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Dear Friends of DASEF,

In 2016, the Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation celebrated its 27th year of providing interdisciplinary, educational programs to youth organizations, schools, families, and adults through applied learning experiences and activities. Programs at the Environmental Outpost and statewide outreach continue to demonstrate DASEF’s mission, emphasizing an appreciation and understanding of the natural world and the integration of human ingenuity with Earth’s ecosystems. New this year, with designated funding from the Change Foundation, DASEF has begun the preliminary planning and design of a Galaxy Garden, second in the world, in Delaware.

2016 reflects the growth that DASEF has experienced as programs continue to expand at the Outpost. Our long term permanent base of instruction has improved the operational efficiencies of our organization and has reinforced the need for expanded instructional space.

DASEF continues construction on the Innovation Technology Exploration Center (ITEC) as funding permits. Completion of this statewide facility will provide specialized instructional areas, Earth systems displays, exhibits and overnight accommodations for our Destination Academies and family programs and for community programs throughout the year. ITEC further demonstrates DASEF’s concern with environmental issues through the use of “green” construction materials and processes.

Financial management of DASEF embraces disciplined, conservative financial stewardship. Strong risk management governs capital outlays in planning and execution. All construction has been funded without debt and completed on budget. Operating expenses remain under control. Strong volunteer involvement reduces personnel costs. Solicitation of grants and other efforts seeking capital funding for construction continue and are necessary to enable progress toward completion of ITEC.

Recognizing that an organization cannot stand alone, DASEF is pleased to have many partners that include Delaware’s institutions of higher learning, Delaware-NASA Space Grant, Delaware State University, 3M, Agilent Technologies, Bank of America, IBM, OrbitalATK, State of Delaware Division of Libraries and many other non-profit and corporate sponsors listed on our The preliminary Galaxy Garden template is laid out in preparation for famed website at www.DASEF.org. Continued support from our many astronomical artist Jon Lomberg ‘s visit to Delaware. partners has enabled DASEF to have a successful year in 2016.

The Board is pleased with DASEF’s accomplishments in 2016. We look forward to continued program development and construction progress in 2017.

To the Future,

Stephanie M.G. Wright, Ed. D. President & CEO

Jon explains that the finished garden will be a botanical representation of the Milky Way Galaxy to Advisory Council Member Robert Bloom, Board Member Brian Wright Gary P. Bell and Springhaus Garden Landscaper Debbie Mulholland. Every plant, leaf and speck Chairman, Board of Directors will represent a portion of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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2016 DASEF_AnnualRpt.indd 1 9/19/17 8:32 AM DASEF 2016 Annual Report ABOUT DASEF

Founded in 1989, the Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation (DASEF), an independent non-profit educational organization having 501(c)(3) status, functions to raise the visibility and value of K-12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education to meet intellectual and workplace needs of the future. DASEF implements successful programs using proven instructional strategies to motivate, engage, educate, and inspire people from diverse backgrounds and communities in Delaware.

The DASEF vision is driven by the belief that “Wisdom Begins with Wonder.” Capitalizing on natural curiosity through activities that include a problem solving component enriches the learning process for participants.

DASEF has established itself as an innovative and progressive organization with the vision and resources required to link contemporary Earth and space themes with traditional school subjects to increase interest in science and technology.

