Santa Claus is Latest Pilot to Join Angel Flight West December 25, 2014 Angel Flight West is pleased to announce the addition of a new volunteer pilot to its membership rolls: Santa Claus. The holiday icon cited a number of reasons for signing up. “Mrs. Claus and I understand how difficult it can be to get medical care when you live in a remote location. There’s not much in the way of specialty treatment at the North Pole, and t… Jill Dannis Read More »
Utah Santa Flights December 9, 2014 Today, AFW planes flew from Salt Lake City to Cedar City to bring Santa and school supplies to underprivileged Utah children! Angel Flight West has been doing Santa Flights in Utah for over 10 years now. Every December, AFW team up with local Boy Scouts to provide school supplies for a rural Utah school. Total Numbers: – 6,000 pounds of donations – $4700 in cash and checks – 20 planes – 1 San… Jill Dannis Read More »
#GivingTuesday Surprise December 3, 2014 AFW had a wonderful #GivingTuesday yesterday, December 2. For those that don’t know about #GivingTuesday it is global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world came together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. One part of AFWs #GivingTuesday was a great news segment on KGUN 9 Tuc… Jill Dannis Read More »
“Safe passage: Angel Flight connects rural patients with volunteer pilots” October 28, 2014 The Casper Star Tribune recently shared a great Angel Flight West story on 18-year-old Angel Flight West frequent flyer Arianne Robledo. Arianne and her mother flew to Denver Children’s hospital for treatment that was not available to her in her hometown of Lander, WY. Check out the story here! Jill Dannis Read More »
Flying ‘angels’ rally around Reno cancer patient October 22, 2014 8-year-old Emily Zimmerman is a frequent flyer with Angel Flight West, and recently heard some great news from her pediatrician at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital on the grounds of Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. After battling a brain tumor since last October, her scans had come back clean. “It’s like being on Team Emily — you share strength and support while working through the chal… Jill Dannis Read More »
Mesothelioma Patient Traveling on Wings of an Angel October 20, 2014 Angel Flight West was recently able to assist passenger Mike Rogers of Alaska with travel for a potentially life-saving trip to Pacific Meso Center. Via our partnership with Alaska Airlines, AFW flew Mike to California for a consultation, where Mike found out about a surgery that may extend his life beyond the six-month prognosis he originally received in Anchorage. Check out the full story by author Tim Povtak fro… Jill Dannis Read More »
Rose Hills Foundation Grant October 6, 2014 The Rose Hills Foundation has generously supported AFW’s programs in Los Angeles County for more than a decade. The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that promote the welfare of humankind in the fields of arts and culture, civic and community services, education, health, and youth services. THANK YOU to the Rose Hills Foundation for recently awarding a generous grant to Angel Flight West. Your suppor… Jill Dannis Read More »
Angel Flight West Honored by Santa Monica History Museum October 2, 2014 Angel Flight West was honored at the Santa Monica History Museum dinner last month. Josh Olson, Executive Director of AFW, accepted the award for AFW “in recognition of [our] decades of selfless service providing free air travel to those with serious medical conditions.” Big THANK YOU to all of our amazing volunteer pilots who make this work possible! To learn more about this event and those that were h… Jill Dannis Read More »
Clay Lacy Hangar Tour September 15, 2014 This past weekend AFW staff, board members, and wing leadership teams met for the annual Planning Weekend. On Friday, as part of Planning Weekend, AFW had the opportunity to take a tour of the Clay Lacy Hangar – and we had an awesome time! Check out some of the pics below. Josh Olson, Executive Director Jill Dannis Read More »
Henry L. Guenther Foundation Grant August 4, 2014 Angel Flight West recently received a grant from the Henry L. Guenther Foundation. This generous grant will allow for continued outreach to pilots and care providers so that AFW and its volunteers can assist more people in need. Thank you to the Guenther Foundation for your support of Angel Flight West and the NorCal/SoCal Wings. Your support allows us to continue to give the gift of flight!… Jill Dannis Read More »
“Watsonville ‘Angel’ Pilots Kid to Camp” July 30, 2014 This past weekend pilots flew campers to Camp Pacifica, a camp for deaf and hard of hearing children and their siblings. 18 volunteer pilots flew kids from various airports across California to the Atwater Airport (MER) in Merced, CA to drop them off for camp. One of our AFW pilots, Rayvon Williams, took Donna Jones, Santa Cruz Sentinel staff writer, along as his mission assistant. Donna met Ravyon’s passeng… Jill Dannis Read More »
