“Changing the World via the Miracle of Flight” Ambassadors invites you to spend an evening with true American heroes at the SFO Aviation museum on Monday, January 11, 2016: out to learn about our programs, enjoy a fabulous dinner, and interact with people who have used their unique position in the airline industry to make the airline business; and the world as a whole a better place. You will get to meet and greet:
All proceeds from the evening will benefit Airline Ambassadors programs which aim to educate and prevent human trafficking on commercial airliners, assist in delivering humanitarian aid to poverty stricken areas of the world; and help facilitate life saving medical treatment for children by providing adult escort companions when traveling to and from the US. All donations and purchases of tickets are tax deductible.
Get your tickets HERE (and enjoy the 2015 tax benefit!)
Have questions?Contact Angels@airlineamb.org
Captain Al Haynes- Pilot of United Airlines flight 232, a DC-10 that experienced catastrophic hydraulic failure in 1989, resulting in a crash landing in Sioux City, Iowa. Due to his heroic actions and composed communication skills, 185 of the 296 passengers and all but one crew member survived the accident. Captain Haynes was instrumental in designing many of the training procedures that are in use at airlines today. See this Link
Flight Attendant Doreen Welsh – Survivor of Miracle on the Hudson. Doreen was part of the crew working US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15,2009 when the aircraft made a ditching in the Hudson river. Doreen was the only flight attendant who was injured; having her ankle impaled by an eight inch metal rod. She was at the back of the aircraft and made a critical; split second decision to stop passengers from opening the rear doors and having them climb over the seats-a decision that was credited by NTSB investigators as key limiting injuries and contributing to the successful evacuation with zero fatalities. See this LINK
Captain Denny Flanagan – Goodwill Ambassador for the Airline Industry Captain Flanagan comes from a 45 year career in commercial aviation. He is based in ORD and flies the Boeing 757/767 for United Airlines on Transatlantic and Transcontinental routes. He has established a reputation as the “goodwill ambassador” of the airline industry by taking unorthodox actions to benefit passengers including taking picture of animals in cargo bins to allow owners to see the animal was onboard and calls parents of unaccompanied minors during lengthy delays. He has been known to give away bottles of wine, trading cars, and discount coupons to random passengers on his flights. Captain Flanagan serves on the Board for the Jason Dahl Scholarship Fund, named after the Captain of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. He is a navy veteran and retired from active duty in 1993. His good works have been recognized by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times, and in various other publications. See this LINK
Flight Attendant Patty Young – Stopped Smoking on Airplanes. Patty is known by many as an aviation Joan of Arc. Her tenacity and commitment led to a successful suit against the tobacco industry that resulted in eliminating smoking on airplanes. She is on the Board of the Flight Attendant medical Research Institute (FAMRI) which funds anti smoking research. See this LINK
Flight Attendant Donna Hubbard – Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking Donna Hubbard will share the remarkable story of how she survived seven years of trafficking and transformed her experience to become Airline Ambassadors inspirational trainer, raising awareness of in the airline industry of one of the most important human rights issues of our time. Now as founder of Women of the Well Transition Center in Atlanta, she has transformed her own experience into a vehicle for service to others. See this LINK
