WE’VE JUST BEGUN
ANNUAL REPORT
ANGEL FLIGHT WEST 2011
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The first wealth is
health.” However, today more than ever before,
many Americans are denied access to medical care
due to prohibitive, rising healthcare costs.
Transportation is often an unspoken financial barrier to
accessing healthcare, and the physical and emotional
costs of travel can be an additional burden. In 2011,
Angel Flight West helped to improve the quality and
longevity of many people’s lives from among the 13
western states by flying 4,371 missions for medical
appointments or for other essential services at no
cost to these passengers.
In November 2011,
AFW completed its 50,000th mission.
WE’VE JUST BEGUN
OUR MISSION
Angel Flight West arranges free air transportation in response to healthcare and other
compelling human needs.
OUR VISION
Our vision is a culture of care in which all people have access to health care and other essential
services regardless of social, economic or geographic circumstances.
OUR VALUES
Angel Flight West is committed to helping one person at a time, to supporting the strength
that lies in our grassroots, and to continuing to maintain a culture of professionalism.
Cover: AFW members’ planes from North Meets South fly-in luncheon gathering of the Northern and Southern California
Wings at Harris Ranch, a small airport in the central part of the state. During the course of a year, Angel Flight West presents
local fly-ins arranged by the Wings and with the assistance of staff where current members can socialize and introduce
potential new members and pilots to AFW.
OUR 2011 BOARDs OF DIRECTORS
ANGEL FLIGHT WEST
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Angel Flight West office, Santa Monica, CA
ANGEL FLIGHT WEST FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Foundation Chair Stephen BobkoHillenaar
Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
(retired)
Secretary Roger Dunham
Physician, Internal Medicine
Treasurer Hal Morley
Investment Management (retired)
MEMBERS
William S. Ayer
Chair, Alaska Air Group
Kevin P. Kauffman
Chairman And CEO, K.P. Kauffman Co.
Dean Myers
Founder, Dynamic Computer
Incorporated (retired)
Warren Wood
Founder, Cabot Medical Corp. (retired)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Board Chair Steve Danz
Senior Partner, Stephen Danz &
Associates
Vice Chair Stephen Bobko-Hillenaar
Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
(retired)
Vice Chair Mark Wolper
President/Executive Producer, The
Wolper Organization
Secretary Walter W. “Buck” Bender
Aerospace Executive (retired)
Treasurer Laura Long
Chief Financial Officer (retired)
At Large William S. Ayer
Chair, Alaska Air Group
At Large Joe Shelton
Author/Executive, Software Marketing &
Product Management (retired)
MEMBERS
George Barraza
Independent Consultant
Roger Dunham
Physician, Internal Medicine
John Ferrell
Attorney, Carr and Ferrell, LLP
Charles M. Finkel
Attorney, Magaña, Cathcart & McCarthy
Ruben Gamerberg
President & CEO: Caltron Construction,
Kehl Group, Waste 4 Less, & Cocoa
Enterprises
H. Hunter Handsfield
Physician, Professor Emeritus of
Medicine, University of Washington
Fred Allen Leistiko
Manager, City of Kalispell General
Airport
Marc Lorenzen
Environmental Engineer (retired)
Hal Morley
Investment Management (retired)
Leah Jeanne Vriesman
Associate Director, MPH Programs in
Health Policy & Management, UCLA
Warren Wood
Founder, Cabot Medical Corp. (retired)
Our goals are to have enough
pilots to fly every mission that
comes to us and to be funded
to support our operations.
Executive Director’s Message
As we approach our thirtieth year and begin
our fourth decade of providing free non-emergency air
transportation, it seems appropriate to borrow from the
Carpenters: “...we’ve (only) just begun.”
2011 saw the continuation of the momentum and
success we achieved in 2010. In 2011, Angel Flight West
arranged over 6,800 missions and flew 4,371. (NOTE: Most
of the mission cancellations are due to changes in patients’
plans). In January, we received an in-kind service grant from
the Taproot Foundation valued at $70,000 and conducted an
in-depth SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats) analysis that significantly helped in the development
of our five-year Strategic Plan. And in November we flew our
50,000th mission. But we’ve only just begun.
