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99 News 1 Due Date for 99 News Submissions for the 15-16 New England Section Meeting, Providence, October/November/December 2010 Issue See back cover for more scholarship winners! PERPETUAL CALENDAR 2010 8-10 Southwest Section meeting, Irvine, Cali- fornia. Contact: Pat Prentiss, patprentiss@ SepTember aol.com. 99 News 1 Due date for 99 News submissions for the 15-16 New england Section meeting, Providence, October/November/December 2010 issue. Rhode Island. Contact: Georgia Pappas, [email protected]. 9-12 Northwest Section meeting, Boise, Idaho, at the Hampton Inn Downtown. Visit 22-24 South central Section meeting, Fort To list your 99s events Idaho99s.org or contact Aubree Swann at Worth, Texas. Contact: Linda Wilkerson, on this calendar page, 208-841-4262, [email protected] [email protected]. send information to: for more information. 28-30 Fall board meeting, Oklahoma City, The 99 News 12 30th Annual poker run hosted by the Brit- Oklahoma. One day set aside for long 4300 Amelia Earhart Dr ish Columbia Coast Chapter, Abbotsford, range planning. Contact Headquarters for Suite A Boundary Bay, Chilliwack, Delta Airpark, additional information. Oklahoma City, OK Langley, Squamish, Victoria, Pitt Meadows 73159-1140 (terminus). Open to all pilots. Lots of fun 31 Deadline to file Intent to Seek election and prizes with proceeds to aviation schol- forms. Email: arships and projects. Rain date Sept. 19. For NOvember [email protected] more information visit bccoast99s.com or Online Form: call Caroline at 778-998-5526. 6-7 Honoring of Women in Aviation con- ninety-nines.org/ ference, Mumbai, India. Organized by 24-26 Mid-Atlantic Section meeting co-sponsored India Section and the Indian Women Pi- 99newsreports.html by the Maryland and Washington DC lots Association. For information contact Please indicate the Chapters, FDK. Visit dc99s.org for more [email protected]. name and location information or contact Megan Maurer at of the event, the [email protected]. 11-13 AOpA Aviation Summit, Long Beach Con- contact name and vention Center and Long Beach Airport, the phone/fax/email. October California. Annual 99s Breakfast November 1 North central and Southeast Section 13, 7 to 9 a.m. Contact Linda Rever, rever@ Joint meeting, Double Tree Downtown usc.edu, 626-683-9995 for breakfast in- Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee. “Two formation. Visit aopa.org/summit for more On the Covers Sections, One Grand Ole Time” hosted by details about the Aviation Summit. Aux Plaines Chapter and Southeast Section December The number of Amelia Board. Contact Shelley Ventura, governor@ Earhart Scholarship ncs99s.org. 1 Due date for 99 News submissions for recipients continues to January/February/March 2011 issue. grow, with 27 women receiving monetary awards to help them achieve their flying goals. 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