The partners
The local groups we hope to work with.
Doolittle Day is being organized by community volunteers. We hope to work with local groups that care about the airport and the town, and we are reaching out to the ones below.
These groups are described for background. We have approached or hope to approach each of them, and none has committed to a role in Doolittle Day yet. We will update this page as that changes.
- Rotary Club of Willows
About. A local club of Rotary, the worldwide service organization, whose members volunteer and raise money for community projects. The club works with Rotaract, Rotary’s program for younger adults.
Serving the community. The club was established in 1937, so it has served Willows for nearly 90 years.
- Willows Chamber of Commerce
About. The Chamber’s stated mission is to promote a friendly and professional image for the city and community of Willows, and to be a resource for local businesses and residents. It publishes a community directory and relocation guide, keeps an events calendar and a job board, runs a welcome center, and hosts events for locals.
Serving the community. The Chamber is part of the airport’s own story. In September 1933 it co-sponsored the airport’s dedication and air show with the Achaean Club and the local American Legion post, as the archived clipping shows.
- Friends of the Willows Airport
About. A volunteer group working to preserve and promote the historic Willows-Glenn County Airport. Its first project is the airway beacon tower, which still operates but needs rehabilitation and secure fencing.
- Airport Advisory Board
About. A citizen board that advises on the airport and gathers public input on it. Glenn County’s airport advisory committee is appointed by the Board of Supervisors. It has seats for Willows and Orland residents and airport tenants, with three-year terms.
Sponsors
Doolittle Day depends on local businesses and families who step up. Sponsors help pay for the safety line, insurance, the history exhibit, and the day itself. Under the current proposal, any money left after event costs would go toward restoring the airway beacon tower.
Sponsorship levels (draft)
- Raider
- Top level. Amount and benefits to be set.
- Tanker
- Mid level. Amount and benefits to be set.
- Seed
- Supporting level. Amount and benefits to be set.
Level names are proposals, and the amounts will be set with the groups we work with.
Our sponsors
Sponsors and their logos will appear here as they sign on.
Want to help in another way, as a volunteer or a vendor?
Email the organizers