Source: Tricia Erker, 316-371-8238, terker05@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Abigail Crouse, 785-826-2642, acrouse@sal.ksu.edu
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
K-STATE AT SALINA WOMEN IN AVIATION TO SPONSOR CHILI FLY-IN AND MATINEE
SALINA -- Kansas State University at Salina's Women in Aviation Club will have a Chili Fly-In and Matinee from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Aviation Center hangar on the K-State at Salina campus.
The event is free and the public is welcome. Donations will be accepted to help fund the club's trip to the annual Women in Aviation, International conference in San Diego, Calif.
The chili competition will kick off activities at 11 a.m. Student groups and faculty at K-State at Salina will be submitting entries. Entries from local restaurants and community members also will be accepted.
Following the chili tasting and voting, "One Six Right," a documentary that offers an inside look at the local airport in Van Nuys, Calif., will be shown.
Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing networking, education, mentoring and scholarship opportunities for women -- and men -- who are striving for challenging and fulfilling careers in the aviation and aerospace industries.
More information on the Chili Fly-In and Matinee and K-State at Salina's Women in Aviation Club is available by contacting Tricia Erker at terker05@k-state.edu.