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Letters exchanged: A foster son and foster mother
Deborah Quigley,
Airline Ambassadors' Hawaii Regional Director, reports the latest news from her foster son in Cambodia. Sophanna shares stories about the Adopted Projects at FLOW, in Cambodia, and sends his thanks to his foster mom! For more...
Compassion Ball 2008
A Tribute to all who bring Compassion into Action!
The Airline Ambassadors Event inspires...
features hope, joy, and those who make change happen.
Please read the
Compassion Ball News Page
to find out more.
Thank you to those who sponsored
Compassion Ball 2008!
The NASDAQ Opening Bell on October 17 rings with
Airline Ambassadors' President, Nancy Rivard,
United Nations' Shamina de Gonzaga,
Chair of the 61st Annual DPI/NGO Conference,
United Nations Youth Ambassadors, and
Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund!
For more, please visit the Nasdaq Event posting.
Airline Ambassadors is proud to partner with the
Rice Patty Foundation and welcomes Nana Patricia McPeak
to our board!
As a small child, Nana Patricia McPeak had a dream to be able to feed the world.
Her mission:
"We believe that Earth is a planet of abundance and that all people have an inherent right to be nourished with wholesome and safe foods.
We pledge to implement programs which increase the availability of nutritious foods and pure water in order to alleviate famine and disease for all of Earth's inhabitants."
Welcome to Nana Patricia and the Rice Patty Foundation!
Please visit their web site to learn more about the
Rice Patty Foundation.
Press Release - October 15, 2008
Paris, France
Human Rights Village
Peaks Interest
in Volunteer Vacations.
Read the full story...
AAI Mission Coordinator and JetBlue Liaison, Cindy Paulus and Mission Coordinator, Elaine Osbourne, are teaming-up with the 911 Fund in Argentina!
The firefighters and AAI coordinators are donating time and resources to train and equip hundreds of first-responders in the country. For more...
Thulani Mabaso, Airline Ambassador's Government Affairs Director and prisoner at Robben Island,
shared prison time with Nelson Mandela.
Congessional bills are sponsored by Senator Dodd
(D CA) and Congressman Berman (D CA) that, when passed, will remove the two men from the US government's list of terrorist organizations.
Read more....
Champions for Children Honored June 2, 2008
UNICEF's Champions For Children JFK.
Congratulations to Krista Schimidt and
Rolando Vazquz! Honored for
outstanding contributions to
children's aid, care, and compassion
"Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things"
Please enjoy a Raleigh TV station presentation featuring,
Eddie Smith, an Airline Ambassador from Raleigh, NC.
The Airline Ambassador Video, "Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things", shares Eddie's experience
as an Airline Ambassador volunteer.
Airline Ambassador Special Forces members have now inspired U. S. Army Civil Affairs Teams to assist our projects!
The LDS/Civil Affairs Project accomplished a great deal.
May 2008
Mark Ferguson and his students provide on-going support following their Nepal Mission!
Mark reports, "
I am pleased to tell you that my students and I have raised more money for the Melanche Village school. On May 12th our financial officer wired $1200 to the account in Pokhara...Our next fundraiser will be in September. " Congratulations and tremendous thanks to Mark and his team of dedicated young men and women for your on-going support of your friends in Nepal!
Please watch Mark's video and share in the inspiration!
Nata's Journey -
With burns covering more than 80 percent of his body, Nata defied doctors’ predictions and miraculously recovered from his injuries incurred when a gas stove exploded in El Salvador..
Now, with the aid of several organizations and citizens of Grand Prairie, Nata was able to come to the states for medical treatment. The Grand Prairie Today story...
Latest E-Update
JetBlue Airlines Donates Aircraft for
Airline Ambassadors Missions
Please access this link for a more comprehensive list of
news articles and stories about Airline Ambassadors.
On a lighter note see AAI'ers with Patch Adams!
Patch Adams
| Airline Ambassadors' JetBlue Airways liaison Cindy Paulus has led numerous trips to El Salvador with full plane-loads of aid. JetBlue Flight Attendant Renaud Fenster has created this amazing Slide Show to demonstrate what one of these missions is like. Follow this link to the JetBlue Slide Show! |
NBC's Brian Williams and Kerry Sanders Host National TV Special on Airline Ambassadors:
It’s a long way from the comforts of first class, but Nancy Rivard, a veteran flight attendant, found a way to marry her work to her passion: helping the less fortunate.
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 Airline Ambassadors, American Airlines And Unicef Team-Up For The Change For Good program
The concept is simple: travelers on international flights can donate their unused U.S. and foreign currency to benefit children. These contributions are used to provide lifesaving assistance to the developing world's poorest, most vulnerable children in over 150 countries.
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Volunteer Vacations Gain Popularity
“I believe we all have a fundamental desire to contribute to making the world a better place,” says Nancy Rivard, founder of Airline Ambassadors International, a nonprofit humanitarian relief organization composed of airline employees and “civilian” volunteers who distribute medical and other aid to people in need all over the globe. “Personal fulfillment is a powerful impetus,” says Rivard.
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