Plane Manners
Book Signing at DCA
A Huge
Success
The first of 18 airport book signing at Washington Reagan
National Airport . Author and flight attendant M. L. Murray
introduced travelers
to her new children’s book,
Plane Manners
Books
can be ordered by
sending a check for $18.99
(which includes shipping)
to:
Magic Moment Books
1204 Daviswood Dr.
McLean, VA 22102
ML will sign
each of these
books and mail them to you!
Email
marymurray2u@msn.com
Click
HERE to read Press Release
Part of the proceeds are being donated to AAI. Thank you
ML!
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Welcome to the Airline Ambassadors
International eUpdate
AAI continues amazing work and
our new website will be up and
running soon!
We wanted
to keep our treasured members updated on
our latest activities and take
this
opportunity to thank
you for continued support!
Nancy Rivard
Founder and
President, Airline Ambassadors
International
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Children's Medical Escort
Program
AAI Members
PROTECT children traveling via our
Children's Escort Program - Members escort
children requiring
life-altering/saving medical
treatment to/from the U.S. (10-15/month).
AAI escorted 200 Ukrainian orphans this past
summer of 2012.
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In July
AAI volunteers
coordinated
escorts for 265
orphans – 200 from
Latvia and Ukraine and 65
from China, in the
largest orphan airlift
we have ever
attempted. Many
thanks to Margaret
Whitehead, Wayne
Lee and Connie
Lowry for their
amazing efforts
and to the dozens
of selfless
volunteers.
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China
Escort
Dear Margaret
I survived the
trip!!! It was an
awesome experience. In
my group I had 20
children
and
two escorts no one
spoke English....
Vicki took the
three children to
Kansas City.
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Mending Kids
International
We are proud to
support the effort
of Mending Kids
International’s
first
Hometown
Mission.
18 children will
receive life
changing surgeries
at Cedar Sinai
Hospital and stay
with host families for two
weeks in the Los
Angeles area. A
Welcome Party took
place July 13, surgery for
all the kids is on
July 20 and a goodbye party
will take place on
July 27th.
Check
out this
video
of Lizette and
Marcella arriving
in LA this week from
El Salvador!
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Stay
tuned for our
upcoming missions
to the Dominican
Republic,
Colombia, S.
Africa and the
Philippines! Email
angels@airlineamb.org
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Humanitarian
Missions Program
AAI members PROVIDE for orphans
and vulnerable children via our
Humanitarian Aid Program -
Members hand deliver
humanitarian aid, and provide
volunteer services to
orphanages, clinics, schools and
refugee camps.
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Volunteers have
participated on
our humanitarian
missions in 2013
to Ecuador,
Colombia,
Philippines,
Jamaica, and even
a mission to Moore,
Oklahoma to
support victims of
the tornado Click on each
country to see a
short
overview……and many
thanks to Beyond Borders
Media for putting
together a great story on
our Missions
program that
give’s you the
feel of being
there
yourself. You
can see the
Video
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Ecuador
Trip
It never ceases to amaze
me what a difference two
weeks can make –
especially when you have
a Dream Team of
Volunteers! Let me
introduce them to
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Jamaica Trip
Thank you to volunteers who
helped re-paint the Melody
House for Girls near Montego
Bay, Jamaica. This trip was
led by Roslyn Parker and her
team "traveled to do good"
on this rewarding journey to
brighten and re-paint the
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Thousands of Teddy Bears
land in
Oklahoma
It all started when my
granddaughter, Hannah
Hoobyar (15), called me
to deliver a few teddy
bears to the families in
Oklahoma to show how
much she cared about
their situation after
the tornado
destruction.
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Mission to
Philippines
Thanks to thank Cheryl
Robinson for leading the
mission to Philippines.
She and her amazing team
which includes Angeline
Tran, Nancy B., Traci
Kelly, and Ann Hanson.
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Mission to
Colombia
This mission took place
on April 21-24, 2013.
Alex Restrepo, mission
coordinator, and his
team went to paint an
orphanage in Bogota,
Colombia which is a home
to 75 children. The team
donated painting
materials, soccer
uniforms, and most
importantly their time
and love.
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Upcoming
Trips
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Dominican Republic
Trip
This trip will
support the children of an
orphanage, Ninos de
Cristo. The orphanage
houses 180 children who
have been abandoned,
abused or
trafficked. Children
range in age from 6
months to 18 years.
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Stay
tuned for our
upcoming missions
to the Dominican
Republic,
Colombia, S.
Africa and the
Philippines! Email
angels@airlineamb.org |
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Education
and Advocacy - Human
Trafficking
Members
ADVOCATE on Child Protection - by
providing volunteer trainings at airports
in the US and around the world
to educate those in the travel
industry on the issue of child
and human trafficking and how
they can combat it by reporting
tips to the proper
authorities.
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Support our
work to raise awareness in the Travel
Industry:
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Travel
industry comes on Board with
Trafficking
Awareness
Representatives from
American, Delta, Silver,
United, and USAIR Airlines,
the Association of
Professional Flight
Attendants and Hilton Hotels
joined an event at Embassy
in Ukraine in April along
with Congressman Smith and
Ambassador Motsyk and reps
from Homeland Security,
Customs Border Protection
and the Dept of
Transportation.
Ukraine is Chair of the
Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
and combating Human
Trafficking is the priority
for 2013. Thanks to the
leadership of Congressman
Chris Smith, Airline
Ambassadors provided a
training for flight crew in
Ukraine on June 10 - the
first of its kind in Europe
and at the meeting of the
OSCE encouraged all 57
nations to do the
same
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Please consider
donating your United Miles to
the Airline Ambassadors
International Mileage Bank that
helps humanitarian efforts
around the world.
Click
here to
donate.
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N E W S L E T T E R
Thank
you for Bringing Compassion Into Action
and
thank you for
your support!
Airline Ambassadors
International |
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