Newsletter
LIFT – Spring/Summer 2024
Issue Highlights
- 2024 Soaring to New Heights Gala
- Bud Donovan & Jerry Fay: The Story of Two Pilots Who Delivered Wings of Hope’s First Plane to Kenya
- MAT Story: Brock
- Elsa Klarich: Crewed and Uncrewed Aviation Consultant
- SOAR into STEM Helps Launch Student’s Future
- New — and Familiar — Faces Around Wings of Hope
- Meet Wings of Hope’s New Avionics Technician: Amanda Hill
LIFT – Fall/Winter 2023
Issue Highlights
- 1st Annual Pulling for Hope event
- WoH Hangar updates with Steve Johnson
- The Piccirillis: A Wings of Hope Family Affair
- WoH Receives $2.5 Million Gift from Donald and Ruth Malvern Foundation
- Amy Cole Buehler promoted to President
- Boeing Funds SOAR into STEM Growth with $100,000 Grant
- Sister Gives Brother Raffle Prize
LIFT – Spring/Summer 2023
Issue Highlights
- 2023 Soaring to New Heights Gala
- MAT Story: Micah
- SOAR into STEM students visit our partners in Ecuador
- The Flying Nun: Sister Michael Therese Ryan
- Global Humanitarian Network: Samaritan Aviation
- Wings of Hope welcomes new board members
LIFT – Fall/Winter 2022
Issue Highlights
- 2022 Taste of Hope Recap
- Milton Caniff Spirit of Flight Award
- History of Hope: Captain Clarence “Clancy” Hess
- MAT updates & MAT Story: Caleb
- Hangar Hosts Media and Retailers Interested in Oris Wings of Hope Watch
LIFT – Spring/Summer 2022
Issue Highlights
- 2022 Soaring to New Heights Gala
- SOAR into STEM Inspires Students to Take Flight
- Program Notes: Ecuador
- Wings of Hope welcomes four new Board members
- FAA Honors Wings of Hope Volunteer Ed Schertz
- Anniversary Founders Series: Joe Fabick
LIFT – Fall/Winter 2021
Issue Highlights
- 2021 Taste of Hope Recap
- Taking STEM & Aviation to the Next Level
- Wings of Hope Partners with South Africa
- MAT Story: Gracin
- New Sign Marks WoH Entrance
- GSLFIA Honors Butch Giessman
- HYSPECO Dontates Door Repairs
- WoH Houses Samaritan Aviation Float Plane
- New BERT Pilot Gives Back to His Home Country
LIFT – Spring/Summer 2021
Issue Highlights
- MAT Story: Cortney McKenna
- Flight Operations Manager, Karen Andrews, off to new adventures
- Volunteer Spotlight: Dick Horowitz
- Spotlight: Flying Medical Service and Tanzania
- Maasai pilot, Richard Ju, gets his PPL
- Spring 2021 Airplane Raffle recap
- Wings welcomes four new Board members, say goodbye to two
- Anniversary Founders Series: George Haddaway
LIFT – Fall/Winter 2020
Issue Highlights
- 2020 Taste of Hope Drive-Thru Recap
- Volunteer Spotlight: Leslie Cuppett, MAT Pilot
- Soar into STEM Goes Virtual, Welcomes Meghann Pytka & Charity James
- Soar into STEM alum, Ethan Peterson, makes first solo flight
- Spotlight: Justin Giessman joins Board
- September Airplane Raffle Recap
- What’s going on with the 2021 Gala?
- Navajo aircraft joins MAT fleet
- Acknowledging WoH supporters
- John “Mike” Cordell Children’s Charity Golf Classic Recap
LIFT – Spring/Summer 2020
Issue Highlights
- 2020 Gala Recap
- Three new Directors join the Board
- New Director of Operations: Tim Long
- Wings of Hope plane sent to Paraguay on a new mission
- New Piper Navajo expands MAT Program reach
- 2019 September Airplane Raffle follow-up
- Recognition of supporters
- April 2020 Airplane Raffle sells out
- Jon Cordell Memorial Golf Tournament
LIFT – Fall/Winter 2019
Issue Highlights
- 3rd Annual Taste of Hope Recap
- New Leadership: Amy Buehler named new Director of Development
- Wings of Hope VP Laura Helling retiring in 2020
- New Partners: Papua New Guinea and Ecuador
- Elizabeth Dole is Honorary Chair of Soaring to New Heights Campaign
- Gene Pfautsch receives Distinguished volunteer Award
- Blue Angels visit Wings of Hope
- Island Hopping Kitchen Tour benefits Wings
- The ISTAT Foundation grants support STEM & Ecuador programs
- 2019 Autumn Airplane Raffle sells out
- WoH Board selects new leadership
LIFT – Spring/Summer 2019
Issue Highlights
- 2019 Dinner Auction Recap
- Soar into STEM launches
- WoH awarded St. louis Regional Chamber’s Arcus Award
- April Airplane Raffle Recap
