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"For over 30 years

we've been arranging free flights so children and adults
can have access to the far-from-home doctors that can save their lives."

Healthcare for Heroes award winner

Healthcare Champions award winner

Weekly Update January 31, 2014

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P-51 Mustang Flight Raffle!

Monday January 6, 2014 at 12:00 PM EST -to- Saturday April 5, 2014 at 1:00 PM EDT

$20 for a chance to fly Stallion 51's dual cockpit-dual control P-51 Mustang, "Crazy Horse".

Fraternal Order of the Eagles check presentation

Sunday February 9, 2014 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EST

Thank you to the Fraternal Order of the Eagles for supporting over the years, with 2014 as no exception!

Fraternal Order of the Eagles

Planes, Trains & BBQ 2014

Saturday April 12, 2014 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT

Air Show, Seaplane rides, train rides, state sanctioned BBQ competition, car show and musical entertainment throughout the day. Our charity has been once again chosen by the City of Tavares as the exclusive drink vendor for the event!

Wooton Park, Tavares, FL

5K Run April 19, 2014 Orlando Executive Airport

Saturday April 19, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT

The Orlando Executive Airport, is having a 5K run/walk April 5th to benefit Mercy Flight Southeast! We are limiting the 5K Run to the first 250 runners/walkers that want to sign up and support Mercy Flight Southeast! A unique run on taxiways and a runway to support a great cause! Under 18 runners welcome this year!

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Community Bldg.

International Learn to Fly Day, North County Airport (F45)

Saturday May 17, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT

Static Aircraft show Airplane and helicopter rides Aircraft/aviation vendors Music, food and much more!!

North County Airport (F45)

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

(352) 326-0761

Garcia girls Andrea, mom, pilot Marc Miller, dad and Maria

Pilot Spotlight

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

Don Bradford George Cates David Trilling x2 Bruce McGregor Jerry Trachtman Dr. Sidhwa Steve Gurney Patrick Livezey Phil Gross John Hanselman Greg Frost Mike DiPetrillo Robert Towe David Rounds Paul Cellecz Scott Sowers David Taisch	Art Elliot Kelly Gottlieb David Trilling x2 Greg Frost Warren Cheatham x2 Dr. Kushner Jim Jordan Greg Banfield Dave Walker x2 Billy Evans 39 mission legs were coordinated 1/17/2014 - 1/24/2014
48 mission legs were coordinated 1/11/2014 - 1/17/2014

David Walker x2

Dr. Hahn x2

Bo Burroughs

Ernest Burdette

Bob Lillard

John Epley

Eric Kline

29 mission legs were

coordinated 1/25/2014 -

1/31/2014

Almost fourteen year-old Fletcher and pilot Stephen Gurney

traveling to Shands in Gainesville for a post kidney

transplant (2005) check-up appointment.

Thumbs-up!!

Nice picture from pilot David Trilling of Kristen reflecting...

Pilot Marc Miller, Bernal and Lori. Lori is traveling to Moffitt in Tampa for an evaluation and treatment options for relapsed AML

One of the many quilts (above and below) lovingly made and donated for our pilots to give to our passengers.

Really appreciated with this cold weather!

Naomi and pilot Stephen Gurney in front of his Mooney.

Naomi is participating in a clinical trial at Moffitt Cancer Center
for recurrent melanoma.

Sandra, pilot David Rounds and husband Thomas on leg 1 of 2 traveling home to Venice, FL. Sandra travels to a medical university or a pancreatectomy and islet cell transplant.

Naomi and donated quilt in Mike Alger's Commander.

P-51 Mustang Raffle LIVE!

Get your tickets here now!

Mustang Raffle featured in Air Age magazine

Thanks to our partners at Stallion51 and The CommConnection we are going to have tremendous coverage! Look for ads with these generous media publications/outlets:

Virgin Media

Key Publishing (Aviation News, Combat Aircraft Magazine)

Trade-a-Plane

General Aviation News

Challenge Web (Air Classics, Warbirds International)

In Flight USA

Air Age (Flight Journal Magazine 1/2 page ad!)

EAA Warbirds of America

Run for the Angels is back!

Our fourth year running!

Come join us on April 19th at the Orlando Executive Airport and run to help support Angel Flight Southeast. This year not only will you be able to run on a real runway, but we are moving it to a Saturday morning on Easter weekend to accommodate families. Runners under 18 will be allowed to participate as well!

Special thanks to:

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

Showalter Flying Service

Sheltair

for making this happen, bigger and better than before!

Challenge Air last Saturday

Big day!

Thanks to dozens of dedicated pilot and ground volunteers, 82 kids and their families received airplane flights where children with disabilities were empowered with the gift of flying an airplane. Many of those families received helicopter rides as well!

Pledge of Allegiance in front of "Ground School"

A very full hangar

Noah Norwitch with acting Air Boss Steve Purello. At only nine years old, Noah (future pilot) raised over $2,000 in 2013 by having friends and relatives donate to Angel Flight Southeast in lieu of birthday gifts! What a generous kid! His dad Adam flew for Challenge Air, accompanied by his Mom and younger brother.

Waiting patiently for their flights

Challenge Air flight line with 15 airplanes and two helicopters

Civil Air Patrol receiving their morning safety briefing

Volunteer opportunities

Grant writers for 2014- No experience necessary, but superior writing skills are a must.

Email Steve if you're interested. steve.purello@mercymail.org

AFIDS 2.0

It's live!!

Better reporting!

Missions viewed on a map!

Electronic waivers!

and much, much more!

Thanks to everyone who helped with the testing

Volunteer appreciation luncheon

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend, and to those volunteers who help us so much, but were unable to make it on Wednesday. We appreciate you all very much!

Thanks to Tijuana Flats for helping us out with the food and thanks to the volunteers who volunteered for the volunteer luncheon to make it a great event! :-)

Volunteer recognition dinner Mariva, Gloria and Holly

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

Our organization entirely relies on donations to keep going. More than ever, we could use your help. Please consider making a donation today. Even better, make a recurring donation to help all year long.