Nancy Rivard Chronicles Her Life’s Journey in

A Powerful Memoir About Love, Purpose, and the Global Fight for Peace

She was intervied on Feb 24  by Logan Crawford of Globsl Book Club to promote the book which will also be out in Spanish in May!Thhe post led to over 95,0000  views – nearly 1 million!

Nancy Rivard, founder of the internationally acclaimed non-profit Airline Ambassadors International, shares her personal and profound journey in Wings of Love: A Memoir. The memoir tells the story of Rivard’s search for meaning after the sudden death of her father, leading her to leave a promising career and embark on a mission to transform the travel industry into a force for good.

Through the lens of her own life, Nancy chronicles the extraordinary path she walked — from questioning her corporate life at American Airlines to creating Airline Ambassadors International (AAI), a unique non-profit organization that connects the airline industry with humanitarian efforts. AAI, recognized by the US Congress and the United Nations, has helped countless children and vulnerable individuals across the globe.

In this captivating memoir, readers follow Rivard as she journeys through war-torn Bosnia, earthquake-ravaged Haiti, hurricane-stricken New Orleans, and poverty-stricken El Salvador. Along the way, she meets iconic figures such as Nelson Mandela and former President Mikael Gorbachev, further inspiring her to remain fearless in her mission for peace. Rivard’s unwavering dedication to service is a reminder that we all have a responsibility to bring love into action, wherever we are.

Rivard’s journey is both a personal story of resilience and a call to action for readers to reflect on their own paths and the positive impact they can make in the world. With themes of loneliness, sacrifice, love, and peace, Wings of Love offers a transformative narrative that will inspire anyone seeking to live a life of purpose and passion.

About Nancy Rivard

Nancy Rivard is the founder of Airline Ambassadors International (AAI), a non-profit dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to children in need through connections within the airline industry. Since its founding in 1996, AAI has been recognized for its groundbreaking efforts and has been featured in over 600 media outlets globally. Rivard has received multiple accolades, including the Woman of Peace Award (1999), Ambassador of Peace Award (2000), and the Human Rights Hero Award (2015), among others.

Rivard holds a Master’s degree from Southern Methodist University and continues to lead AAI’s initiatives while also raising awareness about human trafficking. She lives with her husband, Dave Rivard, an environmentalist and contractor. They moved to El Salvador in 2020 to help the President Nayib Bukele.  Dave directs the Agency for Development and Design of the Nation.

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She is a role model for millions of people – women, children and men around the world. He is one of the most influential figures in the commercial aviation industry in the United States. The non-profit organization he founded twenty-two years ago has saved millions of lives so far. All this would not have happened if, when she was 29, an unexpected event had not pushed her to find her purpose in life.

The night she found out that her father had died suddenly, Nancy had already given up her successful career in the corporate world to become a stewardess and thus be able to see the world. Although very beautiful and with many suitors, she still did not decide to sit at her house. The time had not yet come. Maybe because since childhood, she had been waiting for a sign to guide her on her mission in life. The disappearance of the father with whom he had a deep connection was the first step towards a spiritual search that lasted seven years. Nancy set out to pursue a greater purpose in life than her own happiness, and she wanted to know how. Meetings with spiritual masters such as Sathya Sai Baba and Babaji Francesco Atmananda,

Nancy decided to put herself in the service of the real needs of the people, to inspire ordinary people to offer extraordinary help to their fellows by acting out of love.

Although no one supported her at first, over time, her will, enthusiasm and determination attracted other flight attendants, airport employees, major airlines and even the UN. Airline Ambassadors, an organization she founded in 1996, began by helping disadvantaged children in poor countries by providing them with access to food, water, education and quality health care in the United States, and is now a major player in combating human trafficking.

“I think the Earth is a school,” Nancy told me. “It’s a place to learn that our actions have consequences and to take responsibility for them. A wonderful opportunity to show our love through actions that help others.

“Compassion and generosity are two of the core values ​​that animate Nancy Rivard in everything she does. To which is added a good dose of courage. In the 1990’s, Nancy Rivard did not shy away from going alone to a refugee camp in Serbia to take supplies. That’s when she first met David Rivard, who would become her husband, her soul mate, an animated man of the same values ​​as her. A sign that everything is interconnected in our lives and that when we find our way in life, we finally find the partner who is truly destined for us.

Nancy Rivard’s fascinating story will soon see the light of day in the form of an autobiographical novel entitled “Wings of Love.”     

She now lives in El Salvador with her husband continuing to run Airline Ambassadors from there and her  help children, animals and all Life,

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“Airline Ambassadors delivers relationship, the most important component of an international aid program.” General Hector Pagan, Commander, US Southern Command

“I would like to congratulate you on the wonderful work that your association is doing.”  Illias Chatzis, Chief of Human Trafficking Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

“Thank you for coordinating the training at San Jose Mineta Airport. I was thoroughly impressed with Airline Ambassadors and am heartened and inspired by the work you do on a daily basis.”  Congressman Mike Honda, CA 

“It’s my privilege to be a part of something that truly helping the children in need and for them, it’s a life changing experience. Especially it’s my pleasure to bring healed children back to their family. These experiences are my treasures.” Masako Doi, AA Flight Attendant 

 “Edmond Burke noted that “All it will take for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing.” Sometimes good people don’t know what to do. Nancy and Airline Ambassadors are closing that gap.” Congressman Chris Smith, NJ

“Airline Ambassadors has made a tremendous contribution to developing our policies, for which we are truly thankful.”  Yaroslav Brisuik, Emassy of the Ukraine in the U.S. 

“The Association Professional Flight Attendants, representing 24,000 flight attendants at American Airlines supports the essential work that AAI is doing in the field of Trafficking in Human Beings.”  Laura Glading, former President of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants 

“I commend AAI for persistence and look forward to continue work together to stop modern day slavery.”  Congresswoman Jackie Speier, CA 

“Thank you for helping me in my studies, you are a great help and I promise to do good always.” Manuel Tincang, Shepherd of the Hills Children’s Home

 “I am very proud to be part of the Airline Ambassadors program and leader of one of trips to the Philippines, the best trip we have!”  Cheryl Robinson, Delta Flight Attendant

“Children’s Medical Missions is a non-profit that brings children to the U.S. for needed medical attention not available in their home countries. The Airline Ambassador program is a critical part of our organization.”  Tami Shobe, Medical Missions West.

“We cannot thank you enough for your support and for providing the two training sessions at PHL.  I have had countless requests today to add more sessions!  Word traveled fast on how informative and moving the sessions were.”   Jim Moses, GM American Airlines PHL Airport.

“Airline Ambassadors is an extraordinary non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of needy children around the world.” Congressman Tom Lantos, CA

“I am proud to be part of Airline Ambassadors Hero Force!” Michele Krick, AA Flight Attendant

“Nancy Rivard is hereby named a Paul Harris Fellow in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world.”  Rotary International

“Airline Ambassadors has changed my life for the better, and opened my heart.” Ruth Matranga, AA Flight Attendant

“I’ve done many escorts in the past that have touched me in ways that words cannot express. I was so touched by my experience with Will that I posted a photo of him and which inspired my niece who saw the post. She will be running a marathon soon and wants to dedicate her run to raising awareness as well as funds for the Airline Ambassador program.”  Tammy Meade, AA Flight Attendant

“Children’s Medical Missions is a non-profit that brings children to the U.S. for needed medical attention not available in their home countries. The Airline Ambassador program is a critical part of our organization.”  Tami Shobe, Medical Missions West.

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