| The Sporty’s Foundation Issues Annual Report Chronicling its second year, The Sporty’s Foundation Annual Report is available for download from the Foundation website at www.sportysfoundation.org. The Sporty’s Foundation has as its mission funding aviation education and safety programs with an emphasis on youth.
The Sporty’s Foundation made bequests for 2008 in the total amount of $151,355. This sum included bequests for flight training scholarships as well as to the AOPA Air Safety Foundation, the Boy Scouts of America, Build A Plane and others. A complete list of recipients is included in the report.
Looking forward, The Sporty’s Foundation has recently partnered with the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program to jumpstart the number of young people who learn to fly. The program, called The Next Step (www.sportys.com/nextstep), makes Sporty’s Complete Flight Training Course available online for free to each Young Eagle who has taken a Young Eagles ride.
According to Sporty’s Founder/Chairman Hal Shevers, the impetus for The Next Step was to move more Young Eagles from the right seat to the left seat. EAA Chapter members will be instrumental, serving as mentors for these new young student pilots.
In addition to free access to the online course, Young Eagles will each receive an official logbook with guidance on how to pursue their interest in aviation.
For more information on The Sporty’s Foundation, visit www.sportysfoundation.org. ## The Sporty's Foundation was created to fund initiatives that ensure a healthy future for the general aviation community by providing young people with information about the many careers that are available in aviation. The Sporty's Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. |
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