The 2023 Annual Amelia Earhart Luncheon is on January 28 at 11:00 am at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama. The Zonta Club of Birmingham along with the Alabama Chapter of the 99s will host the event with all proceeds going to the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchison, Kansas.
This year’s guest speaker is Major Sarah Todd Green, USAF. Maj Sarah Todd Green was commissioned into the United States Air Force from AFROTC Det 005 at Auburn University in May 2010. She entered active duty as an Air Battle Manager and spent the first years of her career at Robins AFB, GA, flying as an Air Weapons Officer on the E-8C JSTARS. In 2014, Maj Green was selected to attend Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin AFB, TX and in 2016, she received her current assignment flying the U-28A Draco at Hurlburt Field, FL. She has over 1,000 civilian flying hours, flying everything from a Piper J-3 Cub to a Citation CJ-3. In her time on active duty, she has acquired over 2,200 flying hours, with over 1,200 of those in combat. She has deployed 7 times in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, and INHERENT RESOLVE, serving in Qatar, Djibouti, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Maj Green is currently serving as the 1st Special Operations Wing Chief of Operations (A3), where she leads 89 Airmen from 16 different specialties.
The 2023 Amelia Earhart Luncheon tickets are available on Eventbrite at 2023_ae_luncheon.eventbrite.com. Tickets need to be purchased by January 18th to allow the caterer to have a good count. Remember all proceeds benefit the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchison, Kansas.