FFS Partners with ECSU!
FIRST FLIGHT SOCIETY FORMS NEW ALLIANCE WITH
ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY’S
DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION EDUCATION
The Tuskegee Airmen, the Apollo 11 astronauts, Amelia Earhart: these are just a sampling of the historic portraits hanging along the wall of the second floor of Elizabeth City State University’s STEM Complex, celebrating the pioneers of aviation.
They are part of a collection of 75 portraits that are on loan from the First Flight Society. The loan of the portraits are thanks to a Memorandum of Agreement between the organization and ECSU.
The First Flight Society, […]
More Events to Come in 2019!
We have had an exciting year so far, but we have more exciting events and announcements coming!
Events:
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New FFS Member Program Coming Soon!
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Wright Brothers Play Nov.2nd & 3rd, 2019 at ECSU’s GR Little Theater
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116th Anniversary of Flight December 17th
FFS Giving Day is August 19th!
First Flight Society Giving Day is August 19th, 2019!
For 24 hours, sponsors, supporters, members and friends will come together and make a powerful statement of support for the First Flight Society’s mission to raise public awareness of the origin and future of aviation. Gifts to the First Flight Society Annual Fund on Giving Day make a lasting impact on the FFS and its programs.– to ensure future generations are educated and able to celebrate the lasting legacy of the Wright Brothers!
Giving Day offers First Flight Society supporters the chance to come together and make a tremendous cumulative impact. This year Giving Day is on National Aviation Day.
You can help us make First Flight Society Giving Day a big success! In the spirit of the Wright Brothers, donate to the FFS Annual Fund during Giving Day, August 19th!
#ffsgivingday
More Events to Come in 2019!
We have had an exciting year so far, but we have more exciting events and announcements coming!
Events:
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National Aviation Day/Orville Wright’s Birthday August 19th
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First Flight Giving Day August 19th
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New FFS Member Program Coming Soon!
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Wright Brothers Play TBD
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116th Anniversary of Flight December 17th
Wright Brothers National Memorial celebrates 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing, July 18-20
Wright Brothers National Memorial, in partnership with Outer Banks Forever, First Flight Foundation, and First Flight Society, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with a series of events from July 18-20.
The anniversary weekend launches the evening of July 18th with a special space-themed movie showing at Dowdy Park in Nags Head, sponsored by the First Flight Foundation. Special space-themed ranger-programs will take place Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
On July 20th, the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the public is invited to watch a special rebroadcast of the news coverage of the original lunar landing outside the visitor center. Some visitors may remember that 50 years ago, on the evening of July 20, 1969, Wright Brothers National Memorial hosted a live […]
Why Donate to the First Flight Society?
Donate.
You see this almost every day from one organization or another. You get telephone calls. You get letters. You see it on television. You hear it on the radio.
Like most non profits we rely on donations and memberships from people just like you to keep our group alive. Your next question is probably, “Why should I donate to the First Flight Society?” What do they actually do?
Did you know that If it wasn’t for the First Flight Society there wouldn’t even be a Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina? Under the name Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association, a group of local businessmen petitioned the US Congress to Fund and build a monument to the Wright Brothers’ achievement of 1903.
Though primarily known as the group that puts on the annual celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial every December 17th, that is not all that we […]
Make an Impact this Mother’s Day!
It’s almost here—Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 12!
When you shop Mother’s Day gifts at smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7365923, AmazonSmile donates to First Flight Society Incorporated.
Happy Birthday Wilbur Wright!
Today is Wilbur Wright’s 152nd birthday. Wilbur was born on April 16, 1867 near Millville, Indiana. Wilbur was an inventor and his nickname was “Father of Modern Aviation”. Wilbur’s brother Orville was his playmate, co-inventor and business partner throughout his life. Wilbur and Orville lived in Dayton, Ohio most of their lives, but their most famous feat took place at Kill Devil Hill in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Brothers had their first successful airplane flight on December 17, 1903. Their Wright Flyer was the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained manned flight.
Happy Birthday Wilbur!
First Flight Shrine Nomination Deadline Approaching.
We are accepting nominations for the First Flight Society Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine for 2020. Nominees should have made an outstanding accomplishment in manned flight and that they are generally recognized nationally and internationally for their achievements and contributions to aviation.
All nominations must be received no later than March 31st.
