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By Marcus Strawhorn - Flight1 PresidentNovember 15, 2012Stories from the Blog

Ready!
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Meet Sean, one of our dedicated volunteers, who ha

Meet Sean, one of our dedicated volunteers, who has worked countless hours to help our Courageous Fliers. We are so grateful to Sean, and all our volunteers who help make this program work. Take a look at the link to read more about his involvement.

http://www.flight1.org/volunteering-for-others-sean-macdermotts-story/

In 2012, Bailey Walker co-piloted Flight1’s inau

In 2012, Bailey Walker co-piloted Flight1’s inaugural flight with both her brother and father as passengers. At the time, 9-year-old Bailey had been battling Lymphoma. Bailey’s father Michael said, “It’s just such a neat experience and it’s a wonderful distraction for her to get to do something that makes her forget for a little while that she’s been sick for so long.”

After completing the flight, Bailey and her brother Jack received their Flight1 wings. 8 years later, Bailey is cancer free and a senior in high school.

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Tyler Mangas, age 8, can still recall the flight h

Tyler Mangas, age 8, can still recall the flight he took a few months ago, before everything with COVID-19 hit. Nervous, and unsure of what to expect, he brought his stuffed animal bunny with him and held it close. However, once he was up in the air flying a plane with a pilot by his side, his mother and the stuffed animal bunny took the backseat. Tyler was overjoyed and excited, his smile grinned from ear to ear. In that moment, Tyler did not miss a beat. He felt like he was on top of the world, like he could do anything.

The Mangas family found their path to Flight1 through their case worker when they adopted Tyler. Immediately, they felt like it would be a great fit and opportunity for Tyler to do something really incredible that most kids his age never get the chance to do.

“Tyler tells everyone about his flight with Flight1. After he did it, he told everyone and bragged about it. He was so proud of himself and still talks about it all the time. Now he loves learning new facts about flights and information about planes, he even looks for planes up in the sky. Flight1 offers such a great program, they really took him through all the steps and showed him he could do things that he never thought he could. He is really looking forward to the next time he can be back up in the air.” -Felicia, Tyler’s mom

So far, Tyler has done one flight and one stimulator. He absolutely cannot wait to do even more with Flight1 once it is safe again. It made him really happy though when he received a letter from a pilot with pictures, part of the pilot letter campaign to help make the kids in the program still feel connected to Flight1 during this time of uncertainty. Tyler was beaming with excitement when he read what the pilot had to say and loved seeing the pictures.

When asked about Flight1, Tyler said, “I love Flight1, like the whole thing. I can’t wait to go back up at nighttime. Being a pilot would be really cool, there are so many different types of jobs you can do as a pilot. I love it so much.”

Two fantastic musical performers, Chris Trapper an

Two fantastic musical performers, Chris Trapper and Amy Gerhartz, (centered above) sets the festive tone at Tunes on the Tarmac.⁠⠀
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With the cheerful atmosphere and the giving nature of our supporters the night ended with you all raising more than $40,000 to support the Flight1 program. That is 40 additional children we will be able to serve this year!.⁠⠀
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From the attending Flight1 board members, (everyone else pictured above.), thank you for making this a memorable event.⁠⠀

Umm...need we say more?⁠⠀ ◇⁠⠀ Fifty buck

Umm...need we say more?⁠⠀
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Fifty bucks gets you in, with a full dinner, and some tasty drinks while listening to some sweet tunes from Chris Trapper. How many people can say they are hanging out at a concert in an airport hangar? YOU. You can if you buy your tickets today.⁠⠀
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September 28th, 6 PM. Indy Executive Airport. See you there.⁠⠀
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100% of ticket sales go back to Flight1 to help change the lives of children.⁠⠀
www.flight1.org/tickets⁠⠀

It’s that time of year again? You'd better belie

It’s that time of year again? You'd better believe it. This year, for Tunes on the Tarmac, we've invited the national singer/ songwriter Chris Trapper to perform for our exclusive event at the Indy Executive Airport. Once again, it will include live music, an open bar, and food, all included in your $50 ticket.
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You definitely don't want to miss this one! Tickets at www.flight1.org/tickets

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