Stephanie puts the stamps on the newsletters

Stephanie Timbs has also worked in and observed the different operations of putting the newsletter together.  One of the newsletters that we put together was about where our chapter members lived.  This issue included a map with a dot where the members homes were.  Among the many members who were mostly from the Midwest, we also had members who lived as far as Hawaii and as Wolgast Germany.  Parts of the newsletter had pictures that were sent to us from Gordon Phillips in Wolgast.  He sent us photos of Peemenede Island where his house was located. 

During World War Two, Peemenede Island was where Warner Von Braun built, tested and launched the V-2 missile.  Pictures on the internet showed bomb craters which covered the island. 

Steff learned about making a newsletter, geography and world history all combined in an activity that stirred more interest than watching sitcoms on TV.   Was this time well spent?  Did Steff learn more making a newsletter than by watching TV? 

You bet she learned more than watching TV, and that's Y-I-BET on the Youth of America.  Because using these methods and combining different programs like the Big Brothers program and the EAA Chapters Young Eagle Program and other similar programs with an organized training system, we can provide educational activities with a progressive theme greatly increasing our kids chances of becoming a productive professional with a highly technical background.