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children and adults with medical or compelling humanitarian needs
 

 

 

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Weekly Update November 9, 2012
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Stuart Air Show

Saturday November 10, 2012 at 9:00 AM EST -to- Sunday November 11, 2012 at 5:00 PM EST

A 2-day weekend event featuring aircraft and military equipment displays, childrens rides and activities and vendor/community booths. Celebrate Veterans Day and honor our military by seeing and appreciating their accomplishments. Educate yourself and your family about our history. Its education and entertainment for the whole family!

Stuart Airport

 

Angel Flight Southeast Pilot Awards, Pairing Party & Golf Tournament

Sunday November 11, 2012 at 5:30 PM EST -to- Monday November 12, 2012 at 4:00 PM EST

Join us at beautiful Mission Inn Resort & Club for a dinner and "pairing party" the evening of Sunday November 11. Then on Monday, November 12 (Veteran's Day) a great round of golf at Arlington Ridge Golf Club including full breakfast, lunch and more! Register soon for early-bird discounts. It's easy to pay with your credit card using PayPal

Mission Inn Resort and Arlington Hills Golf Club

 

Leesburg Airport EAA Fly-In pancake breakfast

Saturday November 17, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST

This fly-in/breakfast (9:00am) and hamburger/hotdog cookout (11:30am) will be at the general aviation ramp at KLEE (courtesy Sunair Aviation) and at our new EAA Chapter hangar at the northwest corner of the airport, adjacent to Sunair (you won't miss our brand-new sign!). We will also be flying Young Eagles that morning for a scouting troop

Leesburg Airport

 

Pilot's teleforum

Tuesday November 20, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST

Discussion of pilot-related topics for volunteer flying (712) 432-0080 949489#

(712) 432-0080 949489#

 

Mt. Dora Christmas Parade

Saturday December 1, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST

Please join us at the 51st Christmas Parade sponsored by the Mount Dora Lions club.  

  

Pilots

Pilot tele-forum

For feedback, suggestions 

and questions answered regarding missions

Tuesday November 20

6pm

(712) 432-0080

949489# via join.me

These have been really well-received! Please send future agenda items to steve.purello@mercymail.org

 

 

Wings

   

Region-wide Wing meeting for Wing Leaders and interested parties:

2nd Tuesday of every month

Next one: Nov 13

NEW TIME: 5pm

(712) 432-0080

949489# via join.me

This will be for our wings to 

be able to share best practices and learn how we can do a better job with local outreach and fundraising in our communities.

 

 

For more information on our monthly meetings, call the office at 

(352) 326-0761

 

 

 

 

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This year we are listed as our National affiliation "Air Charity Network"

 

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Greetings!

 

Get your ball raffle chances here today!

You don't need to be at the golf tournament to participate This is a great way to have fun while making a donation to your favorite charity.

 

On Monday November 11 at 8:30am, up to 1,000 numbered golf balls will be dropped from a helicopter over a golf hole. The closest to the pin wins 25% of the pool!

 

Balls can be purchased for as little as $3.33 each!

 

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Get your ball raffle chances here today!
 
Auction items for our Pilots Awards Gala

 

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AUCTION ITEM: Dean Martin's Golf Club (seen in photo)
Donated by his son, Ricci Martin
"This # 1 Driver was used exclusively by my Dad...The great Dean Martin. Outside of his family, golf was his love. If not performing in Las Vegas or on location shooting  a film, he would be at home in Beverly Hills. Every morning, out on the course, swinging the clubs. Dad would walk 18, some days 36 holes. The game was his passion."
Please enjoy...
Sincerely,
Ricci Martin
Dean Martin 

 

San Francisco Wine Country

 

 

Enjoy the breathtaking scenery and winery tours in the famous Napa Valley. Become a connoisseur as you sample a wide variety of delicious wines when you explore the wineries and quaint towns with their unique boutiques and restaurants. Two lucky winners will enjoy this and so much more. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Napa Vineyard  

 

 

The Wine, Wonder and Pleasures of France

 

 

 

World class LIFE, LOVE, and EXPERIENCES await you in the City of Lights! Fall in love all over again in Paris before slipping off to the beautiful French countryside. This magical trip for two is the epitome of romance.

 

Paris

 

 

Golf at St. Andrews

 

 

 

 

 

Go to the place where the game of golf was born... St Andrews, Scotland. Play the famous courses and enjoy bragging rights for the rest of your life!

