PRIDE | POTENTIAL | PROGRESS | LEGACY
The Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Continues
Black Excellence Rising to Higher Heights
"Special Thanks to
Our Honorary Chair, Dr. Christine Warnke
Our partners Delta, Airbus, Vinson Hall, and Knollwood Life Plan Community. "
Thank you to all our Speakers during the Fundraiser
Ms. Maureen Bunyan, Mistress of Ceremonies
Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian Museum | Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Rear Admiral Arthur Johnson (Ret) | Yvonne McGee, daughter of Brigadier General Charles McGee
Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning, Jr., Ebenezer A.M.E. Church | Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning, Ebenezer A.M.E. Church
Michael Powell, former FCC Chairman and son of the Late Colin Powell
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"Created to Be" - Rico Hilliard
Inspired by Tuskegee Airmen
Help Us Make an Impact
The funds raised are used for educational and community outreach programming.
ECCTAI supports the national goals of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., to preserve the rich legacy, to motivate, inspire and stimulate young people's minds to aspire to, seek and achieve successful careers in the fields of aviation and aerospace. ECCTAI members devote time, effort and financial resources to capture young minds, to instill the undying will to learn, sacrifice and attain a self-sustaining status with marketable skills.
Annually, The East Coast Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (ECCTAI) assists financially disadvantaged deserving young men and women in pursuit of education, preferably leading to careers in the fields of aviation, aerospace, and science and technology.
On average, twenty (20) grants per year are provided to college students. Particular emphasis is placed on students who will pursue careers in aviation, aerospace, and science technology, honoring the living and deceased members of the Tuskegee Airmen who overcame racial barriers to achieving their dreams of becoming pilots, aviators, as well as air and ground support personnel. Currently, these careers in the aviation industry are not very accessible to disadvantaged youth.
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Level 1: Designed to expose high school students (ages 15 - 19) to careers in aviation. Students attend five all-day sessions. The sessions cover Tuskegee Airmen and general aviation history, career overviews, and the basics of flight, air traffic control, maintenance and a small aircraft flight experience.
Level II: Designed for student who is interested in becoming a pilot. Qualified students attend ground school for 8 - 10 weekends to prepare for the FAA written exam (a prerequisite to Level III).
Level III, the flying portion of the program, is held during the summer. Students receive at least 15 hours of flight instruction.
Ways to donate
Make a donation online today
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Send a check payable to ECCTAI w/ memo: Commemoration Day
Mail to: East Coast Chapter Tuskegee Airmen. Inc., Post Office Box 8234, Washington, DC 20032-8234
Matching/Workplace gifts
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About ECCTAI
The East Coast Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. (ECCTAI) is the largest and the most active chapter in the national organization. The chapter has approximately 180 members with diverse backgrounds that include active duty and retired military, heritage members, civil servants, and private citizens. Chapter members include Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTAs), combat veterans of World War II who received their military training at Tuskegee, Alabama. Locally, ECCTAI supports many educational, charitable and philanthropic activities. We are dedicated to fostering recognition of and preserving the history of Black achievements in aviation, and to inspiring and motivating young men and women toward endeavors in aviation, aerospace, science, technology, engineering and mathematical careers.
TACD Committee Members
Stephen Matthews
Gullaume Mbappe
Edward Harbison
Gabriel Christian, Esq
Damien Sneed
Frank Killebrew
Deborah Keith
Tracey Garrett, PhD
Joan Christian
Vanessa Butler
Diane Mohr
Dennis McDuffie
Andrew Holloway
Richard Baugh
