Gala 2023

Pan Am Museum Foundation Fundraising Gala

Passage to India

Join us as we celebrate this October in camaraderie with our Pan Am family, friends, and airline enthusiasts and help keep the great spirit of Pan Am alive!

On Saturday, October 14th we celebrate our annual gala themed, “Passage To India”.

So, come for a night of Pan Am nostalgia, dancing, and socializing!

Saturday, October 14th, 2023

Passage To India 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

The Pan Am Museum Foundation

Cradle of Aviation Museum
Charles Lindbergh Boulevard
Garden City, NY 11530

Event Tickets

Ticket sales have closed

This year the auction is available entirely online!

The auction is available from 10/7 to 10/12 at 9:30 PM!

Don’t forget to register to place your bids!

featuring

Special Guests

Keynote Speaker

Fred Burton

New York Time Best-Selling Author

The world’s foremost authority on protective intelligence, security, and executive protection

https://www.officialfredburton.com/

Fred is a former police officer, federal special agent, and New York Times best-selling author. He’s served on the front lines of high-profile investigations like the hunt for and arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing; the 1988 plane crash of PAK-1 that killed U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel and Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq; and the search for Americans kidnapped by Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon.

His best-selling books include his personal memoir

GHOST: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent,

Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent’s Lifelong Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice,

Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi

and his fourth book, Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah’s War Against America.

Special Guest Speaker

Hector Adler

Vice President Flight Services

Pan Am 1988-1991

Hector is a pioneer for the flight attendant profession. He was a member of the first class to include male flight attendants at American Airlines in 1973. He went on to serve in leadership roles at Pan American World Airways, United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Eos Airlines and US Airways before leading the industry largest flight attendant workforce at American Airlines as Senior Vice President Product and Service Delivery.

The Crew Of Pan Am Flight 73 of September 1986

To learn more about Flight 73 and the 1986 hijacking, our award-winning program, The Pan Am Podcast, dedicated two episodes about this historic and tragic event. Click the buttons below to listen:

Entertainment will be provided by Surati for Performing Arts
https://www.suratifpa.org/

The Pan Am Museum is located within the Cradle of Aviation Museum and is part of Nassau County’s Museum Row located on Charles Lindbergh Blvd. in East Garden City, next to Nassau Community College.

Driving Directions

Meadowbrook Parkway to exit M4, follow signs to Museum Row which will put you on Charles Lindbergh Blvd, stay on Charles Lindbergh Blvd. to the second traffic light and turn right into the parking lot.

Airports

Airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), and Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)

Taxis and Ride Share

Taxis, Uber, and Lyft are available at each airport and LIRR station.

Public Transportation (via Bus)

Public Transportation via Bus: The N16 Hempstead-Rockville Centre bus route stops almost directly in front of the Museum.

Public Transportation (via LIRR)

From Manhattan via LIRR (Long Island Railroad): Penn Station to Mineola, Westbury or Garden City. Taxis, Uber, and Lyft are available at each station.