ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS AAR ACTIVITIES Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Cradle of Aviation Museum • Internships and access to STEM related careers as part of the “Taking AAR previously donated $500,000 to support the construction of the Long Island, New York Flight” education initiative. new Design Hangar in the transformed “How Things Fly” exhibition at the flagship building of the National Air & Space Museum in Commemorates Long Island’s part in the Washington, D.C., scheduled to open in 2024. The museum named history of aviation. the space the “AAR Design Hangar” in appreciation of the gift. Since its inception in 2014, 62,000 visitors have engaged in hands-on Perspectives Charter Schools • Internship/mentorship program. learning experiences in core STEM topics in the Design Hangar. Chicago, Illinois • Tours of the Aviation Technology Center at Vincennes University. In July 2021, AAR’s donation was acknowledged by the Smithsonian Five open-enrollment, tuition-free high- • Students taxi in style across the airfield in a Boeing 737 to AAR Aircraft Services. as part of its Ignite Tomorrow campaign. performing public schools serve students in grades six through twelve. Overtown Youth Center • To support the Center’s STEM program and for construction of a new facility, Miami, Florida in 2013, pledged $250K which was paid in four annual installments, and in 2019, pledged an additional $125K to be paid in five annual installments. The youth center provides comprehensive • Kicked off program with AAR employees helping to launch rockets. services to at-risk youth. • Classes for elementary school students taught by the Nutty Scientist. AAR is connected to Miami by its two • Miami Central High School juniors and seniors get their first glimpse of facilities – Landing Gear Services and aviation education and careers during “Taking Flight,” a day-long STEM Aircraft Services – that employ more than excursion to AAR’s 226,000-square-foot aircraft maintenance, repair and 1,000 residents and directly generate overhaul (MRO) facility at the Miami International Airport. more than $114 million annually in • Contributed and participated in charity basketball tournament that benefits economic impact for the area. under-privileged youth in Miami. 27