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Blue Angels meet with local students
They may fly through the sky with the greatest of ease – and 1,300
gallons of jet fuel – but the U.S. Navy’s elite Blue Angels squad also
help the dreams of local students take flight.
Meeting aviation heroes up close is always a thrill for the students. Watch this video to find out how this year’s Opportunity Skyway visit went. Airport staff host summer benefit for local food bank It’s been a busy summer for the King County International Airport staff, with the 80th anniversary of Boeing Field, repaving of the taxiway, and annual visit by the Blue Angels. But once Sharyn Parker read that the Georgetown Food Bank had terribly low supplies of basics such as milk and eggs, largely due to the rising costs of transporting goods/fuel prices, she knew the airport had to be a good neighborhood. Parker and co-worker Penny Wade created 10 gifts baskets and sold raffle tickets to staff, tenants, and visitors at the 80th anniversary and Seafair events at Boeing Field. They even had the fountain in front of the airport cleaned up, and collected the change at the bottom. All together, they raised more than $500 in cash and donated groceries for the food bank. Parker said they didn’t do it alone. “We had a lot of support from our co-workers who purchased tickets and also donated items for the cause,” she said. “Efforts such as this do not ‘just happen,’ everyone participated to one degree or another. We're pleased to have helped out the food bank at a critical time.” |
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