AFA Awards Aerospace Education Grants to Civil Air Patrol Squadrons

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For Immediate Release
July 20, 2010

AFA Awards Aerospace Education Grants to Civil Air Patrol Squadrons

Arlington, VA – The Air Force Association today announced twenty grants promoting aerospace education for hundreds of students through Civil Air Patrol squadrons.

These AFA grants, each $250, are awarded four times each year, twice to units and twice to educators. These AFA grants were distributed to 20 squadrons for use in any Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) activity or materials that promote aerospace education.

The Air Force Association advocates education in these crucial subjects to develop the skills necessary for the 21st Century jobs in fields sustaining U.S. air power. Use of the grants includes purchasing textbooks, materials, or activities such as field trips to aerospace museums.

“We must have enough skilled aerospace professionals at all times to keep our nation strong and prosperous,” said S. Sanford Schlitt, AFA’s Vice Chairman of the Board for Aerospace Education. “AFA sponsors these activities to catch the interest of some students early enough to allow them to choose an aerospace education and career path.”

Squadrons receiving AFA Grants are as follows:

St. Charles Composite Squadron, St. Peters, Missouri

Three Rivers Flight, Carlsbad, Texas

Pell City Composite Squadron, Moody, Alabama

Chicago Composite Squadron C/O Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Atlanta Senior Squadron 2, Griffin, Georgia

Flying Castle Composite Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

Missoula Composite Squadron, Missoula, Montana

Central Florida Composite Squadron, Oviedo, Florida

Marion County Composite Squadron FL 361, Ocala, Florida

Capitol Composite Squadron, Berlin, Vermont

Palm Springs Composite Squadron 11, LaQuinta, California

Bessemer Composite Squadron, Leeds, Alabama

Cass County Composite, Harrisonville, Maryland

Ascension Composite Squadron, Gonzales, Louisiana

Starbase Composite Squadron SWR-OK-151, Tulsa, Oklahoma

West Richmond Cadet Squadron, Richmond, Virginia

Hammond Composite Squadron, Hammond, Louisiana

Van Dyke Cadet Squadron (GLR-MI-117), New Baltimore, Michigan

NY-419 Grover Cleveland HS Squadron, Ridgewood, New York

Squadron 310- Paradise Valley (AZ Wing), Scottsdale, Arizona

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