OUT OF THE BLUE
NEWS FROM
WORLD WINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
World Wings International Inc. is the philanthropic organization
of former flight attendants of Pan American World Airways
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 August/September, 2010
World Wings is on the Web!
www.worldwingsinternational.org
In This Issue...
   Pan Am Historical Society
To Honor World Wings International with Clipper
Heritage Award.
 Taking Off for Charity -
 Our Fabulous Fundraiser Offers
Great Prizes - trips to Paris, London, Croatia, plus art works, jewelery, cash and much more.
Events You Won't Want to Miss
In TYO, SFO, BOS
 World Wings CARES - Focus on our charities, a
message from President Norma Simon.
 Briefing Notes
Still Flying High!
From the slopes of Kilimanjaro to the halls of academe, World Wingers still set the pace.
Photos from Our Facebook
Fan Page 
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Get Back on Board!
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PAN AM HISTORICAL FOUNDATION HONORS WORLD WINGS INTERNATIONAL WITH CLIPPER HERITAGE AWARD FOR HUMANITARIAN CONTRIBUTIONS
WWI Joins Past Honorees - Boeing, Sir Richard Branson.
Americares, Project Orbis In Receiving
Prestigious Aviation Prize
The Pan Am Historical Foundation will honor World Wings International, Inc. with its prestigious Clipper Heritage Award. The award recognizes humanitarian contributions involving aviation. In making the announcement, PAHF President Pete Runnette said that World Wings is being recognized for "adopting, from its inception, Pan American's historic commitment to country and to service, and for carrying that tradition forward by tirelessly fostering volunteerism and charitable giving."
 
World Wings International joins several legendary aviation and philanthropic pioneers: The Boeing Company, AmeriCares, Sir Richard Branson and Project Orbis are past recipients of the Clipper Heritage Award.
In receiving the prize, World Wings will join several prominent aviation and philanthropic pioneers and previous recipients, including Bob and Lila Macauley, founders of AmeriCares; Al Ueltschi, founder of Project Orbis, the flying eye hospital; Sir Richard Branson, for his 25 million dollar prize for a cleaner and greener aviation fuel, and The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Boeing 707, which officially launched the Jet Age.
"We are thrilled and honored to have World Wings International's efforts recognized so prominently," says World Wings President Norma Simon, noting that World Wings and PAHF are cooperating on several initiatives to preserving the legacy of the company we all hold dear. PAHF members are again participating in World Wings International Charity Drawing and several World Wingers are leading preparations for the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the China Clipper.
The Clipper Heritage Award will be presented at that celebration, to be held in San Francisco November 17-20.
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TAKING OFF FOR CHARITY
WORLD WINGS ANNUAL PRIZE DRAWING
World Wings International Launches Annual Prize Drawing
To Aid Local and Global Charities Supporting Women
 World Wings International's annual Charity Drawing fund raiser is underway, with an array of fabulous prizes! Stay for two weeks in a marvelous Montmartre apartment. Make a splash at a villa in romantic Rovinji on the Croatian coast. Rub shoulders with royalty - the five star Royal Garden Hotel is right next door to Kensington Palace in Hyde Park. There are many more prizes to win - cash, jewelry, fashion accessories, art works with more great donations coming in daily!
 Most important, every penny we raise will go to fund World Wings' charitable programs. Our chapter charities, that include shelters, soup kitchens, scholarships, museums, medical research and more will benefit. So will our International charity, CARE. We're justly proud of our efforts on behalf of CARE and its programs to improve the lives of women and girls in developing countries. Since its founding in 1959, World Wings has donated more than $3 million to charity worldwide.
This year's drawing will be held October 22, 2010 at World Wings International's convention in Tokyo, Japan. Tickets are priced at $5 each or 5 for $20.
PRIZES
PARIS, LONDON & ROVINJI, CROATIA
 The French Connection Vacation Package
A two-week stay in a private Apartment in the heart of Paris, France
Plus US$2000 cash.
Romantic Vacation on the Adriatic Sea
A one-week stay at Villa Valdibora in Rovijn, Croatia - plus $750 cash
 Regal London
Three Nights at the Five-Star Royal Garden Hotel
in London on Kensington High Street, Overlooking Hyde Park
Additional $500 Cash Prize
Let's Show the World that World Wingers CARE... EVERY WORLD WINGER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE WORLD'S WOMEN
SUPPORT OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
By now, you'll have received your tickets to sell in our annual fund raising prize drawing and many of our members and friends of World Wings are making donations and taking chances on our terrific prizes. Both chapter charities and CARE will benefit.
Our top sellers use e-mail to sell those tickets and our VP Ways and Means, Irene Schwarz has given us a sample e-mail to use. Just adapt it - you may want to mention your local charities as well as CARE. Send it out and watch those responses roll in!
