Aviation Charities

We want to promote aviation organizations (including charities and community service projects) that are providing opportunities for people to "move forward by doing for others."

Proceeds from Reclaiming the Sky support these three aviation charities, WINGS FOUNDATION, INC, assisting American Airlines Flight Attendants, and CAUSE FOUNDATION, assisting United Airlines Flight Attendants, and the Betty Ong Foundation.

To learn more about these charities and the work they are doing - and to explore opportunities to get involved with them, click below:

• WINGS FOUNDATION - Assisting Flight Attendants from American Airlines
  www.wingsfoundation.com
  
  
• The Betty Ong Foundation
  www.bettyong.org

  This 501(c)(3) charity organization was created through the leadership of Cathie Ong in honor of her sister, Betty Ong, who died on Flight 11.

• CAUSE FOUNDATION - Assisting Flight Attendants from United Airlines
  www.thecausefoundation.org

Below are links to wonderful aviation charities doing selfless work – learn more about them:

The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation
www.leroywhomerjr.org

The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation encourages and supports young men and women who wish to pursue aviation careers, as professional pilots.

The Kiwi Club
Email: Kathy Minner
AAKiwiClub@aol.com

The Kiwi Club is an organization for former and current American Airlines flight attendants. A 50 plus-year-old charity, the Kiwi Club based supports worthwhile causes (including WINGS) with chapter fund raising efforts. Read this about

Airline Ride Across America
www.airlineride.org

A 33-day bike ride across America "to bring about a public awareness of the sacrifices of the flight crews on 9/11, sustain their memory and ensure they will not be forgotten."

The 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial Foundation
www.911flightcrewmemorial.org

Created in Nov. 2001, the 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial Foundation has designed and is planning to construct a memorial in the DFW area. Check out www.911flightcrewmemorial.org for pictures and more information.

The group, spearheaded by Dean Thompson, is working to raise funds to dedicate the Memorial on the 5th anniversary of 9/11.

Read A/A Flight Attendant Valerie Thompson's Tribute.

Airline Ambassadors International
www.airlineambassadors.org
Phone: 817-276-1350

Airline Ambassadors is comprised of 4500 volunteer airline and non-airline members who volunteer worldwide assisting children and humanity in need. Founded by AA FA Nancy Rivard, it is the only NGO of its kind.

The NWA Beacon Foundation
www.nwabeaconfoundation.org

The Beacon Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was created to assist NWA Flight Attendants. Established in April of 2000, the Foundation's mission is to provide financial assistance to NWA Flight Attendants and their families who are suffering from a critical or terminal illness, injury, or disability.

Snowball Express
www.snowballexpress.org

Snowball Express is designed to provide hope and new memories to the children and spouses of military fallen heroes. The genesis for giving these families these experiences was created as a result of a Southwest Airlines flight over 10 years ago and has now resulted in over 2500 children and spouses attending the event over the last two years. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Snowball Express.