From the President
From the President – Spring/Summer 2023
Is It Summer Already? 2023 is off to a roaring start for Wings of Hope. Not even halfway through the year and we’ve already celebrated a successful Soaring to New Heights Gala, completed the fifth year of our SOAR into…From the President – Fall/Winter 2022
Dear Wings of Hope Family, Autumn is my favorite season. The cool crisp air, crunching leaves, long shadows at twilight — it is a magical time. I often think of autumn as a period of reflection on what we discovered…
From the President – Spring/Summer 2022
Dear Wings of Hope Family, It’s all about relationships. Technology can be a wonderful way to bridge distances as we all learned during COVID. Using applications like WebEx, Zoom and Teams allowed us all to keep up with one another,…From the President – Fall/Winter 2021
Dear Wings of Hope Family, Hanging on the wall in my office are a series of photos from visits I have made to our field bases around the world. Each picture tells a story about someone we have helped. Another…From the President – Spring/Summer 2021
Dear Wings of Hope Family, As we think back on the most used words of the past year, surely one of them will be “pause.” In so many different ways, as a community and as individuals, we were asked to…From the President – Fall/Winter 2020
Dear Wings of Hope Family, “Lean in.” This phrase became popular in 2013 when a book bearing that title was released. Its author is Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. At the time, the phrase was a rallying call for…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…From the President – Fall/Winter 2019
Dear Wings of Hope Family, As I was previewing this newsletter, I was struck by all the different people who have had a hand in carrying forward our mission during the last few months – from long-time volunteers, to major…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…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…From the President – Spring/Summer 2018
At 8 years old, I was fascinated by the magical worlds created by Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. “The Cat in the Hat,” “The Lorax,” “Horton Hears a Who” — these were worlds where it was okay to have…From the President – Fall/Winter 2017
As a 7-year-old in my hometown of Dwight, a small, central Illinois farm town, “charitable acts” meant washing cars to raise money for baseball uniforms, holding bake sales and, in junior high school, selling merchandise from a blue suitcase through…From the President – Summer 2017
This issue of LIFT is jam-packed with stories about so many good things happening at Wings of Hope! As I was thinking about what ties all these stories together, it came to me: Every single one of our efforts requires…From the President – Spring 2017
As I was pondering the theme for this newsletter, one word kept bubbling to the surface: GRATITUDE. I write it in all caps here, as it is so prominent in my thoughts. I am grateful for your incredible response to…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…From the President – Fall 2016
Kids going back to school … leaves changing color… fall is a time of transition. As I write the opening to this fall newsletter, we are in the midst of a number of transitions at Wings of Hope. First, Wings…From the President – Spring 2016
Spring is a season of renewal and growth— so it seems appropriate that in this issue of LIFT, I update you on several key areas of renewal at Wings of Hope. First, I am thrilled to announce that we have…From the President – Winter 2016
The crisp fall air has given over to the cold winter wind, signaling the end of 2015 — and what a year it has been for Wings of Hope! We transitioned our leadership with my start as president in January…From the President – Fall 2015
Summer has been busy as we have ramped up our MAT operations with our second Seneca III. We have seen about a 15% growth in our operations; while also reducing our fuel expenses since it replaced a less fuel efficient…From the President – Summer 2015
My recent travel to visit bases we serve included: Belize, Ecuador and Nicaragua. I was able to meet some of the people we serve and help with our medical air relief and community development. The three coun-tries have distinct needs…From the President – Spring 2015
The New Year is off to a fast start since I arrived on January 1st to take over as president of Wings of Hope. As I look forward to 2015, I see my role as servant leader to you. This…
