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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

Update October 10, 2014

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Upcoming Events

Aviation Professionals Golf Classic

During NBAA

Monday October 20, 2014 from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM EDT

Running during the Orlando NBAA convention, includes Bus Transportation to/from the convention center. See the Dan Boever Golf Show, Shot Gun Start:11:30 (Scramble Format), Cocktails, Dinner & Awards! For more info and registration visit: businessaviationgolf.org

Champion's Gate Resort

Volunteer Pilot Orientation (3rd Mondays) October 20, 7pm

Monday October 20, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT

This is a 60-90 minute training session for volunteer pilots, both new and experienced. Hosted by Brian Jarvis. Training takes places in your home, on the phone and on your PC every third Monday evening at 7pm.

Mercy Flight Southeast 18th Annual Golf Tournament

Tuesday November 11, 2014 from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM EST

Join us for a great round of golf at Arlington Ridge Golf Club including full breakfast, lunch and more! Register soon for early-bird discounts.

Arlington Ridge Golf Club

SFBAA 11th Annual Golf Tournament 2014

Friday November 14, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST

The SFBAA will be hosting its 11th Annual Charity Golf Classic. PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. The schedule for the day will consist of lunch, golf, and a cocktail party. If you are interested please reach out to Jeff Ramsden jeff@ramjetaviation.com

PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens

Venice Christmas Parade 2014

Saturday November 29, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST

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

Annual downtown Venice, Florida Parade

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

(352) 326-0761

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

Volunteer opportunities &
help needed Monday, October 20th

4-5 volunteers needed

For those who have been looking to help, this is your opportunity!

Golf tournament October 20th Champion's Gate Orlando

Approximately 9am-5pm (shorter is ok)

Various opportunities to help out at the Aviation Professionals Golf Classic for Angel Flight Southeast during the NBAA convention.

We haven't been given the specific duties (and won't know what they are until that day), but typical duties include registration, hole-in-one monitoring, drink cart assistance, etc.

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

Who wants to sponsor a foursome?

Only a few spots left! Over 120 players have signed up!

From Roger Caldwell of Great Golf Events:

BusinessAviationGolf.org

Foursomes are $1,580. We'd very much like to support Roger with this event, where the proceeds are going entirely to Angel Flight Southeast. If you'd like to be in a foursome or sponsor one, please email us at info@mercymail.org

Pilot Orientation class

Every third Monday

Next one: Monday October 20th 7pm

(attend by telephone/PC)

Sign up today! After an upgrade to our web technology we had a great session last month with 18 pilots!

This class is a must-have for our new pilots, but experienced volunteer pilots are welcome as well. Pilots only, please.

Pilot Brian Jarvis will be covering a variety of topics for enhancing the experience of flying our unique missions.

One hour class, telephone and internet enabled PC, laptop or tablet required.

Please sign up here. Instructions and dial-in number will be sent.

Pilot Spotlight

PILOTS: Please send photos of your missions! We use them to get the much-needed attention of the media to spread the word about our great cause!

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

David Rounds Bob Wall Dr. Kenneth Kushner Manny Brecker Benny Burleson 34 mission legs were coordinated 9/20/2014 to 9/26/2014	Manny Brecker Earle Richardson David Horsford Warren Cheatham David Trilling x2 Stephen Everett Charles George x4 Jack Schuler Dr. Peter Roode Kelly Gottlieb Robert towe x2 Charlie Gould x2John Hanselman Harry Palmer Marty Roberts x2 Art Elliott
	42 mission legs were coordinated 9/13/2014 to 9/19/2014

Greg Frost Stan Shaw

John Hanselman Kofi Conduah

Erik Box x2 Attilio DiMarco

David Taisch x2 Brian Lucas x2

Dave Walker x2 Frank Brunot x2

Kevin Mahoney

56 mission legs were coordinated 10/4/2014 to 10/10/2014

Pilot Greg Frost, Liz S. and copilot Terry. Liz travels from Stuart, FL to the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL for treatment.

Pilot Harvey Moore flew Rosemary to Miami for a double lung transplant September 11, 2012. She needs to travel back and forth from Brooksville, FL to Miami for post transplant check-ups.

Rosemary is thankful for all of our pilots and especially for pilot Dave Walker.

Another nice thank you that says it all.

Pilot Kofi Canduah flying leg 2 of Rina's flight. Rina travels to hundreds of miles to take part in a deep brain stimulation research program.

Pilot Stan Shaw, Rina G. and Pat Shaw on the first leg of her flight out of West Palm Beach, FL.

Pat's sister, Naomi, travels from Pensacola, FL to the Moffitt Cancer Center to participate in a clinical trial for recurrent melanoma.

In the news

Special thanks to Debbie Freeman (Aubrey's grandmother) for continuing to get the word out for us!

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Great fundraising idea

Dear Angel Flight: I am enclosing a donation in honor of the guests invited to my granddaughters wedding in October.

We learned of your organization while my 23-year-old granddaughter was in Tampa General Hospital waiting for a liver transplant in May of this year. She had a rare tumor that left transplant as the only treatment. Her mother heard the story of your flights to Miami for the two children who needed transplants and she was moved to have us choose to donate to your organization instead of giving party favors.

My granddaughter didn't need transportation but received a liver near the end of May and has recovered beautifully. Her wedding is October 11 and we thank God for his intervention and recovery.

We are posting information from your website about Angel Flight in a prominent place and putting cards at each table (copy enclosed). We hope others will be moved to support your organization. After our experience party favors somehow seem too trivial.

May God bless you all and keep you safe.

Sincerely, Lorraine Smith

Ryan & Courtney Garner

Thank you for sharing our special day with us!

In honor of all the love and support we have received from you all, in lieu of favors we will be making a donation in honor of you to the Angel Flight Southeast organization whose volunteers provide free medical flights for those in need including those in need of transplant to and from medical centers.

Please see the information that we have posted.

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Leesburg: City announces scarecrow contest winners

The Leesburg Partnership has announced the winners in this year's Scarecrow Build-Off and Expo.

Best Downtown Merchants: 1st place - The Daily Commercial; 2nd place - Main Street Antiques; 3rd place - Two Old Hags Wine Shoppe.
Best General Category: 1st place - Lake Preparatory School; 2nd place - Angel Flight Southeast, 3rd place - Avante @ Leesburg. Best School: 1st place - Lake Montesorri; 2nd place - Treadway Elementary School; 3rd place - Morrison's United Methodist Church.
Best City Department: 1st place - The Leesburg Fire Department; 2nd place - Leesburg Public Works Department; 3rd place - Leesburg Public Library.

Congratulations and thanks to volunteers Bruce Brown, Jodi Soule and EAA Chapter 534 for putting this together and taking home the 2nd place finish!

"Thank you very much for saving my life"

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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.