In a report published in May 2011, the Kaiser
Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured notes, “Under
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (currently
under review by the U.S. Supreme Court) 16 million lowincome individuals will gain Medicaid coverage by 2019,
and another 16 million people are projected to gain private
health coverage through new, state-based health insurance
exchanges.” While this is encouraging news, the Commission
cautions, “This broad national expansion of coverage, largely
to a previously uninsured population, will generate new
demands for access….” Dr. Stephen A. Somers, President
of the Center for Health Care Strategies, adds, “Access to
health care means much more than having an insurance card
in hand. Unfortunately, simply providing insurance coverage
does not automatically guarantee the delivery of vital
health care services. A myriad of barriers contributes to this
problem, including…transportation issues….”
Though we take in an average of fifteen missions
each day, and each new passenger requires approximately
thirty communications–emails, phone calls and faxes–
between providers, passengers and pilots before take off, we
have really just begun.
This Annual Report provides insight into a unique
organization dedicated to the vision of a culture of care
in which all people have access to health care and other
essential services regardless of social, economic or
geographic circumstances. We are working toward this vision
with the help of our many generous donors, and through the
dedication of our Board of Directors, volunteer pilots, ground
volunteers and staff.
It’s a privilege being Angel Flight West’s Executive
Director. We truly have only just begun.
Alan M. Dias
Executive Director
OUR STAFF
OUR PASSENGERS
Executive Director Alan M. Dias
Associate Executive Director Cheri Cimmarrusti
Director of Mission Operations Josh Olson
Mission Coordinators Erin Gardner, Jennifer
Champion and Michelle Nomura
Outreach & Member Services Associate Cory Hanson
Administrative Manager Emmet O’Conlon
Dear Josh,
Additional services provided by consultants and
office volunteers.
The hidden story of Angel Flight West is
the number of missions we arrange.
For every three missions flown, we arrange five.
When a mission is canceled, it’s generally because of
changes to the passenger’s plans or, on occasion, due to
weather, last minute mechanical issues,
or lack of a pilot.
Passenger Sheri P. (L) and
So. CA Wing pilot Kathryn
Presson flying the second of a
two-leg mission from Lincoln,
CA, to San Diego, CA. Sheri
has limited resources and is
utilizing AFW to help mimimize
the costs and physical stress
of frequent visits for recurring
chemotherapy treatment for
breast cancer.
Thank you so much for arranging my
flight for Feb. 4th. Each flight means I don’t
have a six hour drive in the car, which leaves me
with more energy for the important things. You
and all the people at Angel Flight West make
such a difference in patients’ lives.
Thanks for all you do,
Linda
Dear Angel Flight West,
The work your organization is doing
is remarkable! My daughter was not receiving
the care she needed here in Oregon...her doctors
didn’t fully understand her rare vasculitis
disorder. It has only been three weeks since we
returned from Johns Hopkins and she is already
feeling and looking better than she has for
over a year. We are so very blessed that your
organization saw the need for patients to travel
to receive the proper care. Your generosity and
hard work enabled us to get the answers we were
so desperately seeking. We can’t thank you
enough!
Sincerely,
Karen & Alexa
*Note: This flight was provided by
our partner Alaska Airlines.
From the Board Chairman and Foundation Board Chairman
It’s been another productive, intense
year for AFW pilots, Wing teams, staff, patients,
directors, patrons and our supporting community.
It takes a lot to get each mission off the ground
successfully and you all did it–again. Our thanks to
each of you, and to your families for their support
and understanding.
We are often reminded of the tremendous
impact we have on the people and families we
assist. Providing what is often a priceless gift to
them does not come free to Angel Flight West.
For us it is expensive in terms of the cost of our
airplanes and fuel, the time devoted to recruiting
new pilots, staffing our operations to serve patients
and referring agencies, and supporting those who
work with us. We have been blessed to share
the thousands of hours of dedicated pilots and
volunteers. It is these sparks of energy that we
together, as Angel Flight West, create each year
and see reflected in the light of a mother’s face, or
the flash of a child’s grin as the plane lifts off. And
often we can see it in our own eyes as the sparkle
of a compassionate tear swelling our hearts. The
purpose of Angel Flight West is to help us all do
what we do to make a difference in someone’s–and
our own–life. Thank you.
