"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
418 California Avenue, PO Box 459
Moss Beach, CA 94038
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
418 California Avenue, PO Box 459
Moss Beach, CA 94038
Please indicate “Chile Earthquake, 2010 ” on the check.
Please accept my deepest gratitude for your generous donation to CDTI Sacred Heart Hospital. I am sorry that I have not responded with a note sooner.
I have been back and forth to Haiti and am sad to report that the founders of CDTI Hospital have been forced by financial circumstances to close the hospital.
Now that CDTI Hospital has closed, the burden on the other hospitals in Haiti will be even greater. My 501(c)3 non-profit partner, Airline Ambassadors, and I would like to put your much needed donation to use helping the poor and injured in Haiti by supporting the medical work of Zanmi Lasante – Partners in Health Haiti.
Zanmi Lasante was founded in 1983 and is one of the oldest non-profit medical organizations in existence in Haiti. The hallmark of ZL is its community centered model and holistic approach toward healthcare. Zanmi Lasante was recognized by President Obama at the White House this week for its life-changing and life-saving work.
I have been working with Loune Viaud, the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations for ZL. She would like to put your donated funds to work to help a group of 48 orphans with chronic medical needs who were displaced from the General Hospital in Port au Prince after the earthquake. She calls this “The Blessing Hearts” project.
Should you choose not to donate to Zanmi Lasante you will receive a full refund of your donation. However, if you decide to redirect your donation you will receive an acknowledgement from us that you may use for tax-deductible purposes.
If we do not hear from you by June 15, 2010, we will assume you are in agreement with the transfer of your donation to ZL.
Airline Ambassadors is working with major airlines to transport needed aid to Port au Prince as soon as air traffic control allows. Here is what we have in place:
HUMANITARIAN AID
160,000 lbs of high priority aid in Denver and Salt Lake City donated by LDS Charities. We seek to position this in JFK or MIA where charity flights on AA, UA, JetBlue and Spirit will be easier to coordinate. This first shipment of aid consists of:
- Water bottle filters
- Family food kits (MREs : meals ready to eat)
- Powdered milk
- Hygiene kits
- Tents for temporary shelter
- Canned food
- 80 lb bags of rice and 80 lb bags of beans
- Emergency medical modules
LDS Charities has pledged to deliver as much aid as we can ship, but we are waiting before ordering more until we have secured dates for transport.
DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS
Our main partner on the ground is US Southern Command who is coordinating the relief effort in Port au Prince. They will provide ground support for distribution and store our aid initially with Food for the Poor and Catholic Relief Service (as they have intact warehouse space.)
FUNDING
AAI is collecting funds to pay for the fuel of aircraft that will deliver food, water, medical supplies, blankets, tents and emergency personnel from JFK/MIA to Port au Prince.
VOLUNTEERS
When emergency medical response efforts have ceased, interested airline crew members will be contacted and may register here. You will be asked to provide your name, phone number, passport number, airline affilation and ID number. You will be added to our volunteer personnel list and contacted when an aircraft becomes available. Thank you for your concern and generosity.
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
418 California Avenue, PO Box 459
Moss Beach, CA 94038
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"!
supporting the UN's Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) for fostering self-reliance and independence in countries needing long-term economic solutions to poverty.
The cooking systems you provide to these families are comprised of a highly-efficient stainless steel cook-stove, fry pan, cooking pot, toughened glass lids and a thermo pot. This system heats food or water with an 80% reduction in fuel and boasts a very low smoke emission as compared to traditional charcoal stoves. In Africa, the urban poor must pay a large amount of their income on fuel. These cook-stoves save much of that expense with the added benefit of reduced pollution and deforestation. Ordinarily, a great amount of wood is needed to produce charcoal. These new cook-stoves require only a small amount of twigs, which can be gathered without cutting down trees.
This program will encourage women to use these savings to send their child to school, and engage in microenterprise opportunties. They can generate more income to feed their families and escape the cycle of poverty.
We are committed to sponsoring 5000 cooking systems to urban poor in southern Africa. Each stove is $340 and enables one child to go to school through grades 1-12. Consider sponsoring as a family, as a team, or as a group. We would like schools to encourage each of their classrooms to sponsor a cook-stove and a child's education.
Please donate whatever you can to help.
Thank you for your support and for sharing this information with friends, relatives, church members and co-workers. Together we can make a real, positive, lasting change in the lives of thousands of families.
Please click on the donate button to help now!
Or you may send checks to:
Airline Ambassadors International
418 California Avenue, PO Box 459
Moss Beach, CA 94038
Indicate “Southern Africa -- Cookstoves ” on the check.
*Each donation is 100% tax-deductible
Haiti
Haiti Disaster Relief Effort Continues El Salvador (member-led trip)
documents the work and efforts of previous missions.
Please read our latest Haiti Update for more about the aid distribution.
If you would like to join us on a mission, please visit the Haiti Brochure.
You can help to support future missions by selecting
the Donate Button.
AAI will continue to send water purifiers, medical supplies,
and food with your donations.
Watch our site for updates about the work accomplished
with your generous support!
Thank you!
*Each donation is tax-deductible
Mexico
Mexico Orphan's Fund
Mexico
Coordinator: Becky Gahman
Two orphanages near Ensenada , Mexico, need our help. Casa de Paz and Pequenos Hermanos Childrens' Home house 45-55+ children (including 12 special needs children).
The down-turn of the economy, escalating violence between the drug traffickers and the threat of Swine Flu have devastated Mexico . The aid, previously provided, has dried up and they are destitute.
These children go months without fresh meat or fruits, and many times their propane is cut off before help arrives. Many of the dorms for the children are dilapidated with shoddy plumbing.
We do our best to help them but there are so many bills to pay, beside the basics of electricity, propane and medical. They need food, cleaning supplies and more.
Please help us get the aid they need so that the children can have electricity, hot meals, baths and help getting the supplies they need.
Donate to the Mexico Orphan's Fund!
Any contribution will help.
Please select the Donate Button and you will be directed to our
secure, online payment system.
You may send checks to:
Airline Ambassadors International
418 California Avenue, PO Box 459
Moss Beach, CA 94038.
Please indicate, "Mexico Orphan's Fund" in the memo section.
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?
We are committed to sponsoring 5000 cooking systems to urban poor in southern Africa. Each stove is $340 and enables one child to go to school through grades 1-12. Consider sponsoring as a family, as a team, or as a group. We would like schools to encourage each of their classrooms to sponsor a cook-stove and a child's education. 
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. 
