I have the honor to officially announce that Wings Across America’s ‘FLYGIRLS OF WWII’ traveling WASP exhibit will open at the WIMSA MEMORIAL on October 18, 2008 (to be on display thru Women’s History Month, 2009). This wonderful opportunity comes after several months of conversations and a lot of prayer. This week we received the following official statement:  "The Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation is delighted with the opportunity to showcase the Women Airforce Service Pilots at the Women’s Memorial. It is a great honor for us to open the FLYGIRLS exhibit on October 18, 2008, the 11th Anniversary of the Memorial’s dedication. We’ve always tried to do something special on that date and I can’t think of anything more fitting than honoring the WASP in this way during their 66th Anniversary year. "  - Brig Gen Wilma L. Vaught, USAF (Ret.) - Women’s Memorial Foundation President.

"THE LIFT OFF CAMPAIGN"
WIMSA is a WORLD CLASS NATIONAL MEMORIAL, and it will be an honor to take this exciting exhibit to our nation’s capital and share it with America. After the Flygirls of WWII Exhibit was held over twice (due to popular demand) at the Mayborn Museum in Waco, we consider this invitation to WIMSA as an extraordinary opportunity and the most important first step on a NATIONAL FLYGIRLS TOUR.

However, since WIMSA is a memorial and not a museum, there are some major unforeseen expenses, which will be our responsibility. This includes shipping costs, shipping crates, insurance, display cases for mannequins and historical memorabilia. Ordinarily, museums can provide shipping costs and display cases, but this is a special circumstance and it requires extra effort, planning and dollars. (One estimate for 3 display cases w/ crates and shipping was over $6,000.)

You may ask how I can announce that we will be going to Washington, DC, even when we haven’t raised the money to do it? Because I believe that this is absolutely the right thing to do! With your help, we WILL make this happen. Meantime, please feel free to forward this to your email lists and give them an opportunity to help. Every donation will make a difference!

Address:
Nancy Parrish
WINGS ACROSS AMERICA
2911 Wooded Acres
Waco, Texas 76710

OR, by phone to:
Baylor University Development
1-800-BAYLOR U
option #4–please designate ‘for WINGS ACROSS AMERICA’

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