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 and Steve Akre taking over […]
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Learning English is Pathway Out of Poverty for Village Children Aviation is a big part of the humanitarian work that we do, but not every effort involves an airplane. This is the case in Cambodia, where we support an education program for students from middle
a Wings of Hope Frequent Flier! Did you know that about 90% of the individuals we serve in our MAT Program are frequent fliers? One of our youngest frequent fliers is William. He was born with clubfoot and arthrogryposis, a joint condition in which some
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The Young Ambassadors of Wings of Hope is off to a fantastic start, in no small part due to the leadership of Megan Fabick, part of a committed nine-member Executive Council. Megan is the granddaughter of Wings of Hope Founder Joe Fabick and a longtime
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Many thanks to Wings of Hope volunteer Paul Voorhees of Big River Aviation! Paul donated a week of his time and expertise to completing the annual inspection of our airplane in Nicaragua. Thanks to Paul’s hard work, we are all set for another year of
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Thank you to Boeing for providing us some wonderful items through their in-kind donation program. We are so grateful for the portable generator, tool storage cabinet, flat screen TV, utility trailer — and so many other useful items!
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Angela Walleman has joined Wings of Hope as our new director of administration. Angela replaces Anne Volland who left Wings after almost five years of service to take a position at another St. Louis nonprofit. Angela comes to us with many years’ experience in nonprofit
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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 grown our Honorary Council by
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More than 375 packed the house at Wings of Hope’s 14th annual “A Night for Miracles” gala on Feb. 13 at The Chase Park Plaza—the single largest fundraiser for our Medical Relief and Air Transport Program. Tickets sold out weeks before the gala, and the
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Wings of Hope is honored and excited to welcome Patty Wagstaff and Barrington Irving to our Honorary Council. Both are esteemed pilots whose feats in the air push the limits of aviation performance. But what makes them such great ambassadors for Wings of Hope is
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