FLYER^® CANDY BAR
PAPER AIRPLANE CONTESTS

Paris Chocolates, Inc., maker of the Flyer Candy Bar, sponsors paper airplane contests for fifth graders. The Flyer Candy Bar Paper Airplane Contests were founded by chocolatier and balloonist John Paris, creator of the Flyer Candy Bar.

The Contests give fifth graders the opportunity to make flying machines with their hands from a simple piece of paper, to learn about aeronautics and flying, and to have fun. They challenge not only the students' creative design skills, but also their ability to launch their creations.

The Inaugural Contest was held in Atchinson, KS, birthplace of Amelia Earhart and home of The International Forest of Friendship, on May 17, 1996 for students at the Atchinson Middle School.

If you are a teacher, please call us at (404) 763-4411, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Students are welcome to give our telephone number to teachers. Inquiries by letter or fax are also welcomed. Our mailing address is:

Flyer Candy Bar Paper Airplane Contests Post Office Box 1281 Washington, Connecticut 06793 Our fax number is (860) 868-5822.

Advisory Board Dorothy Fowler Dorothy Fowler is a sculptor and has been featured in many juried and one-woman shows. She created a bronze of a mother and child titled The Strongest Bond for the Ronald McDonald House in Spokane, WA. She is a licensed pilot and member of the Ninety-Nines. Dr. J. J. Keyser Dr. Keyser is a plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon who has traveled often with Interplast to operate on children in developing countries, most recently in Mongolia. He makes the point that children around the world get the same creative joy by using (and being able to use) their hands. Donald S. Lopez Donald S. Lopez is Deputy Director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. When he joined the Museum in 1972, he became a member of the team that undertook the construction and opening of the Museum. During World War II, Mr. Lopez served in China, where he became an Ace fighter pilot, flying Curtis P-40s and North American p-51s. Mr. Lopez is a member of the American Fighter Aces Association, the Experimental Aircraft Association, and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He has written several books including his most recent, the Fighter Pilot's Heaven: Flight Testing the Early Jets. Doris Miller Doris Miller is a former airplane racer who flew in the All-Woman Transcontinental Air Races, dubbed "The Powder Puff Derby" by Will Rogers, who was the official starter of the first race in 1929. She is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots, and devotes time to teaching kids about flight. John Paris Founder and Co-chair John Paris is a chocolatier and balloonist who founded The Flyer Candy Bar Paper Airplane Contests. He is the creator of the Flyer Candy Bar and founder of Paris Chocolates, Inc., sponsor of the Contests. The Paper Plane Contests are part of his dream to help students learn about flight, to have the opportunity to design and build their own flying machines, and, most importantly, to meet and have fun with other kids.

Access to this site is also available at the following addresses:

• www.paperairplane.com
• www.paperplane.com
• www.paperflyer.com
• www.paperglider.com
• www.paperairplane.net