AFW Provides a Haven from Chaos February 20, 2022 Technological progress has hit the fast forward button on our society, and, at times, it seems like we’re all playing catch-up. We find it increasingly difficult to take a pause to reflect or find a foothold at this blistering pace. With endless distraction and information overwhelm, it can be hard to appreciate just how historically momentous this time is. We attach grand labels like “The Great Resignation” or “… Alexandro Ramirez Read More »
Angel Flight West Volunteers During Coronavirus May 17, 2020 On the morning of March 30, 2020, Denver Command Pilot Phil Rosnik took off from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport with 85 pounds of handsanitizer in his Cessna Turbo 182 for delivery to Wray Community DistrictHospital. Colorado Hospital Association (CHA), like all others across America, is struggling to get urgently needed supplies to rural hospitals. Our pilots partnered with Colorado Hospital Associati… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
Gaining Altitude: AFW in 2014 July 1, 2014 We are off to a great start in 2014! Our membership is up 10 percent. Total flights flown are up 17 percent. Flights requested are up eight percent. And most importantly, the number of passengers served is up seven percent. Passengers like one-year-old Zohie M. from Ronan, MT, who suffers from a condition called synostosis, runs the risk of severely stunted growth and development without surgical intervention at Se… Josh Olson Read More »
‘The Aviators’ To Put The Spotlight On Angel Flight West’ June 12, 2014 On Wednesday June 11, 2014 by The Global Dispatch news website published an article announcing that Angel Flight West, along with two other public benefit aviation organizations, will be featured in the international hit docuseries “The Aviators.” As the author of this article explains, “The Aviators is an award-winning weekly TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft,… Jill Dannis Read More »
2013 Annual Report May 28, 2014 Congratulations on another outstanding year for Angel Flight West! Your help and support in 2013 enabled Angel Flight West to continue its invaluable work in arranging free air transportation to those with critical healthcare or social needs. Our 2013 Annual Report tells our story by the numbers, by the people we serve, and by the donors and pilots who make our “miracles of flight” possible. This is y… Jill Dannis Read More »
Lightspeed Aviation Foundation Contest May 16, 2014 Lightspeed Aviation Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2014 Pilot’s Choice Awards. Angel Flight West has been named one of 15 finalists selected out of hundreds of nominees! The Lightspeed Aviation Foundation will administer grants to the top-voted charity organizations out of these 15 finalists. Selected charities will receive up to $10,000! Keeping the commitment to providing this crucial reso… Jill Dannis Read More »
Spring 2014 Newsletter April 3, 2014 Linked here is Angel Flight West’s 2014 Spring Newsletter. Please take a look at all the exciting things happening at AFW to continue to better position us to help those we serve and enable us to help even more passengers in need. Jill Dannis Read More »
We Give Thanks for Many Things February 5, 2014 Christian L. flown by command pilot Dale Lamberton 9.24.13 Christian L. was born a healthy little boy on February 28, 2013. Once home though, his mom worried that his breathing seemed labored and his color wasn’t right–not like the other three babies she’d had. She was told several times that if he was eating, he was fine. However, at his t… Cheri Cimmarrusti Read More »
Help support free medical transportation with a donation January 8, 2014 What if you had a very sick baby and even though life saving medical care was available, it was far from your home and your family didn’t have the resources or the stamina to reach it? Aimee, the loving Mom of a critically ill little boy, Christian, found a solution. Read her “Top 10 Reasons why we love Angel Flight West” 10.Fly with AFW and learn to say “niner” instead of “nine.” 9.Christian’s immune system is weak and a co… afw_web_admin Read More »
In the Hanger: Jill Dannis January 3, 2014 Jill Dannis Jill Dannis is one of our newest mission operations coordinators. She originally came to AFW as an intern in the spring of 2011 after seeing a job post from AFW on the Loyola Marymount University student career services website. As an intern that spring, Jill did general office work while also training to be a mission coordinato… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
We Are Thankful December 1, 2013 AFW Executive Director, Alan Dias As 2013 draws to a close, AFW can take pride in knowing that we have once again positively impacted hundreds of lives and perhaps saved a few. Giving back by doing something we are passionate about like aviation is a special blessing, and this opportunity is truly something for which we can be thankful. As a… Alan Dias Read More »
