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July/August 2009

In this issue

  • Call To Action
  • Featured Trip
  • Happenings
  • Special Event
  • Thank you!
  • Bravo's
  • Children's Escort News
  • Media
  • News
  • Missions
  • eUpdate Archive

 

Children's

Escort Volunteers

 

Margaret Whitehead,

Director of the Children's Escort Program, 

shares Escort Stories!

 

Media

 

Watch Airline

Ambassadors' Videos on

our You Tube Channel!

 

News

"Cash for Travel" Urged

 

AAI's newest director turned a lot of heads at the British Council Debate in London last month when he proposed governments of the richer countries offer their citizens $1,000 if they took a flight to a developing country. Lelei LeLaulu, elected onto the AAI board last month, said "this would pump money to the poorer countries as well as into our struggling airlines and travel industry." The huge success of the "Cash for Clunkers" program in the US, said Lelei, "shows it would work -- and tourism employs far more people than the auto industry."

 

Missions

Whether it's Haiti, Guyana,

Cameroon, or South Africa...

there's a trip for you!

Watch our

2009 Travel Calendar

for postings that fit your

schedule, skills, and

passions!

 

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Ambassadors'

eUpdate Archive

for past issues!

 

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Call To Action

eCampaign -- Southern Africa

School is starting and we can make a monumental change this year!

With one, 100% tax

deductible donation you can

empower women and

families and promote

conservation of the

environment by providing

fuel-efficient, low carbon

emission cook-stoves for

households in southern

Africa!

 

Each stove is $340 and

enables one child to go to

school through grades 1-12. We

are committed to sponsoring

5000 cooking systems to the

urban poor. Please consider

sponsoring as a family, as a

team, or as a group.  We would

like schools to encourage each

of their classrooms to sponsor

a cook-stove and a child's

education.

The cooking systems you provide

to these families are comprised of

a highly-efficient stainless steel

cook-stove, fry pan, cooking pot,

toughened glass lids and a thermo

pot. This system heats food or

water with an 80% reduction in fuel

and boasts a very low smoke

emission as compared to

traditional charcoal stoves.

In Africa, the urban poor must pay a large amount of their income on fuel.

These cook-stoves save much of that expense with the added benefit of

reduced pollution and deforestation.  Ordinarily, a great amount of wood is

needed to produce charcoal. These new cook-stoves require only a small

amount of twigs, which can be gathered without cutting down trees.  This

program will encourage women to use these savings to send their child to

school, and engage in micro enterprise opportunities.  They can generate

more income to feed their families and escape the cycle of poverty.

 

We invite you to join Reaching Hearts for Kids, ECHO Aid

Australia, and Airline Ambassadors in supporting the

UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) for fostering self-reliance and independence in countries needing

long-term economic solutions to poverty.

 

 

Visit Donate to a Project for more details about how you can help women,

families, Southern Africa Communities, and save the environment with one

donation!

Thank you for your generous support!

Featured Trip

2010 World Cup Soccer Adventure Southern Africa

A World Cup Soccer Exclusive That Gives Kids a Chance!

 

Join Airline Ambassadors and tap

into the excitement of the 2010

World Cup Soccer Series!

We will build upon the love of soccer,

a common ground that brings people

together of all ages and

backgrounds, to inspire a passion

for learning and a sense of

achievement for at-risk youth in this

high energy, positive, festive

environment.

 

Elegance, Excitement, and Enrichment...

An Extraordinary Experience...

Hosted by Mosaic Farm, a luxury, highly private

guest retreat and conservation reserve 2 hours southeast of Cape Town, this trip begins with you

investing your time, heart, enthusiasm, and leadership expertise in the lives of young people

while enjoying a high-end travel experience. 

 

We welcome you to

register soon and help

these young men and

women gather the

skills and confidence

necessary to

contribute to their

communities and set

high goals and

standards for

themselves. 

You'll have a lot of fun

doing it!

 

 

Check out our

2010 World Cup Soccer Adventure Brochure.

Trip dates:  June 8 through June 22, 2010.

Here's your chance to sign-up now!

 

Happenings

Miami, FL

Mission Coordinator Training Session

Miami Dadeland Marriott , July 28th

By Jadine Leclaire, Coordinator and Facilitator

On July 28th, Airline

Ambassadors organized the first

training session for Mission

Coordinators in Miami, Florida.  Forty-one

members from all around the world

graduated with their certificate of

completion.  Thanks for attending and for

supporting AAI’s humanitarian efforts

around the world!

 

 

To those who were unable to attend the

event (see the agenda), you were sadly

missed. Thank you for your e-mail

responses, energy, enthusiasm and

interest.  We hope to organize another

session in the Fall or early in 2010.  We

will keep you posted!

 

 

Special Event

Los Angeles, CA

"C'mon down!   You're the next

contestant on The Price is

Right!"  Yes...that's right! 

Time for a little fun.

Join Airline Ambassadors for a

special taping of

The Price is Right in

Los Angeles, September 23,

at 12pm.

 

 

This is your chance to spin the big wheel and play Plinko and a variety of loved TPIR games.  This is also an opportunity to sport our new AAI T-Shirts and show some AAI team spirit to America and win cash and fabulous prizes.  To book your slot for this event, please email AAI Promotions Shannon De Witt @ believesucceed@hotmail.com

 

Thank You!

Our Gratitude to Laura Reyes and AAI Director, Daniel Sheth!

 

Thank you to Laura

Reyes, of Kids4Kids

Crossing Borders, and

AAI Director, Daniel

Sheth, who funded two

40 foot containers full

of school kits, hygiene

kits, orphanage

modules and clothing

for children and

families in the

Dominican Republic.

 

 

 

AAI teams will be hand delivering the donations on two different missions to the DR in October.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bravo to:

Brad King and Extreme Response!

 

Home and playground construction, games

and activities with children and the elderly,

and aid and supplies delivered were just a few

of the accomplishments of a 24 member trip

to Ecuador in August. 

 

A family that makes their living by pulling

recyclables out of the garbage at the

Zambiza dump in Quito has a new home

now.  "Team 1", in the mission group, was

able to complete their new house which

includes their first stove and oven.  Before,

"Maria" cooked over an open fire. 

Now, they have their first shower (with tile) their

first hot water for the shower and the kitchen

sink. In addition, the team purchased furnishings

for the entire house -- couches, chairs, tables,

beds, and dressers.  They brought bed linens and

clothes to fit each family member as well as their

extended family members.

Brad continued to report:

The activities for Team 2, for the week of

Aug. 4 to Aug. 11, were as follows:


1.)  Day Care at Zambiza Dump - 30 children plus 12

young men from Casa Gabriel made a field trip to the

Zoo along with the teachers from the Day Care.  For

most of the 30 children, and all of the 12 young men,

this was their first Zoo experience.  Children and their families were given a total of 200 gifts such as toys, socks, etc.
2) Hogar de Ancianos - Senior Center - 48 residents

and the team played games and gave the residents

gifts of personal hygiene and clothing.  The team

spent time with these folks and loved them!
3) Casa Gabriel - 12 residents age 15 to 20 years

old.  This is a home for former"street boys".  Our team

helped them paint their rooms in their house. Our team

connected so well with these young men that they also

came out to help build the house and hold a

carnival.
4) Nuevos Amigos - Child Development Community

Center.  Held a carnival for about 150 children

complete with games and prizes - lots of prizes.

Most of the team returned to Omaha from Quito on August 11,  tired, but with the knowledge of a job well done.

Bravo to Brad King and his Team of 24!