Fall/Winter 2018 – v4, i2
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From the President – Fall/Winter 2018
46,000 lives. This is the number of people we directly served through our international programs and U.S.- based Medical Relief & Air Transport (MAT) Program last year. While that’s an impressive number, it doesn’t mean as much until you take…Delivering Health Care in Tanzania and Zambia
When Wings of Hope President and CEO Bret Heinrich visited Tanzania this past June, he was able to join our longtime partner Flying Medical Service (FMS) on their fly-in medical clinics serving Maasai women and children. FMS flies doctors into…Potential Partnerships in South America
In August, Bret continued his field-site visits in South America, joined by Wings of Hope mechanic Curtis Kelley. First stop Paraguay: Our field director, Cliff Schisler, uses a 1959 Cessna 175 to support the Guarani people with medevac services, health…Wings of Hope Volunteer is Honored as Ageless Remarkable
Our own Jay Rickmeyer, who has been volunteering in our hangar going on 18 years, was honored on October 20 by the St. Andrew's Charitable Foundation as an Ageless Remarkable St. Louisan. The award recognizes individuals, 75 and older, who…Fall Raffle Sells Out in Four Hours – Raises $260K!
All 4,000 tickets to our September 17 airplane raffle sold out in four hours! We continue to be blown away by the popularity of our raffles — and the generosity of our ticket buyers. Most important, this raffle generated more…Spring Raffle Plane Delivered
Brian Franz of Texas is the grand prize winner and proud new owner of the Cessna 172 we raffled off in April. Brian has purchased tickets to several of our raffles, including the most recent one in September. He is…Laurna Godwin Inspires at Wings of Hope Ladies Luncheon
As a three-time Emmy award winning broadcast journalist and owner of her own communications firm, we had high expectations for our Ladies Luncheon speaker this past June — and she did not disappoint! Laurna Godwin inspired everyone with her interactive…Taste of Hope Brings Food, Fun & Friends to the Hangar!
The second annual Taste of Hope drew 300 people to the Wings of Hope hangar on Saturday, October 6, for an afternoon of noshing on tasty samples from Vito’s in the Valley, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Zen Thai & Japanese Cuisine,…GSLBAA Golf Tournament & Trivia Night Benefits Wings of Hope
Every year, Wings of Hope is the fortunate beneficiary of two fundraising events hosted by the Greater St. Louis Business Aviation Association, or GSLBAA. This past summer, GSLBAA’s annual golf tournament and trivia night resulted in a $29,000 gift to…Wings of Hope Represents in America’s Parade
Future Wings of Hope pilot, Mason, led the Wings of Hope balloon down the streets of St. Louis in America’s Birthday Parade. We fly Mason to St. Louis Children’s Hospital for treatment of clubfeet and he makes the entire Wings…Thank You!
Herbert A. & Adrian W. Woods Foundation Supports MAT Thank you to the Herbert A. & Adrian W. Woods Foundation for their $11,000 grant supporting our MAT program. This family foundation has a long history of giving in the St.…
