Williamsburg Aviation Scholarship Program

PANCAKE BREAKFAST @ Williamsburg Jamestown Airport
8 A. M. to 11 A.M., Saturday, June 8th.
Public invited.
This is a fundraiser for the Williamsburg Aviation Scholarship Program.
Everyone Welcome.

📣 🙌🏼 CONGRATULATIONS Ryan Shurtleff, scholarship Class of 2024, on earning your Private Pilot certificate today! 🪪 👨‍✈️ ✈️

📣🚨😲 Please help us match a $75000 grant from the Ray Foundation! …

With over 40 eligible applications currently under review for Scholarship Class of 2025, we need your donation more than ever! …

Thanks to The Ray Foundation’s award of a $75,000 matching grant, we have a chance this year to support more aviation dreams than ever before with $150,000 supporting nearly 14!! PPL scholarships.

Donations are accepted in a number of ways:
1. Online at waspscholarship.org/donate
2. Sponsorship of WASP events (Golf Tournament (6/15), Pancake Breakfasts (monthly))
3. Mailed check to: c/o WASP 102 Marclay Rd. WBurg., VA 23185

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👏🏼 📣 CONGRATULATIONS Caroline Bullock! Caroline earned her private pilot certificate on 4/10/24!! She’s the third (out of 12!) in Class of 2024 to complete our program and we’re thrilled for her! Way to go Caroline!!

Thank you to everyone who donates to our program to make these scholarships available!

Bonanza with a Rolls Royce Turbine Engine @ Williamsburg Jamestown Airport.

Virginia Tidewater area rising HS juniors & seniors have only 2 weeks left to submit a complete application package to our Class of 2025!

📣 👏🏼 CONGRATULATIONS! Lleyton Dunsmore, Scholarship Class of 2024, passed his Private Pilot Checkride on March 4th!! Way to go Lleyton!

(Pssst: Applications are open now for Class of 2025!)

Founded in 2013 @ Williamsburg Jamestown Airport (KJGG) to license High School Student to Fly. We take them from zero flight hours to getting their Pilots License. We currently have 12 students that will soon be license private pilots. Students must be in the 10, 11, or 12 grade "A N D" be 16, 17, or 18 years old. Their cost: Zero. Make a financial donation to this program to help keep it going. We are a 501C-3 Corporation. Your donations are tax deductible. Every cent that is donated to the program is used for flight training of these high school students. We do not have any paid employees. Williamsburg Aviation Scholarship Program, 102 Marclay Rd.,, Williamsburg, Va. 23185 All training is done at Williamsburg Jamestown Airport.

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🚨 RSVP by 5 Feb (tomorrow) for Food ✅ wine ✅ aviation ✅ + a great cause supporting the next generation of aviators!

https://www.waspscholarship.org/culinarytour2024

📣 2 MONTH REMINDER: ⏰ Still 2 months left to apply for our flight training scholarship Class of 2025 ✈️ ! But don’t wait until the last minute 🗓️ to collect you transcripts and recommendation letters… start now!

Bravo Zac!! We can’t believe how fast your college journey and AF dreams have unfolded— it’s been a thrill to watch!! Keep it up!!

Bravo Kali!! We’re thrilled to see you back in the air as a Buckeye Aviator!

Our program was able to select 12 aspiring pilots ✈️ for our current Class of ‘24 thanks to Olyvia Salyer and the incredible generosity of others like her. Olyvia is no stranger to aviation herself with a helicopter 🚁 pilot father, and we’re very grateful of her support to our mission. 🙏🏼 THANK YOU Olyvia!

Ritchie-Curbow Construction Company has been a corporate WASP supporter since the early beginnings of our Program. Mr. Joey Ritchie, company President, is a pilot himself with immense dedication towards helping the next generation of pilots fulfill their dreams. Thank you Mr. Ritchie, and Ritchie-Curbow Construction for all your support over the years!

👏🏼 Bravo, Emmaline DiCarlo, WASP Class of 2020, on being selected for Marine Corps Officer Candidate School - WITH a flight contract and training pipeline pending successful completion of OCS! Emma’s first week of OCS began 1/14… send her support in comments below!! We know you got this! 💪🏼 ✈️ 🚁

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📣 ‼️ ⏰ RSVP before Tuesday, 31 October…. Our very popular tasting event/fundraiser, featuring the late Chef John Gonzales, was such a hit in 2020 that we're back with an aviators twist. This time, our rockstar scholarship students and board members lead passengers through the culinary delights of four countries (🇫🇷🇩🇪🇷🇺& 🇺🇸), with heavy hors d'oeuvres perfectly paired with luscious wines 🍷 and desserts 🍮 — and of course aviation ✈️ stories to top things off. Limited seating! RSVP by 31 October! 📣

‼️ CONGRATULATIONS Kenna Powell (current WASP Class of ‘24) on your first solo flight today: 9/25/23!! 👏🏼 👏🏼
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Kali Bonner (WASP Class of ‘22), THE Ohio State University’s Aviation “Student of the Week”!! 👏🏼 👏🏼 go Kali! ._.girlz

🎉 📣 Give it up for Caroline Bullock - Scholarship Class of ‘24 - for accomplishing her first solo flight 9/6/23!! Well done Caroline!!

📣 ‼️ 👏🏼 CONGRATULATIONS Holly Archibald, Scholarship Class of ‘24, on accomplishing your first solo flight, and during a beautiful sunset 🌅 to top it off 9/5/23!!! ✈️

🎉 🚨 📣 CONGRATULATIONS Donovan Whitfield- Scholarship Class of ‘24- on accomplishing your first solo flight on 9/4/23!! ✈️

📣 CONGRATULATIONS Ryan Shurtleff, Scholarship Class of 24, on accomplishing your first solo flight today, 8/24/23!! 👏🏼 ✈️

‼️ CONGRATULATIONS Erica Buzard, Scholarship Class of ‘24, on your solo flight accomplishment- 8/21/23 👏🏼 ✈️

📣 ‼️ CONGRATULATIONS Lleyton Dunsmore, Scholarship Class of ‘24, on your solo flight accomplishment- 8/20/23 👏🏼 ✈️

📣 CONGRATUALTIONS Luke Pelletier on your (re)solo as a member of WASP Class of ‘24!

💥 👏🏼 👏🏼 Gavin Monteith, from our Class of ‘23 group, earned his Private Pilot certificate yesterday, 8/15/23, and is now complete with our program. ✈️

She did it! Stay tuned for McKenna’s story of earning her Private Pilot certificate today! It’s one of focus and perseverance over the last couple of years. We’re her biggest fan (well… maybe second to her dad!)… and we’re thrilled to follow her off to Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univeristy

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🚨 🎉 John Bascom, Scholarship Class of ‘23 earned his Private Pilot Certificate on 7/20/23! We’re super excited for you John! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👨‍✈️ ✈️