Join us at HangarPalooza to support these incredible organizations
Nassau Humane Society
Nassau Humane Society improves the lives of homeless animals in our community by providing them shelter and compassionate care. Our work focuses on adoption services, education about responsible pet ownership, and working to reduce animal overpopulation and homeless pets. In addition to our community role as a stray and pet intake and adoption facility, we offer a year-round pet food bank to keep families together, a dog park, as well as two re-sale store operations that support funding our mission. Our goal is to alleviate animal suffering and neglect and to support the human-animal bond by bringing pets and people together.
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Boys & Girls Club of Nassau County
The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Foundation is to fund and operate Nassau County’s after-school and summer programs which benefit the community’s youth by providing them with a safe place to improve their academics, be engaged with positive role models, and develop into confident leaders.
David Z Foundation
The David Z Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization started by singer/guitarist Paulie Z in memory of his brother and bandmate bassist David Z. Inclusive of all and serving a diverse population of underprivileged kids, our aim is to instill a passion for music in kids while providing them with engaging music education opportunities and funding, putting together collaborations between kids and veteran music industry professionals and developing programs within academic school settings as well as music schools, both across the country and internationally.
EAA Chapter 943 Aerospace Fund
EAA Chapter 943 (a 501(c)3) organization works with the Nassau County School Board to promote interest in STEM and aviation education at the junior high and high school levels. The County owns a Diamond Katana training aircraft, and working with a local flight instructor the School Board has developed a curriculum that takes students through ground school and solo flight.
The EAA Chapter 943 Aerospace Fund collaborates with the Nassau County School District by financing selected high school students that have achieved the milestones of solo flight and passing their private pilot written exam. The selected students will be committed to pursuing an aviation career.
Friends of Fernandina Aviation (FoFA)
Friends of Fernandina Aviation (FoFA) is a 501(c)(3) organization founded to promote education and growth within the areas of STEM and aviation-related pursuits. We are a diverse group of passionate pilots and non-pilots contributing to the development of our future leaders. Annually, we award multiple scholarships to high-performing local students based on GPA, merits, and personal interviews. FoFA also leads teaching segments in aviation-based STEM programs in Nassau County middle schools.
