The AOPA Foundation announced a substantial $500,000\ndonation from Williams International in support of You Can Fly and its\ninnovative High School Aviation STEM Curriculum \u2014 helping to ensure a healthy\nfuture for aviation and aerospace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The generous gift will enable You Can Fly to further\nintroduce high school students to rewarding career opportunities in aviation\nthrough its free STEM curriculum, which has already opened doors and minds for\ntens of thousands of young people across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAOPA is grateful for Williams International\u2019s support. We\nhave a shared interest in building general aviation and making flying viable\nfor generations to come,\u201d said AOPA President Mark Baker. \u201cAOPA and Williams\nInternational are always at the forefront of what\u2019s next for aviation, and the\ngenerosity of partners like Williams makes the AOPA Foundation\u2019s You Can Fly\ninitiative and its tremendous impact possible.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams International CEO Gregg Williams announced the gift\nand said that he is living proof that teaching our youth about aviation can\nspark a lifelong passion, a terrific career, and the ability to make an impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have always been a leader in advancing education through\na combination of apprenticeships, our internal education program, the aviation\nindustry\u2019s best rotational engineering program, and our WINGS flight training\nprogram. This donation to You Can Fly supports this vision, as it\u2019s a\nsignificant step to help high school students get a head start in careers in\naviation,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n