WHY START A CHAPTER?

AWAM members are maintenance technicians, engineers, teachers, scientists, vendors, managers, pilots, and anyone who supports women in the industry. As an AWAM member, you enjoy many valuable benefits. When you become part of a chapter, through networking, you can share the joys, challenges, and struggles encountered in the aviation industry. As a chapter, you will have the opportunity to reach out to the local community and provide awareness to young women and men considering a career in aviation maintenance. You have a forum for seminars on current aviation topics. A chapter provides the ability to bring together a network of women and men in the same community with the same passions.  Give it a try.  There is so much to be accomplished when individuals get together for common goals!

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

As a chapter, you bring awareness to your organization and work with the community in a variety of ways: Work with community clubs—Girls Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America, Key Clubs, Builders Clubs, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, —think of the excitement if you were to provide a tour of your maintenance facility! Does your area school district host a "Nontraditional Career Day?"  Volunteer to be a speaker and let them know there are female mechanics maintaining airplanes and helicopters!  The opportunities are endless... 

SCHOOL CHAPTERS

A school can form a chapter.  Your chapter can lead a fundraising effort to provide tools or equipment for use in your chapter’s name.  Provide or take advantage of AWAM’s scholarship and mentoring opportunities.  You can promote AWAM from within your school. 

WORK CHAPTERS 

Get a chapter together with your co-workers.  Meet at lunch or after work with snacks.  Promote AWAM in your work place and raise awareness of diversity. Sponsor a pot luck lunch and provide guest speakers.  Promote networking and safety by organizing an AWAM Regional event for your area. 

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED?

A three-member minimum:  President, Vice President, Secretary, and treasurer (the offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the same person) are required to form a chapter.

MEMBER OUTREACH 

Your chapter can support the national organization in a variety of ways.  You may consider supporting a scholarship, to assist other students or mechanics, through the   AWAM Annual Scholarship Program. Or promote safety by providing FAA Recurrent Training. AWAM is a National FAASTeam member.   Choose a chapter safety project to work with AWAM and the FAASTeam to promote safety in maintenance.

VIRTUAL CHAPTER


Not enough individuals in your area to form a chapter?  Help build membership in AWAM’s developing Internet chapter for those individuals with unique schedules and locations.