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| | Gathering of Eagles event tops the $1 million mark |
 | | EAA garnered record support in its annual fundraiser, The Gathering of Eagles, held Thursday night at the EAA AirVenture Museum’s Eagle Hangar. |
 | | More than 1,000 members of the aviation community attended the gala event, and when the night was over, more than $1.3 million was raised to support EAA’s youth inspiration and education mission: promote the future of, and build a legacy for, aviation. |
 | | EAA estimates that, in addition to generously providing their time and talents, EAA-member Young Eagles participants donated approximately $500,000 in fuel costs alone in the past year. |
| www.airventure.org /2006/satjuly29/gathering.html (488 words) |
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