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The Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation is still functioning, working to preserve and highlight our eastern Carolina aviation heritage, and promote aviation-oriented Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in our region, even through this pandemic.
Below is an update on our efforts:
- The Board of Directors decided to cancel the 2021 Gala due to the Pandemic. We will continue to update you on future ECAHF events including the Fly-in, Summer Camp, and Fall Membership Event as we learn more about the course of the Pandemic.
- Members and sponsors received a thumb drive with the ECAHF logo which included an introduction with an ECAHF marketing video to inform you of our activities and an informative video of the history of MCAS Cherry Point.
- As you may be aware, ECAHF is patiently working toward growth of our exhibit and STEM workspace at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center to permit an expansion of STEM classrooms and historical aviation artifact display space. ECAHF continues to conduct STEM activities on-line and plan for future events. Hence, the need for income is continuous.
In order to incentivize continuing membership and sponsorship and provide a special aviation experience to a lucky winner, member of the ECAHF Board of Directors, Mr. Adam Persky, has generously offered a flight in his aircraft over eastern NC as an incentive for members to renew their membership, for new members, and for sponsors of ECAHF. All membership renewals (due in January of each year), new members, and sponsors supporting ECAHF will be eligible for the drawing to win this flight over eastern NC. Sponsors who are also members receive two chances to win. We encourage you to continue to support ECAHF with your corporate funding and therefore be entered into the drawing to win this flight. The drawing for Adam’s flight will be held in April and you will be contacted if you are the winner.
- As a reminder, sponsorship levels are as follows, and should it be within your means to sponsor ECAHF again at any level this year, it will be very helpful to our continued abilities to carry on. Your sponsorship will be recognized on ECAHF marketing and membership correspondence and mentioned at future events.
Title Sponsor: $2,500
Platinum Sponsor: $2,000
Gold Sponsor: $1,500
Silver Sponsor: $1,000
Bronze Sponsor: $750
Sponsor: $500
Thank you for continued support of ECAHF whose mission is to celebrate the evolution of aviation in eastern Carolina and the essence of the American spirit that has shaped it. Your contributing corporate role is vital to our efforts.
Walter B. Jones Park
October 18 and 19, 2019
ECAHF will have a booth set up with an ejection seat for a photo opportunity, pilot flight suit, giveaways, and information about the foundation. We hope to see you there!
Join us as award-winning columnist, historian,
and thespian Bill Hand brings the lives and works
of the Wright Brothers to life.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Proceeds from the event
benefit Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation in our efforts to inspire
young learners to pursue new and exciting career pathways through STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education.
HAVELOCK, NC, February 2, 2018 — It’s an epic story of Native Americans, early European settlers, Civil War battles, Space Shuttles, and so much more. The history of Craven and Carteret counties spans hundreds of years and is host to amazing stories that most have never heard.
Craven County native and Historian Eddie Ellis will enchant and educate attendees to “Rediscover Your Future” as guest speaker at the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation annual fundraising gala on Friday, February 23 at 5:30 p.m. Held at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center, the celebration will offer fresh insights, incredible tales, a bit of archeology, and even a few recent discoveries about our area that may surprise even long-time residents.
You’ll be impressed with the facts you learn about Havelock, New Bern, and other cities nearby. For instance, were you aware the spot where Miller’s Landing Club now sits is where, in 1862, 60 Union ships landed for the Battle of New Bern? The area now occupied by MCAS Cherry Point used to be home to thousands of Neusiok Indians. Many of their trading paths became routes for our state’s major highways. The base also served as an alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle in the 1980s. The runways at the air station were widened from 200 to 400 feet to make them accessible as an emergency option.
Tickets for the gala are on sale now and available for $55 each or two for $100. Tickets include a plated meal and cash bar. Sponsorship packages are also offered. Purchase your tickets at https://ecaviationheritage.com/. Attendees will also have a chance to buy tickets for a walking tour of the area led by Ellis on Saturday, February 24.
About Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation
The Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation (ECAHF) celebrates the evolution of aviation in Coastal Carolina and the essence of the American spirit that has grown from the symbiotic partnership of the military and civilian communities that have shaped it. Interactive experiences and immersive environments seek to preserve and honor the history and heritage of eastern NC aviation, as well as educate future generations
Proceeds from the event will benefit ECAHF in our efforts to inspire young learners to pursue new and exciting career pathways through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. These efforts help prepare and motivate our community, state and nation to compete in a high tech future.
For more information, call (252) 444-4348 or visit www.ecaviationheritage.com.
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If you like trains, if you’re interested in the Civil War, if you’re curious about what life was like in Craven and Carteret County a hundred years before Cherry Point was built, then don’t miss the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation Gala. We are pleased to have our very own historian and author Eddie Ellis back with us again. He’s promised to bring fresh insights, new stories and recent discoveries about coastal Carolina sure to entertain and enlighten all who attend. More amazing tales of our local history with a little archeology thrown in this time. Don’t miss it!
Eddie Ellis will help the audience “Rediscover Your Future” by exploring the rich history of our region and how it has shaped the future. Proceeds from the event will benefit Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation in our efforts to inspire young learners to pursue new and exciting career pathways through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education.
Join us for Annual ECAHF as we travel back in time like never before with the extraordinary talents of Author & Historian Eddie Ellis!
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- Friday, February 23, 2018 @ 5:30pm
- Havelock Tourist & Event Center
- Tickets: $55 each (2 for $100)
- Business Casual Attire
Proceeds from the event benefit Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation
Click Here to download Sponsorship form
Click Here to read AMAZING TALES OF OUR LOCAL HISTORY
Friday, June 9, 2017, 5-9PM at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center
Contact the Havelock Tourist & Event Center for additional information
252-444-4348 | events@havelocknc.us | ecaviationheritage.com
Tim Clark’s Performance of The Spirit of St. Louis: Living History of the Lone Eagle in the Cradle of Aviation
Friday, February 24, 2017 @ 5:30PM
Havelock Tourist & Event Center
Tickets: $55 each (2 for $100)
Call us for tickets: 252-444-4348
An exciting Family Night of Aviation at the Fly-In Theatre!
Friday, June 10, 2016, 5:00 – 9:00PM
Havelock Tourist and Event Center
We want to extend a big “Thank You”
to our 2016 Fly-In sponsors.
Tom and Susan Braaten
Bob and Carol Mattocks
Take Off With S. T. E. M.
