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MAEA Announces Launch of New Science Center Website
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 12, 2003
Minority Aviation Education Association Science Center
launches newly redesigned website for the Science Center featuring
The Extended Classroom.
WHEELING, WV - September 12 2003- Minority Aviation Education
Association, the preeminent science and math outreach company and
the largest minority-owned and operated organization of its type in
the country, launched is newly redesigned Science Center website
today. The website highlights include program statistics and
information about the new Science Center facilities.
Located at
www.MAEAScienceCenter.org, the site features an email mailing
list, a rotating photo gallery which displays a different picture on
every page, a full news section and lots of information on the
proposed new building slated to house the Science Center. The site
also features an extensive photo gallery of pictures from the
current Clay School building.
Darryl Baynes, President of MAEA said that the goal of the new
web site was "to share the plans for the science center with
individuals who are interested in the education of this nation’s
youth." Furthermore, he added "we plan to use the web site as a
portal of information sharing. This information will be about MAEA
and its programs, as well as a way to keep in touch with individuals
who want updates about progress and news within the organization."
The Center will be hosting over 20 laboratories focusing on
subjects including distance learning, FBI forensics, chemistry,
water quality, science of music and transportation design
engineering. The Center will also feature special use areas which
include a science store, a gym area and athletic enrichment
programs.
In May 2002, Baynes purchased the 83,000 square-foot building
which used to be the Clay School, located in Wheeling. The building
will be the future site of the "MAEA Extended Classroom" featuring
hands-on interactive exhibits and various educational programs such
as a Space Camp.
MAEA has launched a fund-raising campaign to raise the capital
necessary to complete the project. The SOS Campaign (The Gift of
Science Offers Success Campaign for Institutional Advancement)
intends to raise $12.5 million which will go towards lab
development, an endowment fund and building the new facility. The
new website also features a secure online donation tool to collect
gifts from visitors wishing to donate using their credit cards.
Baynes adds "the new web site also allows those who are so
inclined to donate to the science center project on line in a secure
environment." Of future plans for the site, Baynes also said that
they included "showing the progress of the science center project as
it proceeds forward. Showing movement is critical to obtaining
funding from sources who don’t want to be the first people in the
pool."
Contributors to the campaign include businesses, community
organizations, educational institutions, foundations, government
representatives and individuals. Among the contributors are Ohio
County Administrator Greg Stewart, Wheeling Jesuit University, the
Wheeling Rotary Club, the IBM Foundation, and the City of Wheeling.
The website was redesigned by Sandaleo.com, a technology
consulting firm providing custom digital solutions in the form of
websites, custom software and marketing services. Sandaleo's mission
is to help its clients leverage the internet for business.
ABOUT MAEA
Minority Aviation Education Association Inc., best known as MAEA,
is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to introducing
minorities and women to science, math and technology. MAEA is the
preeminent science and math outreach company and the largest
minority-owned and operated organization of its type in the country.
MAEA was founded in 1992 by Darryl Lee Baynes in response to the
under-representation of minorities and women in the field of
aviation. This focus was later expanded to encompass science, math
and technology based careers in response to the same concerns. The
organization provides programs annually for more than 100,000
students, teachers and parents around the country.
ABOUT SANDALEO
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CONTACTS
MAEA
800-701-MAEA (6232)
info@maeasciencecenter.org
http://www.maeasciencecenter.org
Sandaleo
888-615-9538
info@sandaleo.com
http://www.sandaleo.com
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