Calhoun Air Center

Port Lavaca, Texas – 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.

Our aviation community organizes a celebration of all Women of Aviation Worldwide annually in March during international women week. Women of Aviation Worldwide Week is a week of awareness and action.

Calhoun Air Center is proud 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. Airport manager, Dianna Stanger has announced she will take girls that are interested in aviation free of charge on a discovery flight in her helicopter if they are a part of a non-profit organization in Calhoun or Victoria County.

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

Saturday, March 12th from 1pm-5pm & Sunday, March 13th from 1pm-5pm

Did you attend WOAW? You are eligible to participate in the various contests via Women of Aviation.

Karlene Petitt’s Writing Contest:
Write a poem or an essay about “Why I Want To Fly” and you could win a prize
Women of Aviation Art Contest:
Draw, paint, or illustrate your first flight or how you envision your first flight and win a prize
Women of Aviation Photo Contest:
Send your best photos taken during Women of Aviation’s Worldwide Week and win a prize

Click here to enter any of the contests above.
http://womenofaviationweek.org/contests/

Thanks from all at Calhoun Air Center for making this weekend spectacular, we hope you enjoyed yourselves and hope to see you back soon.
Blue skies!

Photos of the females that participated in this weekend’s event!
See more Photos from Saturday by Clicking Here

See more Photos from Sunday by Clicking Here

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