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17th Annual Angel Flight Southeast Pilot Awards, Pairing Party & Golf Tournament

Sunday November 10, 2013 at 5:00 PM EST -to- Monday November 11, 2013 at 3:00 PM EST

Join us for the Pilot Awards dinner & "pairing party" at Arlington Ridge Golf Club the evening of Sunday November 10. Then on Monday, November 11 (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

Arlington Hills Golf Club

 

Venice Christmas Parade

Saturday November 30, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST

Annual downtown Venice, Florida Parade. Our float Amelia will be appearing!

Annual downtown Venice, Florida Parade

 

Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Women's group gathering

Friday January 24, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST

Baord member & Volunteer Pilot Steve King will be speaking. We begin the evening with dinner (prepared in our kitchen) at 6:00PM. The program follows dinner with a short question/answer period afterward. All in all it lasts about 2 hours.

Presbyterian Church of the Covenant

 

Run for the Angels 5K April 5, 2014 Orlando Executive Airport

Saturday April 5, 2014 from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT

The Orlando Executive Airport, is having a 5K run/walk April 5th to benefit Angel Flight Southeast! We are limiting the 5K Run to the first 250 runners/walkers that want to sign up and support Angel Flight SE. ! A unique run on taxiways and a runway to support a great cause!

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Community Bldg.

 

 

 

 

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

(352) 326-0761

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Katheryn and mom, Rebekka_Enroute
Garcia girls Andrea, mom, pilot Marc Miller, dad and Maria
Horath family and pilot Philip North
Aubrey sleeping
Joe Rowan in the cockpit
Kieran Parham
Future Mercy Pilot Derrik
Claudia Mark Diamond Mitsy & Steve
Nestor in his flight suit
 
Pilot Awards Gala & 17th annual Golf tourney sponsored by:
Harper Family Charitable Foundation 
Get your tickets! Link is in the calendar section in the left column.

 

The 2013 pilot nominees have been chosen! Congratulations and thank you!

 

Gould, Charles POY North Florida
Roberts, Donald POY North Florida
Sorrell Jr, Richard KPOY North Florida
Moore, Harvey POY Central Florida West
Trilling, David M. POY Central Florida West
Hanselman, JohnPOY Central Florida West
Walker, David POY Central Florida East
Taisch, David POY Central Florida East
Hoffberg, Alan M. POY Central Florida East
Frost, Gregory POY Southwest Florida
Miller, Marc C. POY Southwest Florida
Alexander, Jack POY Southwest Florida
Nowicki, Mark  POY South Florida
Rivero, David POY South Florida
Samaha, Fouad (Sam) POY South Florida
Moore, Harvey POY Above & Beyond
Hanselman, JohnPOY Above & Beyond
Hoffberg, Alan M. POY Above & Beyond
Hanselman, JohnPOY Rookie
Lichterman, JeffPOY Rookie
Alger, MichaelPOY Rookie
Hofheimer, Andy POY Transplants
Moore, Harvey POY Transplants
Howard GreenburgPOY Transplants

 


Silent Auction items needed
Calling all Angel Flight Southeast Friends - we need your help! We are preparing for our 2013 Pilot Awards Gala being held on Sunday, November 10 and could use your help with items for our silent auction. Maybe a piece of art, gift certificate, sports memorabilia, a gift basket, etc. - any and all donations are greatly appreciated. If you would like to donate something or know someone who would, contact us at info@mercymail.org or call (352) 326-0761. Thanks for your support - every dollar raised makes a direct and meaningful impact in the lives of the patients we fly.

 

Pilot Spotlight 

   

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

  

Chuck Peacock

Art Elliott

Dave Rivero

Sam Samaha

Alan Hoffberg

David Trilling

Will Bissett

Rick Wachstein

Jack Alexander

David Carlson

Sam Samaha x2

Dr. Peter Roode

Tony DeSantis

Ed McDonald

Harvey Moore

Dr. Keith Kilgallen

Patrick Clyne x2

Pablo Terreros

Dave Rivero x2

Cliff Land

Greg Frost

Lates Edwards

Rick Sorrell

Doug Ellis

Dr. Steven Bryan

Ken Jordan

David Taisch x2

Lee Harris

John Hanselman

Dave Walker

Manny Brecker 

 

47 mission legs were coordinated 10/5/2013 to 10/11/2013
39 mission legs were coordinated 10/12/2013 to 10/18/2013 

 

James and wife by Marc Miller's plane    

 

Passenger, Marsha at the leg 2 hand off at KSGJ with leg 2 pilot George Robbins, leg 1 pilot David Carlson and copilot Patrick Livezey.  Marsha was traveling home from Miami to Campaign, IL (leg 3) after bilateral mastectomy

 

Patient Joe in Dennis Dabney's Bonanza for second leg home

 

Angel Flight Pilot Dennis Dabney (right) and friend  Jim Hamilton (left) on 2nd leg/ Mission 23419 taking Joe home in their Bonanza from Valdosta GA

  

What an HONOR it was to fly one of our combat veterans.
Thank you Ron for your service!

Pilot Mike Alger

  

Caleb returning home after a week and a half at Jackson Memorial for surgery and work-up pre-multi visceral transplant.

 

Caleb and mom Megan by Harvey Moore's SR22


 

Here are the pictures I promised you. :). This was our flight with Neil Glazer in September. Thank you for all of your hard work. You guys truly are angels!

 

With our utmost thanks,

The Cantu Family

 


Pilot Pablo Terreros with passenger Carole
 

Carole, Pilot Dave Rivero and passenger Mary combining two missions

 

Pilot Dave Rivero and passenger Mary 
 

Dave Rivero's plane at sunset

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. 

 

In memory of: Paul Soule
Paul's wife Jodi made a very nice contribution to Angel Flight Southeast in memory of her late husband Paul, who was a good friend and a great pleasure to be around. We miss you Paul!
 
Photo taken at the Angel Flight Southeast Care Traffic Control Center in Leesburg, FL for Paul's Angel Flight Pilot ID badge

 
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Lightspeed Aviation Foundation - Angel Flight Southeast 2013
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Volunteer opportunities
Help promote Lightspeed Aviation Foundation voting. - At home, through November 5th. This is a great opportunity for our charity to raise money, and a great opportunity for well-connected Facebook socialites to help from home. 

Mt Dora Christmas Parade -Saturday 7 December 2013
11:00 AM. Need help driving Amelia the airplane float. 2-3 volunteers. 
 
Email Steve if you're interested. steve.purello@mercymail.org



GreatNonprofits 2013 Top-Rated List 

We made it in 2012, please help us keep our top-rated status!

 

You can help us get a spot on the GreatNonprofits 2013 Top-Rated List for the first time!  All you have to do is write a review of your experience with us.  Learn more here:http://bit.ly/10AheUF 

 

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