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“In these difficult times, we hope all our members are faring well. If your career feels on hold, we want to suggest that you use this time to polish your resume and increase your competitive edge for when opportunities arise again. Chicago’s Leading Edge will soon be announcing $4500 in scholarships and Women in Aviation International has announced their offerings: https://www.wai.org/education/scholarships. The announcement on the various scholarships will be made on August 1st, 2020. All applications are due November 10, 2020 and the awardees will be announced in December, 2020.
And, with this in mind, there is no better time to get involved in our Mentor program. If you would like assistance with your resume or input on your scholarship application, sign up as a mentee. If on the other hand you would like to be a mentor, please let us know by emailing us at
chicagosleadingedge@gmail.com.” – Maureen Hallacy, President – Chicago’s Leading Edge
We will hold a Virtual online Resume/Application session soon and send out a reminder to the members who want to participate.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, events for May, June and July have been canceled. We’ll keep you updated on the status of fall events when we can. Thank you all for your continued support! If you have news for the Chapter newsletter, please email chicagosleadingedge@gmail.com
Happy Monday Everyone!
April is National Volunteer Month and Chicago’s Leading Edge has some great volunteer opportunities! We are looking for help with the following events. If something piques your interest, please let us know! Volunteering is a great way give back to the aviation community and a fun way to represent Chicago’s Leading Edge!
- March 20th: Evanston High School – Aviation Day & Aerospace Career Expo, 1pm-3pm
- April 18th: East Aurora High School – STEM-A-Palooza, 10am-2pm
- April 23rd: Hamilton Elementary in Chicago (Lake View) – 7th Annual Paper Airplane Invitational, 9am-12pm
- April 25th: Bessie Coleman Fly Over at the Lincoln Cemetery in Chicago, 12pm-4pm
Thanks in advance for all your hard work!
The 2020 fundraiser is scheduled for February 20, 2020 at Fitz’s Spare Key’s in Elmhurst. We’ll have a great trivia night with tons of silent auction items! There are also many food and drink specials! There is a $10 cover charge at the door and donations are welcome.
All proceeds from the event will go towards funding scholarships and outreach events to assist and encourage young people in aviation careers.
Our next meeting is a social event with the Chicago 99’s. Please join us for dinner and drinks next week. Details and flyer below.
Jan 24th at 6:30pm
Fox & Turtle, Itasca Country Club
No RSVP required.
See you there!
Happy New Year everyone! And Happy Friday!!
2020 kicks off with a few exciting events brought to you by 99’s Aviation Expo and the Career Symposium from Great Lakes WAI chapter!
- The 99’s Aviation Expo will be held in Itasca Holiday Inn on Saturday, January 25th
- There will be a social meeting and dinner at Fox and Turtle (click the link for menu) located at the Itasca Country Club (click the link for Google Map direction) This will be at 6:30pm on Friday, January 24th
- The Great Lakes Chapter of Women in Aviation is hosting a Career Symposium on Saturday, January 25th @ Lansing Airport (click for direction) More information can be found by emailing wacsmichigan@gmail.com and in the flyer attached below!
We wish everyone a Happy New Year and an amazing 2020!
Happy Holidays Everyone!
We will be having our Annual Holiday Party on Thursday, December 12th at 6pm at Pilot Pete’s, Schaumburg. Dinner is $25 per person and includes a salad, choice of Lemon Butter Chicken or Salmon, tax and tip. RSVP and pay through our “Donate” tab on our website. Bring an aviation themed gift for our Toys for Tots drive and participate in our Cookie tasting for $5. A flyer is attached.
What: Holiday Party
When: Thursday, December 12th, 6pm
Where: Pilot Pete’s, Schaumburg
How much: $25 per person
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Our annual resume and scholarship workshop is this Tuesday, October 22nd at Lewis University. Bring your resume to receive input on format and content. In addition, we will also discuss how to put together a winning scholarship packet and if you have your essay, we will be happy to give feedback on that as well.
What: Resume and Scholarship workshop
When: Tuesday, October 22nd, 7pm
Where: Harold E White building, Lewis University, Romeoville
Scholarships are due November 12th for both Women in Aviation International and Chicago’s Leading Edge. Remember you can apply for three from WAI (and win one) and apply for both from CLE (and win one). Chicago’s Leading Edge is offering two scholarships this year, both are a $1500 award. We have one specifically for flight training and the other for tuition expenses in an aviation field. Attached are our applications and if you aren’t officially a member yet, an application for membership is also attached (it is free!).
Resume & Scholarship Workshop at Lewis University:
On October 22nd, Tuesday @ 7pm, there will be a Resume & Scholarship Workshop at Lewis University, Harold A White Aviation building. This is a great opportunity for members looking to learn about how to build a professional resume, groom their resume (if they have one already) and applying for upcoming scholarships. We hope to see as many of you out there as possible!
Mark your calendars for our Annual Membership/Chapter Meeting!
Our Annual Membership/Chapter meeting is already around the corner and the date is set for November 12th @6pm at Palmer Place in La Grange. We will have an overview of 2019 and discuss the upcoming year of 2020!
The address is
Palmer Place
56 South La Grange Road
La Grange, IL 60525
Thank you for keeping up with the emails,
We hope you enjoy the rest of your week!
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