2015 TULSA FLIGHT NIGHT STATSFunds Raised$501,827

Attendees700+

Predicted 2016 Reach70,000 Area Students*

BENEFICIARIES> Fab Lab TulsaFunds Allocated$81,500 Students Reached12,000

> Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance (TRSA) Funds Allocated$420,327Students Reached58,000

NOTEWORTHY SURVEY RESPONSES

Program Attendees Experiencing Their First-Ever STEM Learning: 39%

TRSA Event-Goers Who Agree Having a STEM Job Would be Fun: 71%

Teachers Who Agree Just One STEM Event Improved Student Interest in Engineering:86%

Student Participants Planning to Graduate High School and Attend College: 90%

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T A K I N G F L I G H T

*Outreach numbers projected for 2016ENGINEERING ENTHUSIASM Your Flight Night dona-tion brings STEM education to local youth all year long.

FLIGHT NIGHT MOBILE FAB LAB Thanks to proceeds from Flight Night 2015, the mobile fab lab will continue making its rounds to Tulsa area schools and youth organizations in the year ahead, bringing access to digital fabrication equip-ment such as 3D printers, laser cutters and a 3-axis mill, and building student interest in STEM subjects wherever it goes.

Flight Night 2015 Raises $501,827 for STEM Education “Trajectory Tomorrow: Illuminating STEM Pathways” set as 2016 theme

Expanded Quadcopter Competition Flight Night 2015 proceeds will � nance expansion of Oklahoma’s only quadcopter challenge, with this year’s effort set to involve more students and educators in a competition that rewards student-built � ying machines for performance in maneuverability, speed and retrieval courses.

Upgrades for Flight Night™ Mobile Fab Lab This year, we’ll provide additional equipment for and fund ongoing operation of our unique mobile ‘fab lab,’ which hit the road at the start of the 2015 school year, featuring multiple experiential learning labs, digital

fabrication tools, such as 3D printers, laser cutters and a three-axis mill. The unit moves from school to school in a custom-built, high-tech trailer, with no cost to students, teachers or schools.

STEM Exploratorium & Access Programs Flight Night proceeds also make possible a hands-on “STEM Exploratorium” led by STEM experts from around the region to help kids see the connection between mas-tering the STEM sciences and future career success; and roughly 20 “STEM Access” events for grades K-12, focus-ing on creative thinking, problem-solving and awareness of STEM careers.

FLIGHT NIGHT SPACE

WEEK A former NASA

astronaut sparks stu-

dent interest in STEM

subjects and careers as

the Space Foundation

brings its Space in the

Community STEM edu-

cation program to area

schools in May.

STEM CARTS Through

TRSA and in conjunc-

tion with the Schuster-

man Family Foundation,

multiple STEM-themed

carts with related lesson

plans and classroom

supplies are being

placed at area elemen-

tary schools.

PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT A

portion of Flight Night

funds are earmarked

for professional devel-

opment scholarships

and ‘Science of Flight’

as well as other STEM-

based classroom grants

for Oklahoma teachers.

SIEGFRIED STEM

INNOVATOR AWARDS

$2,500 Siegfried STEM

Innovator awards are

planned to honor the

key role of administra-

tors and educators in

encouraging youth to

pursue STEM educa-

tion.

TF

Your support helps encourage students

Kid-endorsed STEM Programs Funded for Growth in Year Ahead

When you give to Flight Night, you bring the STEM � elds to life for a new generation through resources that spark imagination, inspiration and self con� dence.

Powered by Flight Night™

New Initiatives for 2016 Watch TulsaFlightNight.org for details.

“ Attending Tech Trek actually changed my opinion of a STEM job. I am very glad I got this opportunity to help me create a path for my life.”

TF

Powered by Flight Night™

Events in the WorksENGINEER SIGNING College representatives, parents and teachers host a signing ceremony for high-school seniors committing to study engineering in college. Mon., April 25 | 6 – 7 p.m. | TCC Center for Creativity

CITYWIDE KITE FESTIVAL Tulsa-area students and teachers receive kites. Teachers instruct, using aerospace principles; includes challenges and many other activities. May 2 - 9 | Multiple Locations

FLIGHT NIGHT SPACE WEEK Kids will have a blast as a former as-tronaut drops by local schools to share excitement about space exploration and the STEM careers that support it. Includes classroom activities and profes-sional development for teachers. Mon.-Fri., May 9-13 | Multiple Locations

SUMMER STEM CAMPSVisit TulsaSTEM.org for a full list of up-coming summer STEM camps.