Remember, you need to get all your ticket stubs and checks to World Wings International, Inc. C/O Gunilla Crawford, 7120 Gleneagle Drive, Miami Lakes, FL 33014-6512 by October 1, 2009. Or, bring them to the convention. CLICK ON THIS LINK http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs026/1101099496664/archive/1103633911710.html for a ready-to-go copy of a letter that our top sellers and VP Ways and Means Irene Schwarz
use to sell tickets for this, our most important fund raising event. Just copy it to your e-mail, fill in the your name and chapter charity and e-mail to everyone in your e-mail address book.
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Donate via PayPal
It's easy, convenient and safe to donate to World Wings International's Charity Drawing, using your credit card and
our PayPal account.
- Log on to PayPal.com
- Go to Send Money
- email: schwarz2433@bellsouth.net
- Enter the $ Amount
- Enter "Personal"
- Enter "Services"
The
account will show as World Wings International, Inc.
Just follow the
prompts. You must create your own secure
account to submit payment. It's free and only
takes a few moments to link your credit card to your new
PayPal account.
Don't worry, your financial information is secure. There is a charge for international transfer of funds; you can see the
fee before completing your transaction.
NOTE: There is a field for
notes with your transaction. Please make a note on PayPal of the number of
tickets purchased. When mailing your ticket stubs to Miami Treasurer
Gunilla Crawford, kindly note the $$ amount you sent via PayPal for whatever number of tickets you purchased.
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CONVENTIONAL WISDOM... Three Events You Won't Want to Miss
 TOKYO...There may still be an opportunity to say Ohio to Japan, but you'd better hurry!
Since the deadline has passed, there is no guarantee that space for the events
you might like to attend will be available much longer. But the dedicated team
in Tokyo is doing their very best to accommodate everyone, and so far, 20 more
people have registered since the July 31st deadline. Log on to the World Wings website at www.worldwingsinternational.org.
 SAN FRANCISCO...Join members of the Pan Am Family at the China Clipper 75th Anniversary celebration in San Francisco, November 17-20, 2010. The first transpacific flight of the China Clipper from San Francisco to Manila in November, 1935, was a landmark in the history of aviation and of Pan American World Airways. The celebration includes several events: Welcome Cocktail Party, a four-hour dinner cruise of San Francisco Bay which will follow the trajectory of the first commercial flight across the Pacific, a visit to the San Francisco Airport Museum, a Gala Dinner and program at Treasure Island's Terminal 1 (Pan Am's original terminal building) with a program recalling this historic event. Until August 31st, sign-ups are for Pan Am employees and their families. As of September 1st, sign-up for the gala event on Treasure Island will be opened to the public. Each event is available separately. For more information, to register for events, and to place your favorite photo, story or ad in the Memory Book, visit www.China-Clipper.com.
BOSTON... Lots of plans to be made for the Boston Convention, October 6-9, 2011 but we are all set for a wonderful stay at the Boston Park Plaza. This used to be the Statler and our old crew layover hotel, now transformed into one of Boston's most luxurious hotels. It proudly
boasts that it has had as its guests, every U.S. President since the hotel was
built, and they are hopeful that President Obama will soon join that elite
club. More information regarding the Boston Convention will be presented in
Tokyo. http://www.bostonparkplaza.com/
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 A Letter From World Wings President, Norma B. Simon
Dear Friends,
The recent publicity about a young Pashtun woman from Afghanistan whose face was brutally slashed after she fled an abusive husband, has everyone up in arms and wondering how we can help stop these atrocities against women.
Certainly, the image of the disfigured young Afghan woman was highly disturbing and the hopeless plight of women in repressive societies and tribal areas of the world is even more so. The New York Times reported that the young woman in question is now in the US for reconstructive surgery. What will happen to the little sister left behind is anyone's guess.
I quite understand why some of our members wish to sponsor an Afghan woman. One feels helpless and wants to do something, anything. However, I suggest that we as an organization keep our eye on the bigger picture, for the sad reality is that women are being brutalized every day somewhere in the world, not just in Afghanistan. It also is very difficult and dangerous for any organization (NGO) or individual to get access to remote areas in war zones and have any effect. And, as has been borne out again in recent days, Aid Workers' lives are constantly at risk.
Let it be some comfort to know that we are doing what is possible: the WWI partnership with CARE has helped changed the lives of many women and children around the world and our advocacy in Washington keeps the focus on women's issues. For example we have urged our Legislators to condemn Child Marriage and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Keynote Speaker at the CARE National Conference, reported that the State Department will make child marriage a Human Rights violation.
