When it comes to fall traditions, pulling a giant plane ranks right up there with watching football and picking apples — at least for the 16 teams (five more than in 2024!) that participated in Wings of Hope’s 3rd Annual…

Our partner in Paraguay, Iglesia Centro Cristiano Siloh, has brought more than a few smiles to people in five departments (or states) within the South American country. In 2024, the group made 21 flights transporting volunteer dentists into communities for…

The fall 2025 SOAR into STEM session was the biggest class to date, with record turnout and an impressive 94% attendance during the five-week, hands-on STEM and aviation educational experience. Each Saturday session brought students into the Wings of Hope…

When Belinda learned that her newborn baby girl was born with one leg shorter than the other, a condition known as limb length discrepancy, she took her to a specialist in Virginia near where she and her family were living…

Kacey Booth was working full time as a high school teacher and had just earned her license to be a K-12 principal, when her life went into a tailspin. “I was working and living life when I had four asthma…

Luke Polson, 24, joined Wings of Hope this past summer after graduating from the Aviation Maintenance Program at State Technical College of Missouri with his Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certifications. Given the shortage of A&P mechanics, Luke could have found…

Caption: (left to right) Glen Whittaker, Sue Harrison, & Steve Krietemeyer Our volunteers are the lifeblood of Wings of Hope. Whether they are in the hangar working on planes or in the front office managing administrative and financial tasks, we…

Scott Neville learned to fly in Australia before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he took advantage of three major airports as a recreational pilot. “It was a lot of fun,” said Scott. But since he moved to…