International Forest of Friendship

"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky."
Amelia Earhart

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The ceremony will be held on June 15-16, 2012, in Atchison, Kansas

Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan will be the Keynote Speaker for 2012

Dr. Sullivan is the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, and also the Deputy Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). As an astronaut, she flew on three shuttle missions and was the first American woman to walk in space. Read Dr. Sullivan's Biography  




There also will be a Special Ceremony to Honor the late Dr. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Laureate and Benedictine College graduate. She founded the
Green Belt Movement , an environmental organization based in Kenya. Dr. Maathai passed away in 2011. Her biography may be found on the Nobel Prize website


  


2012 Induction Ceremony
June 15th& 16th


View Ceremony Schedule

View Directions To The Forest



Future Themes for Forest Celebrations


2012: Flying, Forests, and the Future - Emphasizing young people who are contributing to flying and forests.

2013: Security and Solace through Flight -- Military pilots, flying doctors, Angel flight, etc.

2014: Discovery through Flight -- Aerospace pioneers, astronauts, test pilots, designers, etc.
 
2015: Flying and Forests -- Linking green spaces and aviation/aerospace, foresters who fly, smoke jumpers, pilots of fire tankers, etc.


2016:
World Friendship Through Flying

CONTACT US:

Co-Chairmen:  Pat Carrigan and Linton Wells
Executive Director:  Kay Baker


Mailing Address:

International Forest of Friendship

913 Main Street

Atchison, Kansas 66002-2706


Phone:
913-367-1419 or 785-847-6800
Fax:
913-367-3752
Website:
  www.ifof.org
E-Mail:
forest_friendship@yahoo.com

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