The Bill Spadafora Memorial Fund, established by members of CMASS shortly after Bill's untimely death in 2015, honors his 53-year dedication to the sport of rocketry, NAR and his generous contribution of time and energy to all who expressed interest in the sport. Anyone who attended a launch where Bill was present knows he was unfailingly generous, good-natured and willing to share his knowledge and time with any who asked.
Bill joined a local NAR section in Medford at the young age of 11 and never lost interest. He joined CMASS soon after its initiation in 1985 and was president for more than 20 years until his passing. Bill was active at the national level as well. He was a key NAR official as Secretary of the NAR Standards and Testing Committee responsible for certifying commercial sport rocket motors; ran NARTS for a dozen years, and routinely worked at NARAM, and both the SLI and TARC finals each year.
The Bill Spadafora Memorial Fund seeks to promote rocketry education by funding local ARC and SLI teams as well as other local student teams participating in sport rocketry activities sanctioned by recognized organizations. Awarded grants are $400.00
If you would like to apply, fill out the Grant Application and email it back to SpadaforaFund (at) cmass.org. Deadline for applications is December 15th. If you have any questions, please address them to Claude Maina SpadaforaFund (at) cmass.org.