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2016 DASEF_AnnualRpt.indd 2 9/19/17 8:32 AM Wisdom Begins with Wonder 2016 COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Following are comprehensive financial statements MISSION: excerpted from DASEF’s Fiscal Year 2016 (January 1, 2016— To inspire and educate the December 31, 2016) audit performed by the accounting firm of BBD, LLP, Certified Public Accountants, Philadelphia, people of the Delaware Valley Pennsylvania. Complete audited statements are available in learning about the Earth’s from DASEF upon request. environment, Earth and space science, technology, engineering BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 2016 and mathematics through the use of academies, presentations, Assets symposiums, professional Cash and Equivalents $339,939 development, events, and Investments 19,396 activities and the resources of Property and Equipment (Net) 11,121,831 DASEF’s Environmental Outpost. Total Assets $11,481,166 Liabilities and Net Assets CORE VALUES: Accounts Payable $12,941 •Integrity and compassion Net Assets 11,468,225 • Responsible decision making Total Liabilities and Net Assets $11,481,166 • Environmental stewardship •Innovation, exploration, and discovery STATEMENT OF REVENUE/EXPENSES - For the Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 2016 VISION: To create an exceptional learning Revenues environ ment that inspires children Contributions and Grants $233,599 and their fami lies with a sense Tuition and Programs 134,498 of appreciation for the Earth Other Revenue 12,707 and its place in the universe. Total Revenue $380,804 Expenses Program Expenses $334,655 General and Administrative Expenses 31,635 Fundraising 10,575 Total Expenses $376,865 Increase in Net Assets $3,939

Since 1994, DASEF has awarded $232,932 in scholarships to over 1,211 Cadets. Educating and Inspiring

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DASEF: Explore, Discover, and Learn..... Serving all Schools, Teachers, and the Public Using life-size, authentic inflatables, DASEF’s Endangered Species programs have been developed to bring an awareness and an appre- ciation not only of the beauty and size of these magnificent creatures but also to present ways to safeguard habitats and work across inter- national borders. DASEF is most appreciative of 3M’s support.

During her year as Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen, Ashley Swanson focused on emphasizing STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics) presentations to middle school girls. She is shown at a DASEF presentation with young ladies from Girl’s Inc. Wilmer the Whale Ellie the Elephant

Perry the Panda Piper the Polar Bear Willow the Wolf

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Ashley speed paints a picture of Einstein and does science demonstrations for the girls. With funds from her newly formed non-profit, Ms. Swanson awarded 3 full scholar- ships to 3 middle school girls to attend the 2017 Delaware Tiberius the Tiger Gunther the Gorilla Aerospace Academy.

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DASEF Program Participants 2015 and 2016 Calendar Years

School Students by Grade Level: 2015 2016 Pre-K 253 395 Kindergarten 243 517 First 1547 1040 Second 1800 2207 Third 822 860 Fourth 1124 1025 Fifth 800 495 Subtotal Students 6589 6539 School Students by School Type: Public 5505 4784 Parochial 172 158 Private 912 1312 Public Charter 0 285 Subtotal Students 6589 6539 School Students by County: Kent 2712 2796 Sussex 1194 1165 Using DASEF’s Earth Watch, Academy instructor Dr. Robert Lockwood gives children New Castle 22683 2578 information about satellite images. Subtotal Students 6589 6539 Number of Schools by County: Kent 40 47 Sussex 21 14 New Castle 46 49 Subtotal Schools 107 110

Outreach Participants: Public 3165 2940 Parochial 0 0 Private 1155 1190 Public Charter 0 0 Kent 770 845 Sussex 740 647 Girls construct Agilent’s electric Steady Hand Game during an after school program funded New Castle 2810 2638 by Painted Stave. Total Outreach 4320 4130

General Public: Public Outreach 7008 7860 Exploration Programs 194 70 Eyes on the Skies Programs 143 110 Library Programs 2624 2884 Birthday Parties 154 100 Outpost Academies 575 755 Subtotal General Public 10698 11779

Family Day Fundraisers: 1000 650 Subtotal General Public w/Fundraisers 11698 12429 Workshops, Mentoring, and Resources 2618 1217 Kindergartners from West Park Place Elementary complete their training on DASEF’s K-3 simulator from Boeing. Grand Total: 25,225 24,315

