1/29/14 - A local aviation museum currently restoring a WWII era plane known as Sandbar Mitchell recovered from Alaska last summer is asking for community support in an online grant contest. Brighton's Aviation Museum, Warbirds of Glory, is hoping to win one of ten small business grants including the $25,000 grand prize as part of a FedEx Facebook contest. The new, small museum is inspired and directed by Patrick Mihalek. Heâs currently working with local youth to restore the WWII B-25 Mitchell bomber, which he and a group of volunteers recovered from Alaska last July in hopes of transforming the wrecked airframe into a flying piece of WWII history. Mihalek says the grant money would be used to buy new safety equipment for their youth volunteers, needed specialty tools for the restoration, and sheet aluminum to make much needed parts. In order to vote individuals must have a Facebook account and are allowed one vote daily. More information and a link to the voting site can be found below. (JM)
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