materials and the Military University of Technology in Warsaw, which is working in the area of cyber-research. At the same time, Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship supports a range of community organizations and events across Poland, particularly educational programs that emphasize science and engineering including Łódz Children’s University, a learning program for children ages 7 to 12. The Feminoteka Foundation, with Boeing support, runs the “Girls Aim High” program, which is designed to encourage young women to choose careers stereotypically considered for men only and help them develop leadership skills. Additionally, Boeing has sent Polish teachers to Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., has participated in the Polish-American Internship Initiative since 2014 and supports educational projects at the Museum for the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. Boeing, too, is a supporter of Poland Business Week, a six-day business education program in which high school students experience a simulated work environment and develop business management skills. Both Allen and Prusinski noted that Poland has a rich history in aviation, highlighted by Frank Piasecki, the son of a Polish immigrant who was a pioneer in developing the helicopter. His first company merged with Boeing in 1960 and went on to develop the Chinook helicopter line. Prusinski said Poland continues to encourage such ingenuity and entrepreneurship. “I look at over 1,000 years of Polish history and I see a great people who have great aspirations for their nation and for future generations,” Prusinski said. “In the long run, the discipline, creativity, skills and high education level of the Polish people are characteristics that I believe Boeing must harness for our mutual benefit.” n eric.c.fetters-wal p@boeing.com Photo: LOT Polish Airlines, the national flag carrier, ordered its first Boeing jetliners in 1988 and was the first airline in Europe to take delivery of the 787. shutterstock September 2015 47
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