Front from left are current secretary Kay Cooke, of Flintstone; treasurer Patsy Stickel, of Flintstone; and Betty Geary, of Rossville. Back from left are president Judy Vendrick, of Flintstone; Brenda Noblitt, of Flintstone; Patricia Cooke, of Chickamauga; and Barbara German, of Rossville.
Photo by Timara FrassrandThe Battlefield Pilot Club has been around for 25 years and while a lot of people have heard of them, most don’t know what they do, said club president Judy Vendrick.
“If we can get the word out we can connect with others,” she said.
The Battlefield Pilot Club focuses on brain related disorders and disabilities throughout Walker and Catoosa counties. Up until recently, the club’s major fundraiser, a pageant in partnership with the Chickamauga Lions Club at Down Home Days, has aided support to local projects and programs that assist brain disorders and diseases in the community. But that fundraiser is no more.
“We’ve had a hard time,” Vendrick said. “It’s a big loss for us this year.”
Other fundraising efforts include a Christmas Tour of Homes and a local political forum prior to major elections.