Montgomery County, VA – A recent article by The Washington Post describes a new pilot program between Wing, a drone delivery service, and Montgomery County Public Schools. The company has partnered with the school system to use drones to deliver library books to students in the Christiansburg area this summer. The deliveries will begin the week of June 8, 2020.
The idea was hatched by Blacksburg Middle School librarian Kelly Passek. Here is what she had to say about the new program in the article:
“I think kids are going to be just thrilled to learn that they are going to be the first in the world to receive a library book by drone.”
Wing started drone delivery of food, beverages, medications, and packages to select Christiansburg customers in October 2019. Virginia’s New River Valley is an expanding market for the unmanned systems industry, including drones. Learn more about the growth of this industry in our region here.
Read the entire article from The Washington Post here: https://wing.com/news/wing-delivers-library-books-to-students
See a video from Wing about the project here:
https://medium.com/wing-aviation/wing-delivers-library-books-to-students-in-virginia-b2cd0ad86551
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