players who can do good work on
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The following generous people sent donations to our little Hobby Group in DG: |
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From the DG Modeler's Group we say "Thank you for the generosity each of you have shown to our little but active group here in the remote island of Diego Garcia". Lourdes Jumaqio |
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Contact information is on the Supporting The Troops page. |
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On behalf of the DG Modeller's Group, THANK YOU to everyone specially to Richard Harvey, Michael Bailey, CJ, Mr. Sawinski, George Myers, and Dean Bergstrom for all the donations, both for money to buy tools and supplies and the model kits." MAY YOU KINDNESS RETURN TO EACH OF YOU A HUNDRED FOLD! Lou Jumaqio |
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