The Making of FAA Family Day

The Making of FAA Family Day

By Wendy Stevens, PWC Eastern Regional Director

As your Professional Women Controllers, Inc. Eastern Regional Director, I have the tremendous privilege of working with many people across multiple Employee Associations. In March 2022, I was asked to join the Federal Aviation Aviation Managers Association’s Eastern Regional Director, Mr. Wayne Hubbard, along with Chapter 367 President, Mr. Christopher Citrola, to assist in creating and hosting the first annual FAA Family Day event at The Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum on June 11, 2022. The event's purpose was to reconnect with our members, provide a time of fellowship with other employee associations and bring FAA families back together in a relaxed and comfortable environment. In two short months, our team strategized, organized, and executed contracts covering event space, catering, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educational vendors, and entertainers. The one-day event was sponsored and supported by over ten local and national businesses and organizations. Our team arranged for guests to experience aviation at one of the best museums in the country, play games, have lunch, and watch Top Gun 2 at the IMAX theater. In total, the planning team raised 11 thousand dollars to support the Family Day event, which had over 290 guests, including 20 volunteers in attendance.

It was a pleasure to host this event, see all our hard-working members, and spend time visiting with people from all career fields within the Air Traffic Organization. On behalf of the FAA Family Day Event Planning Team, thank you to all who came to support the event. We hope to see you again next year!

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