In 2011, AFW pilots flew 4,371 missions.
Our clients benefitted from 860 of those missions
provided by our wonderful partner, Alaska Airlines,
which continues to support us year after year by
donating miles and funds for commercial air tickets
when private air transportation is impractical or not
available. We have begun 2012 even stronger, and
expect to easily surpass the impressive mission
count of 2011.
The economy continues to challenge us, as
it has most charitable organizations. Our Executive
Director Alan Dias and the staff have found more
ways to do more with fewer people and resources.
Financially, we were able to hold our own with a
little help from the AFW Foundation. Our thanks go
out to all who supported us with their contributions,
including those who, many years back, helped
assure our future by establishing and donating to
the Foundation.
As we look forward, we see many new
and continuing challenges, and some wonderful
opportunities to provide greater service to those
in need. To fulfill the promises and to meet the
trials of the years ahead, we ask that you consider
making Angel Flight West or the AFW Foundation
the recipient of your long-term planning with a
legacy gift.
Sincerely,
Laura Long
Chairman, Board of Directors 2012
Hal Morley
Chairman, Board of Angel Flight West
Foundation 2012
2011 HIGHLIGHTS
• Mission Operations arranged more than 6,800 flights for 637
requesters from 403 hospitals, clinics and agencies.
• Of these flights, 4,371 were completed, including 3,328 flights
performed by our volunteer pilots. (The balance were canceled–
some due to weather conditions, others for lack of a pilot–but most
to accommodate our passengers’ schedules.)
• Our generous partner, Alaska Airlines, donated 860 tickets.
• 533 missions were flown to summer camps located in our 13
western regional states and 16 of these for Wounded Warriors.
• Angel Flight West was awarded a $70,000 in-kind service grant by
the Taproot Foundation to update our Strategic and Sustainability
Plans. As a result, we looked at AFW’s strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats and defined the activities we need to
undertake to sustain and grow our operations.
• We strengthened AFIDS 2.0, our soon-to-be-released revised
edition of the Angel Flight Information Database Service. AFIDS
2.0 will be shared free of charge with all other nonprofit aviation
organizations to help increase access to medical care throughout
the country. AFIDS 1.0 has been adopted by three other Angel
Flights.
• We expanded our Adopt-a-Hospital outreach program, which
raises awareness of the existence of AFW to providers. A volunteer
adopts a hospital, clinic or agency in his/her community and visits
case managers every three months. At present, volunteers have
adopted 70 facilities in five Wings.
WE’VE JUST BEGUN
AFW wishes to recognize and express
a special thanks to our members who
are presently serving in
our military forces.
No. CA Wing pilots Stanley and Joanne
Dodge (L), who flew this mission’s first
leg, passengers and soldiers Victor Pineda
and Jason Watts, and So. CA Wing pilot
Ernie Arboles (R), who flew the last leg.
Both soldiers were injured during their
tour of duty, and are pictured on their
way to a military retreat for injured war
veterans. Angel Flight West often flies for
the Wounded Warrior Project, which hosts
therapeutic and recreation programs for
wounded veterans.
OUR PASSENGERS
Sharing an Angel Flight West mission, passenger Laurie B.,
receiving chemotherapy for rectal cancer, and passenger
Michael D., being treated for advanced prostate cancer, on a
three-leg mission. Michael is on a limited income and Laurie is
struggling to meet living expenses with two children, a single
income household, and accumulating medical expenses.
Pilot Paul Danis is the unsung hero in my
saga. Quietly and with great humility, he gives
generously of his time and resources to provide a
way for treatment for others through Angel Flight
West. I will never forget his great kindness to me
and many others.
When I see Paul, ready to pick me up, my
spirits are immediately lifted. Soon, we will be
soaring above the earth, transforming an eighthour drive into a two-hour flight. The viewpoint
from 9,000 feet matches the feeling of the moment.