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PRESIDENT & CEO • Marguerite A. Johnson, Ph.D. • Bryan (Skip) Ford Kristen Edmiston Education Consultant AF Reserve Stephanie M. G. Wright, Ed.D.* ** Jessica Elder • Glenn C. Kuebeler • Whitney Gadsby James Giffin HONORARY MEMBERS Delaware Science Alliance, Ret. Commissioned Corps of the U.S. • Lester F. Link, Ed.D. Public Health Service Thomas Giorgi • The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Delaware Technical and • Jamett Garlick AJ Goldman Vice President of the United States Community College West Park Place Elementary, Kaitlyn Gretencord • The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Christina District • Michael D. Leister Dan Holmes United States Senate Air Mobility Command Museum • Chuck Halfen • The Honorable Bruce C. Ennis • Mark E. Majerus Newark High School, Deidre Holmes Christina School District Delaware House of Representatives DE Technologies Mike Holmes • The Honorable David B. McBride • Thomas M. Pribanic • Brittany Harmon Danielle Jacoby Delaware Senate Brian Communications ILC Dover, Ret. Neal Kelso • Dermott J. Mullan, Ph.D. • Steven Rindone • Lauren Harwood P.S. Dupont School, Shayall Kumar Delaware NASA Space Grant Corporal, Delaware State Police Brandywine School District Troop #3 Michael Leonhard • The Honorable David P. Sokola • Harry Shipman, Ph.D. • Mary Koster Benjamin Martin Alfred G. Waters Middle School, Delaware Senate University of Delaware Appoquinimink District Jori Masho BOARD OF DIRECTORS • Tim K. Sparrow • Laurie Leary Michael Matt Gregg & Sons Mechanical • Gary P. Bell, Chairperson** Tatnall School Caitlyn McCann • Marguerite E. Vavalla • Wendy Lewis Brandywine School District, Ret. DuPont Company Lewis McMilan • Lt. Col. Teresa A. Connor Gateway Lab School • Gordon Wilkie • Bob Lockwood Nikhil Metha AF Reserve, Pentagon Delaware Air National Guard, Ret. St. Thomas More Lewis McMilan • CMSgt Bryan A. (Skip) Ford • Marcia L. Windley* Preparatory School Kushal Patel AF Reserve, Dover Air Force Base West Seaford Elementary School, Ret. • Thomas Mendola Jonathan Peacock • Mitchell D. Houser Caravel Academy W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Ret. DASEF ENVIRONMENTAL • Anna Przybylek Miles Peterson • Jean M. Kraeuter** OUTPOST STAFF AND RN Abhishek Raval, Acting Secretary , Caravel Academy, Ret. VOLUNTEERS • Amanda Pyle Megan Smith • Anthony W. LoRusso Lynne Bloom Environmental Outpost Andrew Sontchi Orbital ATK Katherine Carroll • Kathleen Raythien Jeremy Sontchi Kathy Dorre Dinwiddie Middle School, • William O. McCabe Dinwiddie School District, Ret. Isabella Taylor The McCabe Group, LLC Lynda Rae Gannon Mike Grusell • Mary Beth Selby Joannie Wang • Charlie T. Michels** JBM Intermediate School, Delaware Department of Education, Ret. Angela Kelley Christian Watson • Marc W. Sheffler** John Steller The Boeing Company, Boeing Richard Waterhouse • Harry Wright CO-PILOTS Environmental Outpost Advanced Rotorcraft Systems, Ret. Brian Wright Mathew Chen • Philip M. Spampinato • Drew Yeager Harry Wright T atnall School, Ret., DASEF ILC Dover Luke Fracek Angelo Sisofo • Brian H. Wright* ** DIRECTOR: Delaware Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, Ret. Aerospace Academy Ricardo Sotilleo James Stokes ADVISORY COUNCIL • Stephanie M. G. Wright, Ed.D.* LT. COMMANDERS Logan Kreal • William Ayrey Tyler Lee ILC Dover, Inc. COMMANDERS • Steven A. Barbato • Lauren Bernardo CAPTAINS Executive Director, International Technology Calvert Elementary School and Engineering Teachers Association Jasmine Wang • Lynne Bloom Jessica Wang • Basilio N. Bautista Thurgood Marshall School, President and Founder, Christina District, Ret. Child HELP Foundation • Jodi Boyko PILOTS • Robert Bloom Environmental Outpost Michael Bantum U.S. Army Headquarters, • Cynthia Brauer Virginia, Ret. Jack Barton P.S. Dupont School, • Sam Guccione, Ph.D. Brandywine School District Caitlyn Blake Eastern Illinois University • Teresa Connor Noah Carpe *Founding Member • William F. Holden AF Reserve Sean Catterton **Executive Committee Holden Dodge