 

 

St. Andrews 

 

 

Become A Spectacular Chef... in Tuscany

 

 

 

 

 

Learn to cook in the heart of Classic Italy, Tuscany. Explore and savor the sights, sounds and tastes of the surrounding region as you become a world-class chef.

 

Tuscany 

 

 

 

 

African Photo Safari

 

 

 

Explore one of the last unspoiled places in the world... Africa! Watch as the local game comes to the watering holes just feet from your balcony. A highly experienced tracker will take you on game drives, getting you up close to the rare and beautiful animals from the safety of your safari Land Rover.

 

 

 

African Safari    

 

Pilot spotlight 

These are the very special pilots that volunteered to take one or more of our many weekly missions.  

 

Glynn Alexander x2

Greg Frost x2

David Taisch

Carmon Smith

Dr. Sparks

Dr. Bryan x2

Warren Cheatham

Don Bradford

Mark Nowicki

Mary Sittman

John Leavitt

Steve High

Eddie Fullmer

Marc Snell

 

47 mission legs were coordinated 10/27 - 11/2

 

Ken Kelly x2

Jimmy Walker

Harvey Moore

Brad Pierce

Steve High

David Taisch x2

Jack Alexander x3

Eric Kline

David Trilling

Attilio DiMarco

Scott Sowers

Bill Dethero

Mark Spencer

Lynda Cameron

Chris Ledenbach

Manny Brecker

Harvey Moore

Marc Snell x2

George Robbins

Dave Rivero

Steve King

 

50 mission legs were coordinated 11/3- 11/9

  

Editor to our pilots: Please take more photos so I can put them up here!

 

Pilots: Please send your photos via your smart-phones to: info@mercymail.org. We'll get them posted on our social networks so we get some additional PR. 

 

Thank you for all of your time and energy. 

 

Congratulations to our Pilot Awards Nominees!

 

Our pilot awards nominating committee made the final choices for the nominees of each pilot category region, in preparation for our pilot awards gala on November 11th.

 

We are pleased ro announce and recognize the following pilots for their outstanding service (names in alphabetical order).

 

Nominees:

 

Pilot of the Year: North Florida
 
John Epley

 Charles Gould

 Mary Sittman

Pilot of the Year: Central Florida East
 
Steven High

 James Jordan

 David Walker

Pilot of the Year: Central Florida West
 
Harvey Moore

 Bill Shivers

 David Trilling

Pilot of the Year: South Florida

 Moshe "Mookie" Bashiri

 Mark Nowicki

 David Rivero
Pilot of the Year: Southwest Florida

 Jack Alexander

 Greg Frost

 Marc C. Miller

Pilot of the Year: Louisiana/Mississippi
 
Ernest Burdette

 Bill McGehee

Pilot of the Year: Alabama
 
Bill Castlen

 Delbert Hahn, MD

 Mark Spencer

Pilot of the Year: Georgia
 
Charles E. George

 Scott Sowers

 Rodger Knox

Pilot of the Year: South Carolina
 
Jim Poston

 Jack Schuler

Clayton Tapp Jr.

Pilot of the Year: Transplant missions
 
Will Bissett

 Andy Hofheimer

 Peter G. Roode, MD

Pilot of the Year: Above-and-beyond
 
Alan Hoffberg

 John D. Moorehouse, MD

 Bill Shivers

Pilot of the Year: Rookie

 Eric Kline

 Marc C. Miller

 David Rivero

 

Congratulations and thank you!!
Needed: Pilot Awards sponsors
Aviation-related or non-aviation businesses:
Please help us make our volunteer pilots feel special when we recognize them at our Pilot Awards Gala on November 11th at Mission Inn, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL. We still have sponsorships available for:
Dinner
Cocktail hour
Pilot door prizes and incentives
Mission Inn Banquet 
For more information, go to www.angelflightse.org, and click "events"

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Volunteer opportunities:

 

Grant writing- We really need more help!

Board members - Opportunites available

Two Additional Pilot Participants Needed
Greetings!

 

We are seeking two (2) additional volunteer aviation pilots to participate in an ongoing university research study involving public benefit flying.

Interested pilots will have flown rescue, relief, evacuation, and /or other humanitarian missions to New Orleans and/or the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The study will include 25 pilots. Only two (2) openings remain. The commitment involves a 20-minute telephone interview with the researcher.

If you are willing / interested, please contact Maurice (Mo) Gogarty at maurice.gogarty@waldenu.edu

 

Thank you!

 
Question, comments or concerns?
Contact us at (352) 326-0761
or email us at info@mercymail.org