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San Jacinto Council at the Lone Star Flight Museum
On March 23rd, the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council hosted an incredible aviation education event at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas. I had the honor of speaking at this event, along aside the incredible Dr. Shelly Lesikar deZevallos, to dozens of middle and high school aged young women about my experience as a young woman pursuing aviation. It was incredible to see the enthusiasm in these young girls and to see the impact that the San Jacinto Council is making in the lives of Girls Scouts everywhere! I can’t wait to work with them again soon. This kind of ambition and drive from Girl Scout Councils…
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Girls Who Soar – Gold Award Video
Here is my Gold Award video from Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida! All of the Gold Award Girl Scouts from this council were recognized at the Young Women of Distinction Ceremony on May 21st, 2023. I also had the pleasure of being the master is ceremonies for the event! The video is below and some photos are below!
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Progress with Girl Scouts of the USA
The petition is now over 1,700 signatures! The support is incredible, so much so that we finally got the attention of Girl Scouts programming leadership! I recently had the privilege of meeting with two incredible women that serve as director and vice president on the Girl Scout programming and experience sectors. They reached out to me initially via email after them receiving word of the petition and advocacy efforts, and seeing the petition’s support. Major strides have been taken in the Girl Scouting program, including reevaluating curriculum and badges to better serve the Girl Scouts of the future. Due to these initiatives, the creation of an aviation or engineering badge…
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Flying Magazine Feature
Visit Flying Magazine’s page below to read an article about the Girls Who Soar program! So grateful to have our cause shared on such a large platform. Thank you Flying Magazine!
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The Fly Day! ✈️
The day finally arrived. Fly Day! 17 girls, and tons of community volunteers, gathered at the Punta Gorda EAA 565 Building at Punta Gorda Airport. We had everything from simulators to drones to crafts for the students to learn from. We also had an amazing guest speaker Sydney, a former Certified Flight Instructor at Aeroguard Flight Training Center. Our two amazing pilots were Bob DiCello and Terry Carbonell, both incredible and generous pilots. The girls had such a blast, and we even got one signed up for her Student Pilot’s Certificate and joining as a member of the Paradise Coast Ninety Nines. A huge success, considering most of the girls…
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Workshop #3 – Complete!
This workshop was originally supposed to be in October, but had to be pushed back because of Hurricane Ian. However, the attendance did not disappoint! These girls were amazing and attentive, and made teaching so much fun. We built wing ribs, learned about parts of the plane, made a flight plan, and did a walk around of the EAA Chapter 66’s aircraft. Aviation is hard work, but they pushed through and learned a lot! Thank you to the EAA Chapter 66 for lending us your building for this event! What an amazing venue for such an amazing group of young women.
