Spring 2017 – v3, i2
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From the President – Spring 2017
As I was pondering the theme for this newsletter, one word kept bubbling to the surface: GRATITUDE. I write it in all caps here, as it is so prominent in my thoughts. I am grateful for your incredible response to…
Hope Is Where the Heart Is 2017 Gala Shines!
Love was in the air for more than 400 guests at Wings of Hope’s 15th annual Hope is Where the Heart is gala on Feb. 11 at The Chase Park Plaza. The evening boasted record attendance and raised significant funds…
Wings of Hope Delivers C-172 to Fall Raffle Winner!
On a sunny Friday in February, Chris Cookenmaster looked up to see his first plane landing on the runway at Walker County Airport. Chris was the winner of Wings of Hope’s fall 2016 airplane raffle. He found out about the…
The Day I Froze
By TJ StewartFrom the cockpit, I can see the sun setting as the plane starts descending into Dangriga, a small town on the coast of Belize. I am responding to a call about a boat that capsized with a young…
We Appealed to You … And You Responded Big Time!
In 2013, we started mailing you an annual appeal during the holiday season. That first year, we kept our expectations low. We already had the most generous donors in the world: How much more could we ask? Well, you blew…





