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During Bring Your Child To Work Day, the 6- to 9-year-olds toured Fire Station 24 and happily posed in front of an Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) truck.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Anika Robertson
\nSenior Editor\/Assistant Public Relations Manager<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

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More than 100 Department of Aviation employees brought more than their work bags and lunches to the offices one morning last week.<\/p>\n

April 27 marked Bring Your Child to Work Day, coinciding with the annual U.S. observance of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.<\/p>\n

At ATL, youth ages 6-17 went on behind-the-scenes Airport tours, learned about careers in aviation and even engaged in talks with industry leaders.<\/p>\n

The event kicked off in the North Cargo facility with a welcome from Office of Public Affairs Director Myrna White, who encouraged students to reach for their potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope today\u2019s event inspires the next generation of aviation professionals,\u201d White said. \u201cPerhaps in our midst are airline pilots, aircraft engineers, air traffic controllers and emergency rescue personnel. And who knows? Perhaps someone sitting here today will one day be the general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson.\u201d<\/p>\n

The last organization-wide Bring Your Child to Work Day was in 2010. This year\u2019s revival had two versions \u2013 one hosted by DOA, the other by Tech Campus \u2013 and allowed the youth to shadow their parents on the job.<\/p>\n

Emergency Planner Kamille McCormick was happy her 14-year-old daughter, Jade, saw McCormick\u2019s \u201cworld\u201d away from home.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore coming to ATL, I worked as an emergency planner in public health for almost 10 years,\u201d McCormick said. \u201cShe always thought my job was boring.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the day didn\u2019t change McCormick\u2019s daughter\u2019s plan of becoming a marine biologist, McCormick said, \u201c[Jade] wished some of her friends who haven\u2019t figured out what they want to be had a chance to see some of the interesting things \u2026 like the Delta Training Center.\u201d<\/p>\n

Customized activities included tours of the C4 Control Command Center Mobile Unit, ExpressJet, Stogner Hill, Delta Aircrew Training Center, Fire Station 24, the air traffic control tower, an interactive plane burn at the Atlanta Fire Training Center and the Delta Flight Museum.<\/p>\n

Sparkle Rainey, 13, enjoyed the day\u2019s fun, informative activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d never been to the Airport before,\u201d said Rainey, adding that she plans to research and consider aviation careers, including flight scheduler and pilot.<\/p>\n

Data Analyst Leslie Putnam organized the Tech Campus event for 68 children and aimed to bring \u201cexcitement for learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[This] is important to our entire Tech Campus family because of the essential learning experience the flight community brings to our bright future leaders of tomorrow,\u201d Putnam said.<\/p>\n

Throughout the day, youth heard from a host of speakers, including Officers Lorenzo Stripling and Bernard Day from the K9\/Bomb Squad; ATL Fire Training Center Program Manager Clay Garnett; Lt. Marsha Hill; Operations Supervisor and Emergency Response specialist Kevin Fuzell; Ground Transportation Operations Coordinator Shedrock Neil, and Delta Air Lines pilot Capt. Marcus Neyor.<\/p>\n

Community Affairs Manager Tracy Gilbert, who helped organize DOA\u2019s event, hoped the day encouraged academic and personal achievement.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids today are not sure how to connect learning in the classroom to the world of work,\u201d Gilbert said. \u201cThis life-changing opportunity provided the kids with a personal experience in aviation.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n