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In the Community – Pilot Club of Moline, Midwest District

December 15, 2020 By Claire Wells

Local 4 News WHBF interviews Holly Baker, Pilot International 2020-2021 Secretary. Baker discusses the history of the Pilot Club of Moline in the Midwest District. The Pilot Club of Moline was chartered in 1939. Baker explains how the PC of Moline influences positive change in their community and in communities throughout the world.

Learn more about the Pilot International Midwest District by visiting:
https://www.pilotinternational.org/location/midwest/

About Pilot International
Pilot International started in 1921 in Macon, Georgia by Elizabeth Leonard and 40 local businesswomen. The name “Pilot” was inspired by the mighty riverboat pilots of that day who represented leadership and guidance. Today, you can find Pilot clubs all over the world.

Learn about the Pilot International 100th Anniversary Countdown by visiting:
https://www.pilotinternational.org/100thanniversary

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Evening Pilot Club of Sumter (SC District) Making a Difference Project

March 3, 2020 By Claire Wells

In celebration of Pilot International’s motto Do More Care More Be More; the Evening Pilot Club of Sumter will create a year round project of Making a Difference. During the year our club will raise public awareness about Pilot International efforts while providing respite to individuals and by supporting specific groups of caregivers for their meaningful deeds. Each month a specific group of caregivers will be chosen by our club to be supported or recognized. All activities will be documented to include description of Pick Me Up, recipient, date, feedback and photographs in our Making a Difference 2019-2020 scrapbook.

In October, members began distributing 100 Pilot Pals to the coroner’s office, Department of Social Services Protective Services, and YWCA women’s shelter. The teddy bears have bibs which state Pilot Pal Cares for You, compliments of the Evening Pilot Club of Sumter. Each bear has a red heart under their bib. The purpose of the bears is to help comfort children who are separated from a parent or undergo traumatic experiences such as fire, separation and death. Children are seriously psychologically harmed when they are separated from their parents or experience trauma. By comforting and providing empathy during time of stress, children were more disposed to develop coping skills. The organizations receiving the bears will have open invitation to request additional bears during the year, thus Making a Difference to the children.

We believe children who are separated from the family experience loss and often need a little something to help them cope. If it is successful, we hope to continue annually and make this our clubs signature project!

Learn more about the Evening Pilot Club of Sumter by visiting their Official Facebook page below:
https://www.facebook.com/Evening-Pilot-Club-of-Sumter-455557564587172/

Learn how you can make a difference by visiting:
https://www.pilotinternational.org/becomeapilot/

2019 Annual Convention Digital Photography Gallery Download Now Available

September 9, 2019 By Claire Wells

The SmugMug imaging hosting service now allows Pilot International friends the power to download the entire 2019 Annual Convention photography digital gallery.

This download provides high-resolution photos directly to you in a digital delivery .zip file format.

Let’s get started!

What’s in the .zip file?

A ZIP file, like other archive file formats, is simply a collection of one or more files and/or folders but is compressed into a single file for easy transportation and compression.

The price for the entire digital gallery is only $25.

To begin your purchase, please follow the instructions below.

Need help? Please send your request to contact@pilothq.org.

SmugMug Download Instructions

Go to this website: https://pilotinternational.smugmug.com
Click on any photograph in the gallery
Click Buy Photos (Green Button)
Choose “Buy Gallery Download”
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Once the gallery is ready for download, you’ll receive a link to download your .zip file. If you’re still browsing the gallery when your file becomes ready, you’ll see a pop-up notification.

SmugMug will also send you an email to you with the download links. These links will expire automatically after two weeks to help keep your photos safe and reduce storage of stale files in case you make changes to the gallery. Your download will be split into several .zip files to help speed up downloading. Just click each link that appears to ensure you grab every .zip file.

We appreciate your support and we hope you enjoy the 2019 Annual Convention photography!

See you next year in Atlantic City, New Jersey!

Save the date! June 24-27, 2020

Pilot International donates new books to Book ‘Em

August 30, 2019 By Claire Wells

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Macon, Georgia – On Friday, August 23, 2019, Pilot International Headquarters staff and the Executive Committee participated in a service project sorting and boxing books donated at Pilot International’s recent convention in Chicago. The books were given to Book ‘Em, a Macon/Bibb County based non-profit that provides at-risk children of all ages with new and gently used books.

The books are distributed by the Macon-Bibb Sheriff’s Office at school-wide book giveaways in an effort to prevent summer learning loss, also known as “Summer Slide,” during The Sheriff’s Office’s summer CHAMPS camps; during various community events, many held at our local recreation centers; at back-to-school kick-off events; and by patrol officers who keep books in their cars to give to children they encounter through their patrol duties.

Why is this so important?

The literacy rate really determines the success or failure of a community, as demonstrated by the fact that many municipalities use the reading achievement test scores of 3rd graders in their schools to project the number of jail cells needed in 20 years. Additionally, the Macon-Bibb Sheriff’s Office hope is that this gift of books will help the children of Macon-Bibb see law-enforcement officers as friends and allies whom they can trust.

To learn more about Book ‘Em, please visit:
https://maconbookem.org/how-you-can-help/

About Pilot International

Pilot International is a community-based volunteer service organization founded in 1921 in Macon, Georgia, on the principles of “Friendship and Service.” The name “Pilot” was inspired by the mighty riverboat pilots of that day who represented leadership and guidance. Pilots “Do More. Care More. Be More.” by providing financial and hands-on community service, focusing on brain safety and health and supporting those who care for others.
The organization also provides service opportunities for youth in Anchor clubs, and young adults in Compass clubs. With almost 14,000 members, Pilot, Compass, and Anchor Clubs are located throughout the United States, the Bahamas, Japan, and South Africa.

Pilot International remains headquartered in Macon, where the staff serves its international constituency. Contact your local Pilot Club(s) or visit our website at https://pilotinternational.org to find out more about our friendship and service opportunities.