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MAIN in the
Town
of Summerton, in
community partnership with Scott’s Branch High Alumni
Association, presents the International Women’s Air & Space
Museum Traveling Exhibition.
This public, indoor educational exhibition from Cleveland, Ohio
features 17 panels that tell the story of the first African-American
woman to receive her pilot’s license. Though her life was
short-lived, Bessie Coleman has inspired generations of
African-American female pilots and astronauts.
The
traveling exhibition will also be on display at the Harvin Clarendon
County Library. 4
Main will also feature aviation and aerospace fine art and
photography, model aircraft, and
for a second year, an exhibit from the South Carolina Military Museum
located in Columbia,
South Carolina.
The
Rocket
Girls II opening ceremony will be held on
Wednesday, January 8th,
2020
at 9:00 AM at
Scott’s Branch Middle/High School, 9253 Alex Harvin Hwy, Summerton,
SC. Guests speakers will be Master Sergeant Jessica Mann and Staff
Sergeant Athena R. Sanchez from Shaw Air Force Base 20th
Component
Maintenance Squadron.
The
opening
ceremony
will also include Summerton Mayor Mac Bagnal, Dana Smith and Jason
Wolfe from the Pittsburg Institute of Aeronautics located in Myrtle
Beach, SC who will offer information on aviation careers, PIA history
and what the school offers, and there will be an interactive exhibit
set-up for students.
This
free public event also features a presentation/exhibit by Women in
Aviation (WIA) Palmetto
Pride Chapter President Leslie Lane and Vice President Tiffania Ham
Fayall, and
Beatrice Rivers, Secretary of the South Carolina Chapter Scott’s
Branch High Alumni
Association will speak on the organizations history and its role in
the community.
For
more information please call the Town
of Summerton
- (803)
485-2525
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