Sheriff seeks continued $6,000 support for Wright Flight sixth-grade aviation program
Sheriff Drew Robinson asked the board to maintain a $6,000 county allocation for Wright Flight of Martin County, a sixth-grade program serving 2,777 students last year and including an airport Field Day with pilot and emergency services participation.
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Sheriff Drew Robinson represented Wright Flight of Martin County at the March 18 special meeting and asked that the county keep the program allocation at $6,000 for the coming year. Robinson described Wright Flight as a program for sixth graders that includes curriculum, behavioral agreements, goal-setting and a Field Day at the local airport where volunteer pilots, the NC Forestry Service, the Highway Patrol and university drone demonstrations participate.
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