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EAA AirVenture News Update

Stuffy the Kitty Makes It Home

Social media and perseverance prevail in locating the child owner of a toy cat lost at Oshkosh.

Meg Godlewski
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Brayden and Stuffy reunited [Courtesy Ashley Eveleth]
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Key Takeaways:

  • A stuffed cat named "Stuffy," lost by 6-year-old Brayden Eveleth at EAA AirVenture 2023, was successfully returned to him.
  • The special, lavender-scented toy was reunited with its owner thanks to a viral social media campaign started by an EAA volunteer.
  • Brayden, who had been devastated by the loss of his early birthday gift, was ecstatic to be reunited with his beloved plush toy.
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(Cue Beethoven’s Ode to Joy)

We have an update on the story we brought you last week about the search for the owner of a stuffed animal found at EAA AirVenture 2023. The toy cat named “Stuffy” was returned to her owner today, 6-year-old Brayden Eveleth of Grandview, Iowa, opened the box in the back seat of his mother’s car and was reunited with the plush toy. 

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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