Astronaut Sally Ride with the Keystone Chapter - 99s
Who we are:
We are a volunteer, non-profit group of women aviators or aviatrixes, young and old. Students, Engineers, Mothers, Military Personnel, Professional Pilots, Businesswomen, Teachers, Health Care Workers, and more, who share a love of aviation.
This is the official webpage for the Keystone Chapter, Mid-Atlantic Section of the Ninety-Nines International group.
Where we are:
Northeast Pennsylvania – from the Lehigh Valley (including Quakertown and Reading) to the New York State border
Our mission:
- To provide support, encouragement and networking opportunities to women pilots
- To educate youth about aviation and thus promote interest in science, math and aviation careers
- To provide access to scholarships to help women pilots further their flying passion or career
- To promote general aviation in the community
What we’re doing:
Annual Holiday Party
December 8 – In lieu of having a business meeting in December, we opted to have a Holiday party. Rosanne graciously hosted a good number of Keystone 99’s. It was great to see some returning members as well as new members. A buffet-style dinner was served, stories were shared and even some Polka Dancing broke out at the end of the night between Helen and Rosanne. Lastly, members gathered some food stuffs for those in need to be donated. Thank you all who could make it, and if you couldn’t you were in our thoughts. Wishing everybody a happy holiday season and a grand new year.
Greeting us at the door was Rosanne's homemade airport! Very cute and well done.
Inspired By Others
November 18 — Keystone Member Nancy M. attended the lecture of Dr. Cecilia Aragon at Lafayette College. Nancy was so inspired by Dr. Aragon’s journey, how she became an air show pilot, author, professor, and first Latino pilot on the US Aerobatic team. Many of the things Dr. Aragon spoke of resonated with Nancy’s own flight journey, and how perseverance pays off.
If you’re looking for some inspiration of your own, check out Dr. Aragon’s lecture on YouTube
November Outreach
November 22 – Tracy Elementary – Easton, PA — Members Rosanne and Amy fielded questions and demonstrated what it means to be a pilot to over 300 fourth and fifth graders from Tracy and Shawnee Elementary schools. A big hit was showing the kids the iPad Rosanne uses at work. She showed them how we (pilots) know where we’re going (route maps), as well as the various weather maps. They definitely found a few new aviators waiting to start their flying lessons!
EAA AirVenture 2024
A few Keystone members made the journey to EAA’s AirVenture fly-in, drive-in, camp-in airshow in Oshkosh, WI. There is always so much to see but here are some highlights. Thanks for representing us Keystones ladies!
Friend of the Keystones Rose (and Isabell), Eva and Rosanne at the Ninety-Nine's WomenVenture booth.
To learn more about our recent adventures please visit our Activities page or visit us on Facebook.
Donations:
As a 501c non-profit organization, we run on contributions from people like you. Money raised here goes towards funding our education programs and scholarships. These donations are tax deductible. If you would like a receipt and tax form, please fill in your address on the donation form. Thank you again. Blue skies!