Hear how you can be part of CAF RISE ABOVE:WASP at “Honoring the Past and Inspiring the Future” Luncheon event hosted by Chicago’s Leading Edge, a regional chapter of Women in Aviation International.
 
Please join us for a great event featuring a welcome by WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian and guest speakers Heather Penney, the National Program Chair and 9/11 Fighter Pilot, and Erin Miller, WASP Arlington Lobbyist and granddaughter of a WASP.
 
April 12 at 11 a.m.
$25 per person in advance
$30 per person at the event (cost includes lunch)
DuPage Airport- Exelon Corp Hangar
2722 International Drive West Chicago, IL 60185
 
For more information and to register go to www.ChicagosLeadingEdge.org.

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