What appears so massive on Earth has been reduced
to a mere dot. Weekly travel for cancer treatment
now appears in perspective as well, not the daunting
undertaking that it seemed, thanks to the friendship
of fellow sojourners and the pilot that guides us.
Thank you Angel Flight West, for making
this all possible.
Sincerely,
Laurie B.
We take in and we fly an average of
15 missions each day.
Between emails, phone calls and faxes, a mission
for a new patient requires approximately
30 communications before
the pilot and passenger can take off.
OUR PATRONS
Thank you to our patrons who generously help to support our mission and share our vision of reducing at
least one barrier to healthcare and other essential services–the means to physically get to where quality of
life, if not life itself, is improved and preserved.
($25,000 to $1,000,000)
Anonymous
Hasbro Children’s Fund
Elaine W. & Kevin P. Kauffman
Family Foundation
Del E. Webb Foundation
($10,000 to $24,999)
Anonymous (2)
Richard Blacker Trust
Dan Calugar
George S. and Dolores Doré
Eccles Foundation
Edwards Lifesciences Fund
Employees Community Fund
of Boeing California
Richard Gadbois
Henry L. Guenther Foundation
Irene and Alan Lund
Meyer Memorial Trust
George Morse
Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris
Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
Royal Tire
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Lon V. Smith Foundation
Union Bank
Vanguard Charitable
Endowment Program
($5,000 to $9,999)
Aeromarketing Associates
Augusta Pines Charity
William Ayer
Ayer Family Foundation
Stephen Bobko-Hillenaar
Ron Bruder
Burbank Health Care
Foundation
Stephen Danz
Desert Jet
Discount Tire - America’s Tire
El Pomar Foundation
Faith Family Princess Ball
Gray Farley
John Ferrell
Freshends
FTL Enterprises, Inc.
William Gillespie Foundation
Richard and Rhoda Goldman
Fund
William H. Hannon Foundation
Brant Hartsock
Insperity
Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.
Ralph LaTulip
James Lawson
Medtronic - San Fernando
Valley/West LA
San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians
Lluella Morey Murphey
Foundation
Jeff and Audra Nathanson
Mike Noggle
Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Phillips Living Trust
Claudio Ponte
Premier Trust, Inc.
James Slavik
Wallis Foundation
Steve Weiss
Wildhorse Foundation
Wine Road Vintners LLC
($1,000 to $4,999)
Anonymous
ADP - San Dimas
The Allergan Foundation
Amgen Foundation
Argyle Street Management
Skip Armstrong
Bill and Doris Brackney
Charitable Fund of
the Ayco Charitable
Foundation
The Emanuel Bachmann
Foundation
Lark Baskerville
Buck Bender
Julie Boston
Law Offices of David Brody
R. Harold Burton Foundation
Danna Campbell
Barry Carr
Centennial Airport Lions Club
Central Coast Claims
Association
Mike Davis
Alan and Jennie Dias-Manders
Mark Donnelly
DC Drains
Roger Dunham
ECHO of Northrop Grumman
Ed Tech Federal Credit Union
Nicholas Esayian
OUR PILOTS
Now, with health care reform underway, we anticipate
that our services will be more in demand than ever.
I didn’t realize how much I would be
getting out of these flights when I signed up.
I have learned that I am very lucky to be one
of the pilots and not one of the passengers.
Life is short. Something as life changing
as cancer or dealing with another family
member's medical crisis makes you realize
just how lucky you are.
Simply giving a ride to someone is one
of the most rewarding things that I do. The
gratification I get from flying Angel Flight
West passengers is better than the biggest
check I have received from work! Yes, having a
big paycheck allows me to do AFW missions,
but flying these passengers gives me a really
good feeling inside. I think helping others in
need is one of the greatest deeds in life that
you can do.
No expectations, no compensation, but
lots of satisfaction!
Thanks AFW for this unique
opportunity to help others.
– Paul Danis
WA Wing Pilot
Angel Flight West is unique because volunteers
perform all our service delivery.
The pilot is the lifeblood of this organization, and
significant effort is required to recruit each and
every one.
For the majority of our volunteer pilots, their
commitment to the organization
strengthens with time.
