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WOAW VIP Club members are making a big difference…

October 16, 2011 in Canada, Headlines, Latest News, United States by Intl Team Leader

WOAW VIP Club Member

What is a WOAW VIP Club member? A WOAW VIP Club member is a very special man or woman. He or she may be a member of various pilot associations around the world or not.  He or she may be a pilot or not. He or she may be an aircraft owner or not.

So what makes a WOAW VIP Club member a  Very Important Person. He or she wants to see more girls and women participate to aviation and he or she is personally doing something about it.

Jordan B.

Membership to the WOAW VIP Club is not for sale. There is only one way to become a member: take action (see examples here). WOAW VIP Club are rewarded with collectible pins plus, each year, the most active WOAW VIP Club member receives the “Spirit of Women Of Aviation Worldwide Award”.

Lesley H. at the controls

WOAW VIP Club members have been very active. Since the 2011 Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, almost 1,000 more girls and women have discovered aviation bringing the total of girls and women introduced to aviation in 2011 to nearly 1,700!

The girls in Oshawa, ON, with PIC Lesley

Just last week, WOAW VIP Club member, Lesley, introduced 11 girls and women to the fun of flying in Oshawa, Ontario, on Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. A week or so earlier, WOAW VIP Club member, Sandy, was sharing flying with girls in Telluride, CO.

Sandy shares her love for flying in Telluride, CO

“As I have never been up in an airplane before, (let alone fly one!) the plane ride you gave us was very much appreciated. The ride you gave us also opened my eyes to the world of flying, and how much fun it is!,” wrote Emmeline after the flight.

And fun it is. The smiles always say it all!

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$20 Cox Aviation discount coupon for every Southern Ontario pilot participating to WOAW week

March 1, 2011 in Canada, Latest News by Intl Team Leader

The Southern Ontario Aviation Community has already shown its commitment to encouraging girls and women to discover aviation during the celebration of the 2010 Centennial of Women Pilots.

Now, pilots in Southern Ontario have 20 more reasons to introduce a girl or a woman to flying during Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week. Cox Aviation Supplies, located at the Oshawa Airport, is giving one $20 discount coupon to every pilot in Southern Ontario who introduces a woman or girl to aviation during the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week!

Cox Aviation Supplies was founded by Bill Cox in 1962. Today, his son Jim is running the company. I heard stories of hamburgers cooked by Jim himself to support pilots taking part of Young Eagles events.

Cox Aviation Supplies is a true community oriented business and a WOAW Certified Women Friendly Aviation Business.

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100 years of International Women’s Day. Let’s celebrate!

January 23, 2011 in Headlines, Latest News by Intl Team Leader

2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. A paid holiday in some countries, March 8 is a day of gratitude, reflection, and action. In some countries, men traditionally offer flowers to all the women that touched their lives.

Our community organizes a celebration of all Women of Aviation Worldwide annually in March during international women week.

We encourage anyone involved in aviation to honor the Women of Aviation of the past and the present as well as to reach out and introduce girls and women to the opportunities that aviation has to offer.

The global IWD theme in 2011 is: Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women.

Activities such as flying events, factory and school open door events, museum special programs, photo contests, and flight challenges are organized to showcase today’s women of aviation as well as extend a warm welcome to newcomers.

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