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Welcome to southwest Florida - home of the PARADISE COAST CHAPTER 99s.
We have just finished hosting the 2010 all womens Air Race Classic ... and what an outstanding event it was. we raised over $12,000 for our Wings Over Paradise Scholarship Fund; met lots of fantastic ladies (OK, we met some really cool guys, too) and we promoted our local area and patronized our local sponsors. Thanks to all who came out and participated, volunteered, watched and cheered our local teams to victory.
The remainder of 2010 will find us out flying over the skies of Florida. We have worked hard and now it is time to have some fun. Where do you want to go? Please let us know and we will work toward flying in that direction.
Upcoming events:
2011 Sunshine Derby - LaBelle, FL (X14) February 26, 2011. Yes, this is a "competition" but the friendliest one that you will ever see. There is no speed involved. You tell us how fast you want to fly and how much fuel you will use to get there (225 statute mile round robin course out of X14) and the team that is the closest wins the trophy and, more importantly, bragging rights for the upcoming year. We will be holding the Derby in conjumnction with the annual Swamp Cabbage Festival and Grasshoppers Birthday Party. So come on out, have some Double Barrel chicken, swamp cabbage and cake; meet the girls and let's do some flying!
Bahamas Fly-out: February 27, 2011 for 5 nights at the beautiful Stella Maris Resort on Long Island. Details will be coming soon but there are some thing that we can promise now. If you have never flown to the Bahamas before, or have never flown this far, we will be there to help you along the way. Vern Conly, A & P/IA will be there for mechanical issues; we will help you with eAPIS, customs and immigration; we will promise that you will have fun. This will be a group trip so there will be plenty of pilot talk along the way, too.
If you are interesting in joining us, please contact us at
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for more information. Many thanks for your support and we will look for you in the skies over Southwest Florida!
99's Make a Difference!
The girls had a great time Saturday and I have received many calls from leaders who attended with their girls saying that the girls could not stop talking about the planes. Here are a few comments the girls said to me:
- I did not know I could fly, I thought only guys were pilots
- I had a real live pilot sign my poster!
- Did you know that I could be a pilot?
- I want to fly when I grow up.
As you can see you ladies really did make a difference in how these young women see the world and will see the world in the future.
Thanks again for taking your time to make a difference that will last a lifetime!
Amy and the Girl Scouts
Amy Gainey
Program Specialist
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc.
800-586-3186 or 239-561-1800 ext. 402
amyg@gsgcf.org
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