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of Flight trip was awesome! The women mentors were very impressive. They
had women represented in all areas of aviation and aerospace: Pilots,
Mechanics, Aerospace Engineers, Air Traffic Controllers, Flight Attendants, FAA
Administrators, etc. Women of all age groups and titles ~ including
the first and only woman to pilot the Concorde, several medal-bearing
military Colonels and Captains, Boeing test pilots and engineers and the
list goes on. These girls are SOOO lucky to have the WIN program. Don’t
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The Museum of Flight did a great job of organizing the event. The girls signed-up in advance indicating their interest areas and the museum had them assigned to mentor groups according to their interests. We had a wonderful buffet lunch and in the afternoon the girls could choose a behind-the-scenes airport tour, a space shuttle simulation, a day-in-the-life-of a pilot or a tour of the museum’s new WW I & WW II exhibits. | ||
Throughout the day they had various keynote speakers who shared their life stories to the entire group. They also had raffles throughout the day and the girls could win anything from a T-shirt, book or poster to flight lessons and helicopter rides. It was a great day! The only downside was being caught in Friday rush hour traffic on the way home so a two-hour drive stretched into 3 1/2 hours. The girls had a great time. Even if they have no interest in an aviation career, I just know that they’ll think of these women throughout their lives and draw inspiration from the messages they heard. I put a reminder message in our bulletin about the trip and also sent a note to the girls in their classroom ~ even though, I was sure a couple would miss their alarms, but, much to my surprise, every one of them showed up on time for our early 5:45 a.m. departure. Amazing! It was good and I’m so glad we were able to pull it off this year. Everyone is on the WIN Committee The remainder
of the WIN year will consist of a trip to the Art Institute on May 10
and possibly another ROPES course. We will be having our first WIN Award
Luncheon on May 24. A few Soroptimist members will share a little about
their life experiences. All club members are encouraged to attend. |
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