8th Annual Girls In Aviation Day

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The Jacksonville Chapter will be at 14600 Whirlwind Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday for the 8th Annual Girls In Aviation Day.

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Thousands of girls, ages 8-17, around the world on September 24 will be able to experience the 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day in their local communities through unique events hosted by Women in Aviation International (WAI) Chapters and Corporate Members.

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Since WAI’s first annual international Girls in Aviation Day in 2015, the annual WAI event has grown every year since its first gathering of 32 events and 3,200 participants. In 2019, GIAD met more than 20,000 attendees participating in 119 events in 18 countries.

In 2020­ WAI launched version 1 of the Aviation for Girls App with hours of educational content reaching thousands of girls from more than 60 countries! Last year’s GIAD reached nearly 10,000 participants at 85 individual events presented worldwide.

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