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SPECIAL THANKS ARE EXTENDED TO THE FOLLOWING:

DASEF Honorary Board and Board of Directors Laffey McHugh Foundation DASEF Advisory Council National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Honorable Joseph R. Biden NASA Summer of Innovation Mini-Grant Program The Honorable Thomas R. Carper New Castle Insurance, LTD The Honorable Christopher A. Coons Orbital ATK The Honorable John Carney Painted Stave Distillery Kent County Commissioners and Levy Court Ronald McDonald House Charities of the 3M Philadelphia Region, Inc. Adams/Bloom Memorial Scholarship Fund Richard H. Bailey Sculptor and Kay Bailey Advantech RPJ Waste Services Agilent Technologies Seaford Lions Club Air Mobility Command Museum Sigma Data Systems, Inc. American Association of University Women, Western Sussex Spitz, Inc. American Association of University Women, Wilmington SSS Clutch American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, State of Delaware General Assembly Delaware Section State of Delaware Horticultural and Cultural Affairs Bancroft Construction Company Sutton Bus Company Bank of America The Change Happens Foundation BBD, LLP The Christmas Shop Foundation Boeing Company, Boeing Advanced Rotorcraft Systems University of Delaware Bruce L. Hudson, Attorney at Law Central Economic Development Council - Composite Center Charles Parks Studios - Engineering Department Chichester Foundation/Lydia Foundation - Mineralogical Museum Christina Educational Enrichment Fund - Physics Department Christiana Care life Net U.S. Air Force, Dover AFB Civil Air Patrol USDA Rural Development Dairy Queen of Newark – R & R of Delaware, Inc. Wilmington Flower Market, Inc. Dale McCalister Stephanie and Brian Wright Delaware Division of Libraries Yeager Wright Brothers’ Scholarship Fund Delaware Economic Development Office Delaware Electric Cooperative of Greenwood ……AND ALL THE MANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO Delaware Grant-in-Aid MADE ALL THIS POSSIBLE. Delaware NASA Space Grant Consortium Delaware Solid Waste Authority Delaware State Police Delmarva Power Delaware State University - CAOSS Program Division of Delaware Parks and Recreation Duck Creek Printing DuPont Company Mr. & Mrs. Gerret Van S. Copeland Goddard Space Flight Center Greater Dover Foundation IBM ILC Dover, Inc. Jean and Bruce Kraeuter Joseph T. Farina, AIA Kent County Tourism Stubby from the American Helicopter Museum visits DASEF’s Family Day.

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2016 DASEF_AnnualRpt.indd 7 9/19/17 8:32 AM DASEF 2016 Annual Report DASEF’S YEAR IN REVIEW: PEOPLE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Long time DASEF commanders Sean Greene and Brittany Harmon collect entrance fees at the gate for Family Day. Amanda Pyle, instructor at the Outpost, leads and activity on skeletons. (shown is the skeleton of a chick)

Lynda Rae Gannon, instructor at the Outpost, listens as Students from Caravel Academy, Brian Wright, DASEF’s amateur astronomer and board member, works with folks from the share their lunar rover designs. Modern Maturity Center.

Brooks Banta, President of Kent County Levy Court, and Dr. Stephanie Wright, President DASEF Academy Pilot Megan Smith, shares information on her Girl Scout Gold Award and CEO of DASEF, take time out from a Levy Court tour of the Innovation Technology which included activities and planting an indigenous garden on DASEF nature trail. Exploration Center.

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This report is made possible through the contributions of Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith and IBM volunteer, Nanci Taylor, assists children on the Butterfly Walk during Family Day. Associates International.

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The Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation strives to improve the quality of life through its advocacy of education, the environment, and strengthening the workforce.

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