Tons in Store for 2016! Meet Alex Thank You!

CONNECT
VOL 3 | ISSUE 1
Tons in Store for 2016!
Happy belated New Year! There is so much to look forward in 2016 at Wings
of Hope. February 13th will mark the 14th Annual Dinner Auction and Gala
titled “A Night For Miracles”. I’ll be sure to share pictures and stories with
you in the next issue of Connect. Then hopefully you can join us on March
12 when we will guide our giant airplane-shaped balloon in the St. Patrick’s
Day Parade downtown St. Louis.
If you enjoy golfing, then consider creating a four-some in The Greater St.
Louis Business Aviation Association (GSLBAA) 40th golf open to benefit
Wings of Hope. It will take place in June. Then, Ladies only will attend our
3rd annual Ladies Luncheon will also take place in the summer. In early September, the downtown Hilton’s rooftop restaurant, Three-Sixty, will host the
2nd Annual End-of-Summer Luau to benefit the MAT Program.
What else is on the horizon? Let’s see – hundreds of MAT flights of course!
Champions For Kids play a major role in the success of the Medical Relief
and Air Transport (MAT) Program so you will learn about some of the kids
you support in each Connect issue of 2016.
Meet Alex
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Alex is 12 years old and loves sports—especially basketball. At age 5, Alex started getting a lot of colds
and fever and his doctor just thought he had a virus. But after repeated trips to the doctor he was finally
diagnosed with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Seven months of chemotherapy sent his cancer
into remission.
Just before Alex turned 10, the cancer returned. A doctor at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
suggested he get tested for a rare immune disorder that only affects boys (X-linked lymphoproliferative disease, or XLP ) and causes lymphomas in about a third of those who have it. Alex
tested positive. So, he endured another 6 months of chemo before getting a bone marrow
transplant from his sister, Jenna, at Cincinnati Children’s—an XLP center of excellence. We
have flown Alex four round trips to Cincinnati since he was diagnosed with XLP. We also
flew Jenna to Cincinnati for the transplant—and his father for a visit while Alex and his
mother spent four months at the hospital. Today, Alex is cancer free and back on
the basketball court!
As a CFK, please know that your support provided a path for healing and
hope for Alex.
Thank You!
March 12, 2016
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Market Street
Downtown STL
June 2016
GSLBAA 40th Annual
Golf Tournament
Summer 2016
3rd Annual
Ladies Luncheon
September 2016
2nd Annual Luau
Three-Sixty @
the Hilton
IN THE
Spotlight
Champions
FOR KIDS
First Community
Credit Union***
LEGACY
SM WILSON
I am so excited to announce that S. M. Wilson & Co. has
joined the list of Champions For Kids. Founded in 1921 by
Shouse McGarvey Wilson, S. M. Wilson & Co. is a Construction
Management and General Contracting firm that is committed,
collaborative, authentic, diverse, transparent and passionate. You
can see the proof in many of their projects around St. Louis. Check their website—you will be amazed
by all of the S. M. Wilson & Co. projects that you probably see on your way to work, www.smwilson.com/
portfolio. S. M. Wilson & Co.built the new Shriners Hospital for Children. They gave new life to school
districts like Pattonville, Clayton, Ladue and Webster Groves. Various city buildings owe their beauty to S. M.
Wilson & Co. Their community involvement is also impressive, and we are grateful that supporting the MAT
Program is now a cause they are passionate about.
National Cart
Company***
LEGACY
Porlier Outdoor
Advertising***
LEGACY
Ulrich Medical USA, Inc.**
LEADER
Affordable Equity
Partners, LLC
Archer Daniels Midland **
Berry Door & Window **
BERRY DOOR AND WINDOW
Berry Door and Window has been a CFK for over two years. I think
this shows that loyalty and commitment is of high value for owner,
Matt Zehner. Since 1969, Berry Door and Window has successfully
installed garage doors, entry doors, interior doors, storm doors,
patio doors and windows to St. Louis and beyond. The showroom
is absolutely gorgeous; I walked away dreaming of owning 3 different homes just so that I could have all of the
windows and doors offered. Zehner’s staff is extremely knowledgeable and helps customers through every
step in getting the right product at the best price for ne w construction, renovation or replacements. Berry Door
also offers an extensive 26 Point Gold Star Safety Inspection for your existing garage doors. You can find Berry
Door and Window at 714 Goddard Ave in Chesterfield and at berrydoorandwindow.com.
Matt, thank you for your support of the MAT Program and being Champions For Kids!
Central Missouri Pizza Inc.
DBA Domino’s **
DOT Foods
Fabletics
Firestream Worldwide**
Gateway Pharmacology
Laboratories, LLC **
Imogene’s Tea Room
International
Food Companies **
Knights of Columbus:
Ascension Council 11139**
MANNA PRO
Manna Pro Products **
Manna Pro is another CFK that has been with us for over 2 years! Manna
Pro Products formed in 1985, is based in Chesterfield and has various
manufacturing plants throughout the Midwest. Manna Pro has developed into
a multi-faceted, progressive company that stands as a leader in the fields of
animal health and nutrition. Their flagship brand is called Calf-Manna® and
provides excellent nutrition for calves of all sorts. Rabbits, goats, poultry and
cattle are other satisfied and healthy “customers”. They are dedicated to protecting the environment through
packaging products in recyclable materials where the end user can choose to recycle.
As MAT supporters and Champions For Kids, they are generous to expand their passion for the health and
wellbeing of animals to include upright homo sapiens – especially the little ones. To John Howe, CEO, and the
entire team at Manna Pro, thank you for helping us help others!
Maple Leaf Air
Natoli Engineering**
Rex E. and Kristy M. Reed
Saint Louis
Premium Outlets
Sam’s Club
(Chesterfield**,
Maplewood, Glen Carbon, IL,
Paducah, KY, Wichita,KS)
SM Wilson
Sterling Bank**
Three Sixty
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Walmart**
(Chesterfield, Bridgeton,
St. Peters)
*DENOTES YEARS