- Field Notes: Nicaragua
- New partnership with Patrulia Aerea Civil Colombiana
- Ladies Luncheon: Shelly Perulfi
- Soaring to New Heights Endowment Campaign
- New board members: Dr. Kendra Homes, Dr. Manish Kohli, & Adam Kruger
- Changes in staff: Tiifany Nelson, Brooke Bennet, Beth Campbell, Steve Tompkin, and Lena Freeman
- Volunteer hours and Volgistics
LIFT – Fall/Winter 2018
Issue Highlights
- Field Notes: Tanzania & Zambia
- Feild Notes: Potential Partners in South America
- Jay Rickmeyer – Ageless Remarkable
- Fall Raffle Recap
- Spring Raffle Plane Delivered
- Laurna Godwin Speaks at Ladies Luncheon
- Upcoming Events: Taste of Hope, GSLBAA Trivia Night, America’s Parade, & Annual Appeal
- Wings of Hope Supporters: Woods Foundation, ISTAT Foundation, Macy’s, Katie’s Pizza & Pasta, St. Louis Homes + Lifestyles Magazine, & Boeing
LIFT – Spring/Summer 2018
Issue Highlights
- 2018 Gala celebrates 15 years of MAT
- MAT Story: Mason
- Spring airplane raffle update
- Special guest has history with N206KY
- GoJET Airlines sponsors Plane Wash
- NBC News Milwaukee feature plane donation
- Berges Family Foundation donation
- Pilot Ken Pratt writes from Belize
- STEM plane to Guyana
- Soar into STEM readies for launch
- Maritz supports Soar into STEM
LIFT – Fall/Winter 2017
Issue Highlights
- Global Program: Cambodia
- MAT Story: Stephanie
- STEM Plane Revealed in Ceremony
- Piper 6 to Belize
- Taste of Hope Recap
- Plane Donation is Family Tradition
- Gateway Buick|GMC Gives Back
- Minnesota Woman Wins Spring Airplane Raffle
- Fall Raffle Winner Announced
- Fabick Celebrates 100 Years; Donates $100K
- Boeing Emplyess Give
- GSLFIA Recognizes Wings
- Volunteer Receives Order of the Aviator
- GSLBAA Celebrates Fabick Cat’s Aviation Heritage
LIFT - Summer 2017
Issue Highlights
- Global Program: Women in India
- Young Ambassadors support Tanzania for 2017
- April Raffle Recap
- Give STL Day Wrap-up
- Gateway Gives Back
- MAT Story: A Mom’s Thank You
- Ladies Luncheon Recap
LIFT - Spring 2017
Issue Highlights
- “Hope Is Where The Heart Is” Gala recap
- Cessna 172 raffle plane delivered
- Global Program: T.J.’s blog “The Day I Froze”
- Annual Appeal wrap up
- Piper Archer II raffle promotion
LIFT - Winter 2017
Issue Highlights
- Global Program: Nicaragua Chicken Project
- MAT Story: Corynn
- September 12 Raffle Winners announced
- Regional Business Council grant
- ISTAT grant towards Papua New Guinea
- Three Sixty Luau wrap
- Lancaster ISD STEM project
- 2017 Gala anouncement
LIFT - Fall 2016
Issue Highlights
- Field Notes: Kimberly Townsend announced new field manager for Cambodia
- MAT Story: Karen Andrews
- Cessna 172 Airplane Raffle update
- Update on community support
- WoH receives C-150 donation
- Fabick Cat turns 100 years old
- WoH represents in EAA Airventure in Oshkosh
LIFT - Summer 2016
Issue Highlights
- Wings of Hope completes aircraft for service in Arusha, Tanzania
- MAT Story: Griffin
- April Airplane Raffle
- Give STL Day
- Annual Ladies Luncheon
LIFT - Spring 2016
Issue Highlights
- “A Night for Miracles” Dinner Auction & Gala Recap
- Kendra Scott Jewelry Pull
- Patty Wagstaff & Barrington Irving join Honorary Council
- What is dot NGO?
- 2016 Airplane Raffle flyer
LIFT - Winter 2016
Issue Highlights
- Field Notes: English-speaking program in Cambodia
- MAT Story: William
- Volunteer Spotlight: Megan Fabick & Paul Voorhees
- Boeing Donation
- Wings of Hope welcomes Angela Walleman
- “A Night for Miracles” Dinner Auction & Gala
LIFT - Fall 2015
Issue Highlights
- MAT Story – Lilyanna
- Dinner Auction
- Volunteer Spotlight – Kelly Vaughn
- Young Ambassadors
- Rooftop Luau
LIFT - Summer 2015
Issue Highlights
- Field Notes from Nicaragua – StraightUp Solar
- MAT Story – “A Night for Miracles” Dinner Auction & Gala
- Volunteer Spotlight – Del & Annie Reiff
- Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
LIFT - Spring 2015
Issue Highlights
- Field Notes from Nicaragua – TJ Stewart named new Field Director
- MAT Story – Claire
- Volunteer Spotlight – Frank Almeter
- St. Patrick’s Day Parade