Posts in ‘Foundation News’
Glenwood Elementary Kindergarten Visits TigerFlight
November 7, 2015 — Friday, November 6th, 2015, TigerFlight hosted 126 Glenwood Elementary Kindergarten students at Richard Russell Airport in Rome. TigerFlight members, Jeanne Wright, Phil Cataldo, Janice Hudson, and David Wright, provided presentations on aircraft and how they fly, pilots and how they are trained, and the airport environment including runways, taxiway, terminal building, and hangers. The presentations and the trip to […]
TigerFlight Receives $10,000 AOPA Grant
February 16, 2015 — David Wright wants Rome and Floyd County students to have a flight plan for life and with the help of a $10,000 grant TigerFlight Foundation just received, he’s ready to help them create one. Wright is president and CEO of TigerFlight, a nonprofit educational foundation based at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. He has been […]
TigerFlight receives AllState grant
April 30, 2014 — The Allstate Foundation has honored Rome Allstate Insurance Agent Mike Britton by awarding a $1,000 Allstate Agency Hands in the Community Grant to TigerFlight Foundation based at Rome’s Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, Rome. The grant comes as a result of Britton’s ongoing volunteer efforts on behalf of TigerFlight, and is intended to benefit TigerFlight […]
Examiner.com profiles TigerFlight
October 9, 2013 — Examiner.com reporter Charles Atkeison recently visited Richard B. Russell Airport to learn about TigerFlight. His article was published today. Here’s an excerpt: During an October visit, this aerospace reporter arrived at Russell Airport in time to see three orange with black tiger stripes Alon A-2 Aircoupes aircraft soar across the blue morning sky. On board each […]