Local Girl Scouts to fly high with Chicago Area Ninety-Nines Sept. 29
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is working with the Chicago Area Ninety-Nines to host a workshop for 100 Girl Scout Juniors (girls in grades 4–5) on Saturday, September 29, 9 A.M.–12:30 P.M., at the DuPage County Airport, 2700 International Drive in West Chicago. This is the last opportunity for girls to earn the Girl Scout Junior Aerospace Badge! Members of the Ninety-Nines will lead stations including principles of aerodynamics, building a paper airplane, learning about the history of women in aviation and more.
The Ninety-Nines was founded in 1929 by a group of pioneering women aviators and today includes more than 6,000 members throughout the world. Members are flight teachers, technicians, mechanics and professional pilots for airlines, industry and government. Most of all they are women who love to fly and share their passion with the next generation of women pilots.
About Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois serves nearly 20,000 girls and 6,000 adult volunteers in parts or all of Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties.
Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, girls in kindergarten to 12th grade are engaged in discovering themselves, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. Girls develop leadership potential by participating in age-appropriate activities that enable them to discover their values, skills, and the world around them. Activities in science and technology, business and economic literacy, and outdoor and environmental awareness provide girls with opportunities for fun and friendship while fostering the development of leadership skills and self-esteem.
For more information on 100th anniversary activities, or how to join, volunteer, reconnect or donate to Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois, visit www.girlscoutsni.org or call (800) 242-5591.
About Girl Scouts of the USA
Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.2 million girl and adult members worldwide. Girl Scouts is the leading authority on girls' healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls from every corner of the United States and its territories. Girl Scouts of the USA also serves American girls and their classmates attending American or international schools overseas in 90 countries.