Our New Program Teaches Indigenous Girls to Code We are delighted to announce a collaboration with SONAC: “Sisterhood of Native American Coders,” a nonprofit organization founded by Elisabeth Holm. SONAC will provide an interactive introduction to STEM for 9 – 12 year old Native American girls. We will be hosting an online program creating projects, […]
Relax, chat with an astronaut, have fun, and create art as you’re coached by a leading space artist!
Join us and explore an evening of art, food, wine, and space! Award winning space artist, Michelle Rouch will guide you through a Baby Yoda paint-n-sip workshop.
Enjoy two complimentary glasses of Maynards’ Wine of the Month, along with delicious pizza, and dessert. The event includes stories and a photo with our very special guest, Space Shuttle Astronaut, Capt. Robert ‘Hoot’ Gibson.
Gibson is an engineer, pilot, astronaut, and the commander of four space shuttle missions. After the workshop, he’ll be telling the tales of his time in space and will be available for a photo with you and your finished art work. For an additional $25 donation, Hoot will even sign your painting!
Who: Space Artist Michelle Rouch with Space Shuttle Astronaut Capt. Robert ‘Hoot’ Gibson
We are so grateful to spaceflight enthusiast, Emily Carney! Emily is graciously donating the above photograph, signed, to all who contribute (see How to Help below) to our program Taking Up Space – sending Native American girls to Space Camp.
Emily Carney is an author hailing from Saint Petersburg, Florida. Her first vivid space memory was seeing Columbia launch in late 1981 (STS-2). Even though she was very young (three years old) and the launch was 140 miles away from…
An old man was walking along a beach surrounded by hundreds of washed-up starfish. As he walked, he came upon a girl throwing the starfish back into the ocean, one by one. The old man looked bewildered and asked, “What are you doing?” The young girl replied, “I’m saving stranded starfish.” The old man chuckled aloud, “There are hundreds of starfish and only one of you. What difference can you make?” The girl picked up another starfish, gently tossed it into the water, turned to the man and said, “I made a difference to that one!” Starfish Proverb
As a small non-profit organization, we understand that making a difference in an underserved community can be challenging. Creating a large event or program seems like a a great way to make an impact, but getting people to sign up and show up can be difficult. Sometimes it’s necessary to create…