Events

Veteran’s Day Celebration- Run for the WASP

Third Annual Benefit 5K Run and 1.3 Mile Walk

November 10, 2012

1:00 PM

$25 per person/$20 for pre-registered students and military personnel

$25 on the day of the race for any runner or walker not pre-registered

Register by clicking on “Run for the WASP” button on top right of page, print registration page and mail with entry fee to:

National WASP WWII Museum

P.O. Box 456

Sweetwater, TX 79556

Ten different age groups will be given awards

The Museum will be open to the public.  Admission is free.

Enjoy this 5K course running or walking 1.3 miles through the Sweetwater TSTC campus from the Museum and circling the 1943 WASP Wishing Well on the school campus.  Special guests will include a WASP and a Dyess Air Force Pilot, who will be available for autographs and pictures.  The race kickoff will include a fly-over by the PT-19 airplane housed at the museum.

TSTC will provide water, snacks, and US flags marking the course. Please feel free to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at the museum after the race.

Participants have included children, babies in strollers, dogs on leashes, school groups, and others. We look forward to having you join us also for this special Veterans Day Celebration.

WASP HOMECOMING 2012

Mark you calendar for May 26, 2012 Memorial Day Weekend Celebration. This will be a day to remember and you are invited to be a part of this grand event! The day’s festivities will include:

◊ Honor Parade From Texas Theatre To The National WASP WWII Museum

◊ Car and Motorcycle Show – $20 Entry Fee to Compete in the Show (or you are welcome to join in the parade just for the fun)

◊ Free Airplane rides for kids 8-17 yrs of age

◊ WASP Autograph and Picture Session

◊ FiFi’s Famous Frenchfries & Hamburgers Grill – $7.00

◊ Fly-In Including Vintage Planes

◊ Luncheon and Speakers at Texas State Technical College Campus $20 – Reservations Deadline: April 15th

◊ Silent Auction

◊ Evening Gala/Dinner – Dance With 1940′s Era Big Band – Reservations Deadline: April 15th:(individual seats $35). Table sponsorships available: Silver Medal Table for 6 -$250 and Gold Medal Tables for 8 -$500 Reservations Deadline: April 15th…Period Dress Welcome

Mark your calendar and Phone: 325-235-0099 to reserve your place at the Luncheon and/or Dinner-Dance. Come early to enjoy the day.

Sharron Davis, Museum Director

210 Avenger Field Road

P.O. Box 456, Sweetwater, TX 79556

waspmuseum@yahoo.com

We at the WASP museum would like to thank our WONDERFUL sponsors of HOMECOMING 2011:

American Airlines: Veteran Compassion Program

Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce

Walmart of Sweetwater

Pecan Plantation 99s

Transportation Vehicles provided by Sam & Julie Toliver

Brookshire’s Food Store

Texas State Technical College

Chuck Wagon Gang

TSTC Winds of Texas Club

City Janitorial Supply

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