Yankee Air Museum to Host Fund-Raising Kickoff Event at Willow Run Airport

Museum Supporters, Community Leaders to Learn Details of Relocation Plan for Museum

YPSILANTI, MICH. (05/14/2013)(readMedia)-- Yankee Air Museum and the Michigan Aerospace Foundation will hold a briefing for museum supporters, community leaders and news media on Thursday May 16, beginning at 5 p.m. (program at 6 p.m.)

The purpose of this session is to share the details of the Michigan Aerospace Foundation's plans for acquiring and redeveloping a portion of the former Willow Run Bomber Plant (more recently a GM Powertrain facility) into a new home for the Yankee Air Museum.

This session also serves as the "kickoff" for an intensive fund-raising effort needed to acquire and preserve a portion of the former bomber plant for this purpose.

WHO:

Yankee Air Museum and Michigan Aerospace Foundation

WHAT:

 Briefing for plans to acquire new home for Yankee Air Museum, kickoff of related fund-raising.

WHEN: Thursday May 16, 2013 at 05:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Hangar One, Willow Run Airport
Kirk Profit Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
NOTES:

A Google Maps© link for Hangar One follows: http://goo.gl/maps/DD734