WASP Museum » Show on Home Page http://waspmuseum.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:07:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Veteran’s Day Celebration- Run for the WASP http://waspmuseum.org/2011/09/26/veteran%e2%80%99s-day-celebration-run-for-the-wasp/ http://waspmuseum.org/2011/09/26/veteran%e2%80%99s-day-celebration-run-for-the-wasp/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:23:19 +0000 admin http://waspmuseum.org/?p=539 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.

]]> http://waspmuseum.org/2011/09/26/veteran%e2%80%99s-day-celebration-run-for-the-wasp/feed/ 0 New Jacqueline Cochran Exhibit http://waspmuseum.org/2010/07/04/new-jacqueline-cochran-exhibit/ http://waspmuseum.org/2010/07/04/new-jacqueline-cochran-exhibit/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:06:45 +0000 admin http://waspmuseum.org/?p=274 Our new Jacqueline Cochran exhibit reveals her (see bio) connections with the movers and shakers of the 40′s, 50′s and 60′s.  Her marriage to Floyd Odlum, a lawyer and industrialist who also held a major stake in RKO Films, set her in a circle of friends that included Walt Disney, Bob Hope, the Rat Pack, and Clark Gable, as well as Chuck Yeager and Amelia Earhart.  Jackie and Floyd entertained Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy at their ranch.

Exhibit donor Geneva Gordon-Derr and Jacqueline Cochran became friends in the Hollywood social scene. Geneva’s husband, the mayor of Riverside, served as the Director of Parks and Recreation with Disneyland within his realm of authority.  Geneva stood in for Jackie at events on occasion, even wearing her medals when representing her. Geneva sang on some of Bob Hope’s USO tours, too. Jacqueline Cochran’s interest in beauty products through her cosmetic line and the fact that Geneva Gordon-Derr was a beautiful model also brought them together.

The National WASP World War II Museum greatly appreciates this gift by Geneva Gordon-Derr and James Adams.

]]> http://waspmuseum.org/2010/07/04/new-jacqueline-cochran-exhibit/feed/ 0 Fundraising for Expansion Project Underway! http://waspmuseum.org/2010/01/14/fundraising-for-expansion-project-underway/ http://waspmuseum.org/2010/01/14/fundraising-for-expansion-project-underway/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:11:30 +0000 admin http://waspmuseum.org/?p=170 A climate-controlled addition is needed at the National WASP WWII Museum to preserve the many precious artifacts and display them properly. Great progress has been made in the last five years bringing Hangar One alive with the WASP story, but there is still much to be done. The legacy these courageous women left us must be shared with all generations. We have a great story to tell and we need to keep moving forward, improving upon what has been accomplished, and we need your support!  Call Sharron Davis at 325-235-0099 or email her through the website to learn how you can help.

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