Cliff Schisler and Steve Williams ferry C-182 to Paraguay from St. Louis, MO. Read more in the "LIFT - Spring/Summer 2020" Newsletter.

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LIFT – Fall/Winter 2023

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

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

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

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

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

Newsletter cover art, 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

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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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, &amp 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, Fall 2015.
Issue Highlights
  • MAT Story – Lilyanna
  • Dinner Auction
  • Volunteer Spotlight – Kelly Vaughn
  • Young Ambassadors
  • Rooftop Luau

LIFT - Summer 2015

Newsletter cover art, 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

Newsletter cover art, 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
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