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A RECAP OF CENTRAL’S 2023 GIVING DAY
CWU’s annual day of giving, #GiveCentral, is a 24-hour period where we call on the Wildcat community to put student’s needs first and make donations to various projects brought forth by departments and colleges across the university. This year, the aviation department created a campaign goal to raise $10,000 to send students and flight instructors to the largest aerospace gathering in the US called Airventure Oshkosh. CWU Aviation staffed a booth at the event which brings more than 500,000 aviation enthusiasts together from 80 countries over a one-week period every July. To ensure CWU students could attend the conference and reach their fundraising goal, the Hermanson Company kindly contributed a significant amount towards that goal. Included with their donation was a memo that said in part, “Opportunities such as the 2023 Oshkosh Fly In are unique and something the students will cherish
forever. CWU’s participation will certainly increase the exposure of the program and acknowledge the momentum you are building in the eyes of the commercial airlines and the general public.” The department received donations from 17 additional donors to make this dream a reality for aviation students and the program. The Hermanson Company noted that Aviation Department Chair Dr. Pavel should be commended for his efforts in building the CWU Aviation reputation on a broader scale. “This gift enabled me to bring six students and flight instructors to Airventure 2023 for an experience they will never forget” said Dr. Pavel. “We put them to work as event volunteers and they represented CWU in the highest regard. In fact, the six students and flight instructors were given a standing invite by the Oshkosh Airventure event organizer to come back next year.”
“ Opportunities such as the
acknowledge the momentum you are building in the eyes of the commercial airlines and the general public.” - Hermanson Company
2023 Oshkosh Fly In are unique and something the students will cherish forever. CWU’s participation will certainly increase the exposure of the program and
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