The Wings of Hope Soaring to New Heights Gala presented by FabickCat lived up to its name on Saturday, April 6, when 225 guests gathered at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac to celebrate the organization’s mission-critical work of changing and…

The Story of Two Pilots Who Delivered Wings of Hope’s First Plane to Kenya Thank you to Elizabeth Donovan (Bud Donovan’s widow), Courtney Lemus (Bud Donovan’s daughter) and Marianna Scheller (Jerry Fay’s daughter) for sharing their recollections of Bud Donovan…

Five-year-old Brock was a “beautiful, chubby baby,” according to his mom, Emily. But once he transitioned off formula, he couldn’t tolerate solid foods and wasn’t gaining weight.“He kept growing taller but getting thinner and thinner,” said Emily.Doctors in Brock’s rural…

Elsa Klarich has been volunteering, flying or consulting for Wings of Hope for over 10 years. Many know her from her days bush flying for our partner, Flying Medical Service, in Tanzania. These days, she’s consulting for organizations, including Wings…

Lisha Maganti is headed off to the University of Colorado Boulder in the fall to study aerospace engineering. Although the Marquette High School graduate always knew she wanted to study engineering, she credits Wings of Hope with steering her toward…

Wings of Hope is happy to announce some recent personnel changes among our staff and board members. In March, we welcomed Brittni Snidle as our new director of development and communications. Snidle replaced Holly Berthold who is now director of…

Amanda Hill doesn’t fit the typical profile of an aviation mechanic: She's young — now 32, she graduated with her A&P/IA certification 13 years ago — and she's a lot more interested in the wires and electronics that keep a…