Spring/Summer 2020 – v6, i1
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From the President – Spring/Summer 2020
Dear Wings of Hope Family, When the last edition of this newsletter arrived in your mailboxes in the fall, no one could have predicted what an unusual and unsettling start to 2020 we would be experiencing worldwide. Our way of…Hope is Where the Heart Is – One for the Books!
Our annual Hope Is Where the Heart Is Gala is our most highly anticipated event of the year. And our 2020 event, which took place February 8 at a packed Chase Park Plaza ballroom, lived up to the hype. With…Three New Directors Join the Board
The Wings of Hope Board of Directors elected three new members this spring. Andy Kuchan retired from the Monsanto Company after 30 years in various finance and leadership roles. He is a member of the Town and Country Planning and…Welcome, Tim Long!
On April 6, Tim Long joined Wings of Hope as our new director of operations. Tim will oversee our hangar throughput, turn-and-taxi, building maintenance, landscaping and grounds, vehicle maintenance, safety and purchasing teams. Tim comes to us with more than…Wings of Hope Plane Sent to Paraguay on New Mission
Students worked on plane during 2019 Soar into STEM program On Saturday, January 25, Wings of Hope volunteers, staff and supporters gathered around a Cessna 182 bound for Paraguay to deliver desperately needed medical and humanitarian aid to 20 indigenous…New Piper Navajo Expands MAT Program Reach
Wings of Hope is so pleased to welcome the newest member of its fleet: a 1975 Piper Navajo PA-31-310. President and CEO Bret Heinrich, seen here with Ron Vlach, the Navajo’s former owner, says, “This is an important day for…Against All Odds … Airplane Raffle Winner Finally Gets His Wings
After a lifetime of setbacks, Idaho Falls resident Kelly Howell finally got his plane – a 1965 Cessna 172. Howell was the lucky holder of the grand-prize-winning ticket in Wings of Hope’s September airplane raffle. Howell, who has been buying…Thank You for Supporting Wings of Hope!
We are so grateful for the following funders who make it possible for us to continue changing and saving lives through the power of aviation.* Emerson Charitable Trust Berges Family Foundation Greater St. Louis Business Aviation Association Boeing Employees Community…Airplane Raffle Sells Out – Again!
Our April 1 airplane raffle sold all 5,000 tickets in 11 hours – and raised more than $300,000 to support Wings of Hope. The grand prize winning ticket will be drawn on May 26. “Our airplane raffles are always very…John “Mike” Cordell Memorial Golf Tournament to Benefit Wings of Hope
John “Mike” Cordell was a beloved Shriner and regular visitor to Wings of Hope. When he passed away suddenly in November 2018, it was a big blow to the Wings of Hope family. We knew John as the big guy…
