Winter 2017 – v3, i1
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From the President – Winter 2017
As we enter our busiest season here at Wings of Hope, I sometimes wonder if Mother Nature is having a little chuckle at our expense — shortening the days just when it seems as if there are never enough hours…
Chicken Project Hatches in Nicaragua
For a number of years, our work in Nicaragua has centered on providing medevac services to the indigenous Miskito people living in remote villages. In August, Adventist World Aviation (AWA) took over this service when we sent our pilot TJ…
22-Year Old Logs 22 MAT Flights
Although about 85% of the individuals we transport are children, we place no age constraints on those we serve. Sometimes, we begin transporting our patients as children and continue to fly them well into adulthood. This is the case with…
Congratulations to Our Airplane Raffle Winners!
On October 25, we drew the winning tickets to our latest airplane raffle. Congratulations to Chris Cookenmaster of Arley, Alabama, who won our grand prize plane, and Christopher Haroldson of Fargo, North Dakota, who won the second prize PPL Scholarship!…
Small Change, Big Impact
Wings of Hope was the grateful recipient of a $2,000 grant from the Regional Business Council’s SMALL CHANGE, BIG IMPACT program – an effort to support nonprofits and community agencies in the St. Louis region that have difficulty funding small,…
Three Sixty Luau Benefits Wings of Hope
For the second consecutive year, Three Sixty hosted an “End of Summer Luau” benefitting Wings of Hope. Guests enjoyed Hawaiianthemed food and entertainment from the glorious vantage point of Three Sixty’s rooftop bar – and Wings of Hope got 10%…
Grant to Support Papua New Guinea!
The International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Foundation awarded Wings of Hope an $8,000 grant to support medevac services at one of our newest field bases: Papua New Guinea. This is the second grant we have received from the…
STEM Students Rebuild Wings of Hope Plane
Fifty middle and high school students from the Lancaster Independent School District in Texas are spending their Saturdays rebuilding a Cessna 182 Wings of Hope delivered to a hangar near the Dallasarea school earlier this fall. This intensive, hands-on STEM…








