November Meeting Notice Southern Florida Chapter Explorers Club Our previously scheduled November 9th meeting at Tropical Acres Restaurant has been cancelled as the speaker is not available. Here is our new meeting: “Flying Classroom” at Ocean Reef Club with Captain Barrington Irving, FN ‘13 Sunday, November 23, 2014 Ocean Reef Club, Marina Inn Building - Sailfish Room 35 Ocean Reef Drive, Key Largo, FL 33037 Phone: 305.367.2611 11:30 a.m. Social 12:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. Captain Barrington Irving Please join us on Sunday, November 23, 2014 when we will welcome back Captain Barrington Irving, FN ’13, and his “Flying Classroom” after 9 weeks of a global learning adventure in 11 countries, spanning 3 continents. For the journey, his airplane, the Inspiration III was transformed into a virtual classroom – the Flying Classroom - to provide daily dispatches to classrooms around the world. The Flying Classroom is a cutting-edge, global, STEM+ learning adventure designed to help students excel in Math, Science, Reading, and other core subject areas for grades K-8. Daily dispatches on the website promoted learning anytime, anywhere, on a broad range of mobile devices. In 2007, Captain Barrington Irving became the youngest pilot to fly around the world solo in a single engine airplane. Raised in Miami’s inner city, Barrington turned down football scholarships to follow his dream in aviation and washed airplanes to earn money for flight school. He honed his flying skills by practicing at home on a $40 Microsoft flight simulator video game. For his solo around the world flight, he faced more than 50 rejections for sponsorship before convincing several manufacturers to donate individual aircraft components. He orchestrated the assembly of the plane from the donated parts and he took off with no weather radar, no de-icing system, and just thirty dollars in his pocket. I like to do things people say I cant do. Needless to say, he succeeded in his quest, setting 10 world records in the process. After graduating magna cum laude as an aeronautical engineer, Barrington founded the educational nonprofit, Experience Aviation. He supervised a group of high school students as they built an airplane in only ten weeks that he would pilot on its test flight. Among Barringtons many accolades is a 2007 Congressional Resolution acknowledging his historic achievement and for his pioneering work in the field of aviation education. He is also the recipient of the highest honor given by the Florida State Senate, the Medallion of Excellence, and he is recognized as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. Please join us in welcoming back Captain Irving and hear him tell us of his incredible global adventure. We will be the special guests of the private Ocean Reef Club on upper Key Largo. Their chefs will prepare a gourmet lunch in a fantastic venue. Our menu is chicken française, vegetable rice pilaf, French beans, pearl onions, baby mushrooms along with fresh lemonade, ice tea and bottled water. A vegetarian option is available on request. The dress is resort casual but NO jeans. Jackets are not required. All reservations must be prepaid. We encourage you to use PayPal using the link on our web page or you can make your reservations using the mail in form on the last page. If you mail in a check, please call or email Beth or Kris so we have an accurate count for the caterers. PayPal will accept your credit card, debit card, or electronic check. southfloridaexplorers.org/SoFlaExplorersTransactions.cfm The charge for this event is $45. Please confirm your attendance by November 18. If mailing a check, please complete the enclosed form and return it with your check payable to the Explorers Club to: Kris Stewart, Treasurer, 2214 S. Cypress Bend, #306, Pompano Beach, FL 33069. Please register early so we will have an accurate count. RESPONSE SHEET DATE: SUNDAY, November 23, 2014 TIME: 11:30 a.m. LECTURER: Capt. Barrington Irving, FN ‘13 LOCATION: Ocean Reef Club - Marina Inn Building - Sailfish Room 35 Ocean Reef Drive, Key Largo, FL 33037 Phone: 305.367.2611 Directions: Ocean Reef Club is located at the northern tip of Key Largo. Take the Florida Turnpike South to its end in Florida City where it merges onto US1 South. Follow US1 for no more than 1 mile. Look for the green sign Card Sound Road. Turn left onto Card Sound Road. (DO NOT TAKE US1 INTO KEY LARGO.) Follow Card Sound Road for 19 miles to the 3-way stop sign and flashing light. Turn left onto the access road. The main gate will be less than 1 ½ miles. From the Front Gate, follow the signs to The Marina Inn. At the 4-way stop sign, make a right. The Marina Inn Building is on the right hand side before you reach the tennis courts. Attached is a map with legend. Marina Inn and the meeting rooms in this building show on page 1 under number 12. THE EXPLORERS CLUB “The Flying Classroom” Captain Barrington Irving, FN ‘13 NAME: ______________________________________________________ NAMES of GUESTS: _______________________________________________ AMOUNT ENCLOSED: ______________________ If sending a check, please return this form by November 18 with your check payable to the Explorers Club in the amount of $45.00 per person to: Kris Stewart, Treasurer
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