On Nov. 18, the Flight Night Mobile Fab Lab made its

� rst trip outside of the Tulsa metro area to visit Cleora Public School.

Located between Afton and Ketchum, along the west shore of Grand Lake, the school serves 111 students from Pre-K to 8th grade. Eleven students participated in the program using Autodesk 123D Design modeling software and 123D Make slicing software, which coverts 3D models into 2D build plans.

The student designs represented their personal interests and items that were clearly near and dear to their hearts, such as dogs, cats, horses and creepers.

Next, the students laser-cut the 2D plans from cardboard using the lab’s Epilog Laser Cutter carts, then glued the 2D parts together,

recreating a physical version of their original digital designs.Since the launch of the Flight Night Mobile Fab Lab in August of 2015, it has served 2,529 students in Tulsa and the surrounding areas of northeastern Oklahoma.

In addition to Cleora, the Flight Night Mobile Fab Lab traveled to these school districts last year: Barnsdall, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Muskogee, Sand Springs, Tulsa and Union public schools.

Other schools and organizations also receiving visits from the Mobile Fab Lab include: All Saints Catholic School; Bishop Kelley High School; Boys and Girls Clubs of Tulsa County; Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma; Indian Nations Council Boy Scouts; Town and Country School; Tulsa Community College; and several home school groups. — A Female Tech Trek Camper

Flight Night Mobile Fab Lab brings 3D modeling software to Grand Lake area

BY NATHAN PRITCHETT, Fab Lab Tulsa Executive Director

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For more information: Mandy Leemhuis, President

Tulsa Charity Flight Night | P.O. Box 21228, Dept. 10 Tulsa, OK 74121 | 918.401.5756

Info@TulsaFlightNight.org | TulsaFlightNight.org

TULSA FLIGHT NIGHT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Meredith Siegfried Madden

T. Hastings Siegfried

J. Terrell Siegfried

Bailey J. Siegfried

Get set for another extraordinary evening to bene� t Oklahoma’s

students and future workforce: Join us as summer is winding down for the third annual Flight Night, featuring outdoor aerial entertainment and an ex-citing, all-new indoor show that — like the educational programs we sponsor — is designed to capture the imagination. � is year’s theme: “Trajectory: Tomorrow - Illuminating STEM Pathways.” Mark your calendar for � urs., Sept. 15 at Jones Riverside Airport in Tulsa.

$50,000 - $15,000• NORDAM• Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation• H.A. & Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust• ONEOK• D&L Oil Tools• ONEGas• Chickasaw Nation• Muscogee Creek Nation• George Kaiser Family Foundation• Lockton Dunning Bene� ts• Gallagher• Party Serve• Little� eld

$10,000• AMETEK MRO• APA Services• Case & Associates• Denise and John Redmond• Fiber Pad, Inc.• Gary Gould, Financial Solutions, Inc. and Steven W. McGrath, Conner & Winters, LLP• Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation• Matrix Service Company

• Omni Air International• T.D. Williamson, Inc.• Vanessa and Scott Thomspon• Tulsa Connect• Kelly and Rick Wilkerson• Williams

$7,500• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma• Cox Communications• Diane and Frank Murphy • FlightSafety International• Grant Thornton, LLP• Hall Estill• Hexcel• Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation• Mayo Hotel• MSC Industrial Supply Co.• Oklahoma Chiller• QuikTrip Corporation• University of Oklahoma - Gallogly College of Engineering• World Travel

$5,000• Advance Research Chemicals, Inc.

• American Airlines• Asphalt & Fuel Supply• Associated Industries, Inc.• AvTech• Bank of America• Billie and Howard Barnett/OSU Tulsa• Cancer Treatment Centers of America• Chase• Commerce Bank• Davis Graham and Stubbs, LLP• Imperial• Lee Supply• LMI Engineering• McNellie’s Group• Pelco Structural, LLC• PMg• St. John Health System• Sullivan and Company, LLC• The Persimmon Group• TMA Systems• Tulsair Beechcraft, Inc.• Tulsa Plastics• UMB Bank• University of Tulsa• Valley National Bank - The Biolchini Family• Wes and Terren Caswell

For more information:

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� ank You, 2015 SPONSORS!

Save the Date for Flight Night 2016: Thursday, September 15