Spring/Summer 2019 – v5, i1
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From the President – Spring/Summer 2019
Dear Wings of Hope Family, There is a first time for everything. The first six months of this year have proven to be no exception to that age-old bit of truth. In the pages of this newsletter, you will read…Oh, What a Night! 2019 Dinner Auction Breaks Records
More than 450 guests packed the Khorassan Ballroom at the Chase Park Plaza for our 2019 Hope Is Where the Heart Is gala on February 9 – setting a new attendance record and raising nearly $400,000 (an all-time high) for…Soar into STEM Launches
If you happened by the Wings of Hope hangar on a Saturday this past April, you might have seen some very young “mechanics” working on our aircraft. These were 20 students from the Kirkwood, Jennings, Ferguson-Florissant school districts and the…We are the People’s Choice!
When Wings of Hope learned we had made the cut as a finalist in the St. Louis Regional Chamber’s Arcus Awards – which recognizes organizations that make St. Louis a great place to live, work and invest – we had…Spring Airplane Raffle Sells Out in Record Time!
Our April 1st airplane raffle sold out so fast – 2 hours 50 minutes – we barely had time to get our second cup of coffee before all 4,000 tickets were gone. The grand prize, a 1978 Beechcraft C-23 Sundowner,…Nicaragua
In May, Director of Programs Jessica Watson and Global Programs Manager Tiffany Nelson visited our partner Adventist World Aviation (AWA) in Nicaragua. AWA provides lifesaving medical air transport to indigenous communities along the Miskito Coast. Wings of Hope spent time…New South American Partner
We are excited to announce a new partnership with Patrulla Aérea Civil Colombiana – a nonprofit in Bogotá, Colombia with 51 years’ experience in medical and humanitarian brigades for people living in extreme conditions of poverty, social or geographical exclusion,…Ladies Luncheon Highlights Power of Partnership
The ladies of Wings of Hope gathered at the Chase Park Plaza for their annual luncheon on June 6. Wings of Hope Board member and Executive Director of St. Louis Children’s Hospital Shelley Perulfi was the featured speaker. Shelley shared…Soaring to New Heights to Secure Our Future
Wings of Hope is in the midst of a major campaign to grow our endowment to secure the future of our U.S. Medical Relief & Air Transport (MAT) program. The goal of the Soaring to New Heights Endowment Campaign is…Meet Our Newest Board Members
PHOTO: From left to right - Adam Kruger, Dr. Manish Kohli, and Dr. Kendra Holmes On June 26, our three newest board members spent the day at Wings of Hope – meeting with our team leads and learning more about…New Staff Supports Growth & Strategic Plan
PHOTO: Brooke Bennett & Tiffany Nelson You may have noticed some new faces among the Wings of Hope staff – and a few who are familiar. Tiffany Nelson joined our team as the new full-time global programs manager in March.…Volunteer Hours Add Up!
In January 2019, we started tracking volunteer hours using Volgistics, a volunteer management software tool. Since then, 238 volunteers have tracked their hours, checking in and out of Wings of Hope using a touchscreen monitor every time they volunteer. Year…
