"Moni's Kids" is a new project through which your love of art can directly benefit a child in need. Each year Flight Attendant and artist Daggi Wallace will choose a group of children to portray in her award winning paintings. The proceeds from the sale of these portraits will be used to meet the needs of the children portrayed, such as scholarships, school supplies, food and clothing. To kick off her project Daggi and her daughter Sam are meeting 30 children in Haiti the first week of August 2010. All of these kids have lost one or both of their parents in the January earthquake. The children's stories, hopes and dreams will be featured in their own handwriting as part of the finished artwork. Daggi's aim is to give them a face and a voice, to be "seen and heard". After the sale of the paintings, which will be done through the artist's website, blog and an exhibition, she will travel back to the kids with aid purchased with the funds raised. Each child will also receive a small print of their portrait, so they may see the finished product. In addition, she hopes that the children will gain a sense of diginity and pride by having helped create a piece of art which not only brings joy to the buyer of it but also improved living conditions for themselves. To learn more about the inspiration behind "Moni's Kids" and to follow along with the creation of the paintings, click here for the artist's blog: http://daggistudio.com/blog
To purchase one of the portraits, please visit Daggi's website: http://daggistudio.com/
You may also make donations to this project by selecting the button below.
You may send checks to:
Airline Ambassadors International
1020 16th St NW - suite 603
Washington, DC. 20036
Please support our efforts to help families and children in Chile.
To view photos of Chile following the earthquake and tsunami, download the pdf.
Words can’t describe the magnitude of the destruction in Chile. The devastation is large and widespread but the Chilean hearts are even larger. Your donations to our Chile Earthquake Relief Fund will support our missions that provide Chile Earthquake Relief directly to those most affected by BOTH the quake and tsunami. Read about our work and find out more about the projects you are supporting by visiting our Chile Earthquake Relief Brochure.
Your support for our work in Chile is deeply appreciated. Thank You!
You may send checks to:
Airline Ambassadors International
1020 16th St NW - suite 603
Washington, DC. 20036
Please indicate “Chile Earthquake, 2010 ” on the check.
Airline Ambassadors invites you to support our adopted projects and on-going missions to All Of God's Children Orphanage in Haiti.
We return to Haiti to make a difference in primary education! We are visiting All Of God’s Children Orphanage and introducing our new Adopt a Classroom Program. We are assessing the needs of the Haitian children and proceeding to establish a virtual classroom and set-up computer labs. Join us and make a lasting difference in Haiti’s future. Thank you for helping us to foster a positive, safe haven for young ones to learn and grow.
If you are interested in participating a trip, please visit our Haiti Brochure
(pdf for print) for more information. Contact our coordinator, Corey Aungst, for details about the trip or to join our wait list.
If you cannot join us in Haiti, you may continue to support the project!
To donate to our All of God's Children Orphanage Project, please select the button below.
Or, you may send a check to:
Airline Ambassadors International
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Washington, DC. 20036
Please indicate:
"Haiti, All of God's Children Orphanage Project "
Since 2002 I have been 'adopting' American soldiers who are on deployment in Iraq, Afghanistan, & other parts of the globe. The troops have explained to me over and over again, the importance of receiving mail to help them cope with the time away from their loved ones back home. In an effort to uplift spirits and boost morale over the holidays, I am doing my third annual “Mail Call for Our Heroes”.
This year the “Mail Call for Our Heroes” is for Spc. AJ Kirkendall’s US Army 101st Airborn Unit (Task Force Brastogne, known as "The Gators") who are currently serving in Afghanistan. There are 174 soldiers at COP Monty, who I would like to give an opportunity to talk to their loved ones over the holidays.
My goal: To raise $3,480 for 174 Roshan Scratch off Calling Cards (the calling cards needed in Afghanistan). These particular cards cannot be purchased online or in any store in America. The second aspect of this project, is to collect 174 individual cards, letters, or notes so each soldier will have a piece of mail to open over the holidays. It would be wonderful for you to express your thoughts to any of the soldiers in this unit, and make the gift more personal for them. J
To be a part of this special project for our heroes away from home, please send donations (checks should be payable to Robin Schmidt) to the address below. If you would like to use a credit card or make a donation online, you can do so via Pay Pal to the email address of supportourheroes@live.com or clicking on this link.
Once I collect enough donations, I will work directly with Spc.AJ Kirkendall to purchase the Roshan Scratch Off Calling Cards for his unit. He will be able to put them with the Christmas or holiday cards and have a 'Mail Call' for each soldier in his unit.
It seems a little early to talk about the holidays; but I need to act on it quickly so the cards are received in Afghanistan before Thanksgiving and Christmas come to pass. It currently takes 7 to 8 weeks for AJ to receive any mail from me, which already puts time constraints on this project. If there is a windfall, and I am able to get donations that exceed the need for "The Gators", I will distribute Calling Cards to the other soldiers I have “adopted” and the Combat Surgical Hospital in Afghanistan. In order to get the holiday cards to AJ and him to have the money in time, the deadline for this project will be 1October, 2010.
If each of us takes action … we can change the world … one life, one person at a time.
Thanks for helping me make this dream of making a difference
for each soldier in Spc. AJ Kirkendall's Task Force Brastogne a reality!
Robin Schmidt
PO Box 122037
Covington, KY 41012-2037
To learn more about Robin's inspiration, please read her personal message (pdf). In addition, you will find Robin featured on Fox News "Fox & Friends", and ABC News "Person of the Week"!
The goal of this project is to fund the reconstruction of a daycare center, or creche, in Johannesburg, S. Africa that I visited in April. Maria is the owner, and cares for approximately 20 infants, toddlers, and kindergarteners in a leaking, mildewy, floorless, muddy "building". She also has several children living in her home, who were abandoned or orphaned and know only her as a mother.
The funds will cover the costs of a concrete floor, carpet tiles, walls, and a new roof. Once this is done, we will begin filling the creche with toys, books, food, and more! Will you please join me with a tax-deductible donation of $5, $10 or $20?
The goal of this project is to fund the reconstruction of a daycare center, or creche, in Johannesburg, S. Africa that I visited in April. Maria is the owner, and cares for approximately 20 infants, toddlers, and kindergarteners in a leaking, mildewy, floorless, muddy "building". She also has several children living in her home, who were abandoned or orphaned and know only her as a mother. 
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