Progress for women is slowly being made and World Wingers are helping to the best of their ability. I hope some of you will consider attending the 2011 CARE National Conference, which will be held on International Women's Day in March in DC. Check www.care.org for details.
I would love to see our members turn out in greater numbers than ever next year on Capitol Hill. The Conference is enlightening and engaging in Advocacy with CARE may well be the most practical way to help improve the lot of women in developing nations.
I greatly appreciate the concern our members have shown for the women of Afghanistan and the women of the world.
Warmest regards,
Norma
Norma B. Simon
President
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BRIEFING NOTES
STILL FLYING HIGH
Congratulations to....
Miami Chapter President Renate Van Kempema who met the CARE Cycle Challenge and raised over $10,000 for CARE. Not only did Renate bike the 234 miles between London and Paris - she raised additional funds through sales of her amazing appfelstrudel and Black Forest Cake.
International Board Member and Jet Wings editor Dr. Diane Silvers who earned her PHD in education.
 Helga Ausman of the Dallas/Ft. Worthn Chapter who at age 78, became the second oldest woman to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. You can read about Helga's incredible feat in the current issue of Jet Wings.
 Communications Director Anne Sweeney whose short story about a flight attendant's adventure in Tehran, was published in Princeton's US1 Newspaper Summer Fiction Issue. http://www.princetoninfo.com/index.php?option=com_us1more&Itemid=6&key=7-28-10sweeney
 Psychotherapist Dr. Helen Davey, whose writings continue to appear on the world's most prominent blog space, The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-davey/confessions-of-a-psychoan_b_672816.html.
GET BACK ON BOARD!
If you are a former Pan Am
flight attendant you're already part of a very special group! Fly even
higher as a member of World Wings International, Inc. Get back in touch
with those great friends you made. Attend an array of fun activities:
chapter parties and special events, the East Coast Luncheon in Manhattan, and our annual conventions in the layover spots we loved.
As a member of one of our 30 worldwide chapters, or a
member at large, you'll keep up with the news via our magazine, Jet
Wings, our e-newsletter, Out of the Blue and our website,
www.worldwingsinternational.org. And, you can fan us on Facebook or
follow us on Twitter.
We're a dynamic, fun and very effective
group, making a difference in the world we were so privileged to see.
Since our founding in 1959, we've raised more than $3 million for local
chapter and international charities. Today we're a major supporter of CARE and its
programs to aid women and girls in developing countries.
If you
join a chapter, you can sign up on line and pay by credit card. For
more information go to our website, www.worldwingsinternational.org
KEEP UP WITH US ON THE WEB!
World Wings International, Inc. is wired, with a great web site administered by our International Board Member, Corresponding Secretary, Oakland Chapter President and Web Mistress Extraordinaire, Jane Euler! Log on to pay your dues, get the latest news on World Wings, events, check out our media room and keep up with the activities of World Wingers the world over. 
Mahalo to the members of the Hawaii Chapter whose
charitable efforts support
St. Francis Hospice in Honolulu and a scholarship program for high school students. Read more about our chapters at www.worldwingsinternational.org.
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FIND US ON FACEBOOK!
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
Social Media is all the rage with our Facebook fans now numbering more than 600. It's a great place to reminisce, post those fabulous old photos - was that really me in the size 6 uniform! - and to catch up on all the happenings within World Wings and our wonderful Pan Am family.
We've got several great photo albums with marvelous shots of World Wingers from the Golden Age of Air Travel. Here's a sampling.....
FACEBOOK IS FAB, BUT WE NEED
MORE TWITTER FOLLOWERS!!!!
 Twitter is fast, easy, fun, and perfect for spreading the news on World Wings - just click and retweet. All Facebook posts on our page now automatically go to Twitter and become "tweets." Go to twitter.com and then go to WorldWingsInter.
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 OUT OF THE BLUE
is the e-newsletter for World Wings International, Inc., the
philanthropic organization of former flight attendants of Pan American
World Airways.
Editors Note: Your Out
of the Blue e-blast newsletter is now being sent to you via the World
Wings web site, www.worldwingsinternational.org. Please remember that
I can't reply to questions about the content - please address any
queries to the appropriate members of the International Board. And, Out
of the Blue is for World Wings news only.
Now that our new
web site is readily accessible, we're adding lots more content. Please send your
chapter news and photos to Corresponding Secretary Jane
Euler at PandJEuler@sbcglobal.net. Any changes in e-mail addresses, home address, phone, etc. should also go to Jane. Please put WWI in the
subject line.
If you have photos or news for Out of the Blue or for our facebook page, please send them to me at AnnieAloft@aol.com.
Flying high,
Anne
Anne Sweeney
Communications Director
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