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AFA Awards Summer 2008 Aerospace Education Grants to Civil Air Patrol Units
July 24, 2008 -- ARLINGTON, Va – The Air Force Association today announced twenty grants promoting aerospace education to hundreds of youth throughout the Civil Air Patrol squadrons.
The AFA grants, each $250, are awarded to the squadrons for use in any Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) activity or materials that promote aerospace education.
“These AFA grants reach more young people with a learning opportunity centered on aerospace development,” said S. Sanford Schlitt, Vice Chairman of the Board, Aerospace Education. “By focusing on the entire squadron, we help numbers of youth experience something memorable about airpower.”
“We are investing in the next generation of aerospace leaders,” said Mike Dunn, President/CEO of AFA. “Promoting aerospace education is a rewarding aspect of our mission at AFA.”
Uses of the grants can include purchasing textbooks or materials, or activities such as field trips to aerospace museums.
AFA strongly advocates aerospace education and developing the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – the skills necessary to sustain U.S. airpower, national security and economic vitality.
Below are the grant recipients:
| 78th Eastern Iowa Cadet Squadron |
Cedar Rapids |
IA |
| 286th Composite Squadron |
Wood River |
IL |
| 286th Composite Squadron |
Wood River |
IL |
| 801st SEP Squadron |
North Las Vegas |
NV |
| Central Missouri Composite Squadron |
Columbia |
MO |
| Columbia Composite Squadron |
Portland |
OR |
| Frank Luke Jr. |
Cadet Squadron Surprise |
AZ |
| Green River Composite Squadron |
Maple Valley |
WA |
| Hammond Composite Squadron |
Hammond |
LA |
| Lajas H.S. Cadet Squadron |
Lajas |
PR |
| Lewis County Composite Squadron |
Chehalis |
WA |
| Maurauder Composite Squadron |
Kingwood |
TX |
| Mayaguez Cadet Squadron |
Mayaguez |
PR |
| North Castle Composite Squadron |
White Plains |
NY |
| Oklahoma City Composite Squadron |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
| Quakertown Squadron |
Quakertown |
PA |
| Salem Composite Squadron |
Salem |
OR |
| Springfield Composite Squadron |
Quechee |
VT |
| Viking Composite Squadron |
Minneapolis |
MN |
| Wayne Composite Squadron |
Lake Ariel |
PA |
| Wright-Patterson Composite Squadron |
Dayton |
OH |
AFA is a 501(C) (3), nonprofit organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation. AFA has more than 200 chapters nationally and internationally representing more than 125,000 members. Visit AFA at http://www.afa.org.
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