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| Publisher: Lynda Meeks December 2007 |
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Brenda from San Jose, California, has been awarded our First Ever $500 GWW Flight Training Scholarship. Although
each and every one of the scholarship applicants was amazing in her own way, Brenda’s zest and determination really
shines! She says even though there have been no professionals in family thus far, she has learned about ambition
each and every one of the scholarship applicants was amazing in her own way, Brenda’s zest and determination really
shines! She says even though there have been no professionals in family thus far, she has learned about ambition
from her parents. And an encouraging high school guidance counselor aided her search for
careers and to find out more about opportunities in aviation.
Brenda is currently majoring in Aviation at San Jose State University, which includes
ground school only – since flight lessons are separate we will be posting updates on her
flight lessons resuming in the spring. Brenda had worked at flying club and the mall to buy
a few flight hours previously, but ran out of money because she “didn’t know” how to
manage her training. So she is going to use her experiences to assist future Girls With
Wings by taking pictures during flight training and chronicling her aviation education on
careers and to find out more about opportunities in aviation.
Brenda is currently majoring in Aviation at San Jose State University, which includes
ground school only – since flight lessons are separate we will be posting updates on her
flight lessons resuming in the spring. Brenda had worked at flying club and the mall to buy
a few flight hours previously, but ran out of money because she “didn’t know” how to
manage her training. So she is going to use her experiences to assist future Girls With
Wings by taking pictures during flight training and chronicling her aviation education on
www.GirlsWithWings.com. Brenda even wants to even give out scholarships herself (once she becomes successful in
her aviation career). Read her entire essay at www.girlswithwings.com/Apps/Brenda.html
her aviation career). Read her entire essay at www.girlswithwings.com/Apps/Brenda.html
Writes Brenda: “I believe that ambition is the key to opportunities, and ambition
is what I have carried with me throughout my life. I would love to pass on my
ambition to future female pilots out there; motivate and support them in any way
possible. My future is based on goals, challenges, and the triumph of flight. My
passion for flying has taken me this far and is continuing to take me even
further, a place where the sky is the limit,”
is what I have carried with me throughout my life. I would love to pass on my
ambition to future female pilots out there; motivate and support them in any way
possible. My future is based on goals, challenges, and the triumph of flight. My
passion for flying has taken me this far and is continuing to take me even
further, a place where the sky is the limit,”
This was a tough decision for me because all of the applicants make great GWW role models. Please stay in touch
and keep us posted on your progress. The message board is there for all of us to mentor and network – and most
of all – to encourage those that will follow in our footsteps. www.girlswithwings.com/messageboard.html Read all of
the applications by clicking on the applicants’ pictures: www.girlswithwings.com/scholarshipapps.html A special
thanks goes to GWW Cindy, who donated $250 towards the scholarship amount. If you would like to donate to
next year’s Girls With Wings scholarship, please visit www.girlswithwings.com/scholarship.html
and keep us posted on your progress. The message board is there for all of us to mentor and network – and most
of all – to encourage those that will follow in our footsteps. www.girlswithwings.com/messageboard.html Read all of
the applications by clicking on the applicants’ pictures: www.girlswithwings.com/scholarshipapps.html A special
thanks goes to GWW Cindy, who donated $250 towards the scholarship amount. If you would like to donate to
next year’s Girls With Wings scholarship, please visit www.girlswithwings.com/scholarship.html
As Brenda says, “Someday my name will be in a pilot’s certificate, someday my
name will be on scholarship awards, and someday you will remember my
passion and ambition and share it with those around you. Someday I will look
down from my jet to those who looked down on me and I will make another
girl out there look up to me. Someday.”
You can email Brenda at bb_brenda1188@yahoo.com
“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of
possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."
Gloria Steinem, journalist and women's right advocate.
name will be on scholarship awards, and someday you will remember my
passion and ambition and share it with those around you. Someday I will look
down from my jet to those who looked down on me and I will make another
girl out there look up to me. Someday.”
You can email Brenda at bb_brenda1188@yahoo.com
“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of
possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."
Gloria Steinem, journalist and women's right advocate.