“I want to thank the hundreds of volunteers who, over the past thirty-years, helped EAA Chapter 579 reach our historic milestone of twenty-thousand Young Eagles flown. A big thanks to the 41 chapter volunteers here today, along with our friends at REVV Aviation, the staff in the Aurora tower, and our guests from EAA HQ who helped share the magic of flight with 152 very happy Young Eagles and their families.”
Source: Chapter 579 president, Mikek Baer, after having been presented a plaque and banner commemorating the achievement of flying 20,000 Young Eagles.