As of 2011, 92% have been members for at least two
years, more than half for at least five years, and nearly
40 have been flying AFW missions for over 20 years.
Historically, more than one-fourth of all volunteer
pilots remain active for at least 10 years.
UT Wing pilot Chuck Ivester,
four-year-old Madeline B. and
her mother Nicole boarding
their first Angel Flight West
mission from Colorado
Springs, CO to University
of California San Francisco
where Madeline will be
undergoing a bone marrow
biopsy for neuroblastoma.
Nicole’s family of four is living
on one income, which is
rapidly depleting after the cost
of traveling to San Francisco
for recurring treatment.
Failure Analysis Service
Technology, Inc.
Ray Faltinsky
Charles Finkel
Hilton Goldstein
Hugh Hunter Handsfield
Ellie & Les Hayt Family
Foundation
Carol Healey
Bob and Aubyn Howe
Foundation
Mary and George Johnston
Terry Judge
Nancy Kaplan
Kevin Kauffman
Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica
Landmark Aviation
John Larsen
Leasing Corporation of
America
Fred Leistiko
Lightspeed Aviation Inc.
Lloyd Moore Foundation
Laura Long
Mark IV Capital
Wayne Maynard
James McGrath
MDU Resources Foundation
Theodore Mitchell
Martin Monti
Moran Development Company,
LLC
Hal Morley
Ken Morris
Dean and Mag Myers
Newton Foundation Donor
Advised Fund of the
Community Foundation of
Jackson Hole
Doug Ota
OtterTail Power Company
Bill Overfelt
Rafe Pery
PF Chang’s
Post Modern Edit
David Pound
Qualcomm
Si Redd & Tamara Redd
Charitable Foundation
Rob Ross
Santa Monica Rotary Club and
Foundation
Stone & Webster Inc. Shaw
Group
Grover Shetterly
Shuster Oil
Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman
Fund of the Silicon Valley
Community Foundation
Skyline Denver Lions
Foundation
Amy Sylvis
Charlie Toppino
Truist
Matthew and Dixie Turner
Vertech Industrial Systems,
LLC
Leah Vriesman
Beverly Wertheimer
Westwood Village Rotary Club
Mark Wolper
Warren Wood
(Up to $999)
Anonymous
Paul Aanerud
Arthur Abrahams
Randy Abril
David Achiro
Carolyn Adams
Scott Adler
Aerojet
David Albin
Brandon Albrecht
Kent Allebrand
Patricia Alves
American Express Charitable
Fund
American Express Company
Employee Giving Program
Sina Amjadian
Bud and Mary Andersen
Neil and Janice Andersen
Rick Anderson
Kathleen Armstrong
Peter Armstrong
Todd Armstrong
Clarence & Carol Armstrong
Living Trust
Daniel Arnold
Assistants
Lance Astrella
AT&T United Way Employee
Giving Campaign
Barbara Ausherman
Automotive Marketing
Consultants, Inc.
Michael Avnaim
John Bacon
Kevin Baines
Carol Bardot
William Baribault
Jan Barkell
Mike and Miki Barnblatt
Rob Barnett
Jim Barr
George Barraza
Leslie Barstow
Eleanor Bartholomew
Bruce Bauer
Donald Bauer
Bear Paw Pediatrics, PC
Gregg Beaty
Gary Beck
Steven Beck
Cameron Bell
Martin Bell
Mark Bellio
Ben Franklin Electric Club of
Northern California
Marjorie Bender
Curtis Bergman
Eric Berman
Mandi Bey
Randle Biddle
Maria Bill
Brian and Janet Bird
Bison Engineering
Robert Blechschmidt
Susan Bloch
OUR HEALTHCARE PARTNERS
Skyers has spinal muscular atrophy,
which has caused him to be wheelchair-bound.
By receiving an Angel Flight West mission
with Command Pilot Dale Brown (the author
of many best sellers), he was able to undergo
the final evaluation step in the approval process
to receive a service dog. They flew a threeleg mission from ID to No. CA. Skyers was
approved, and will now be able to receive the
special service dog to vastly improve his quality
of life. In the words of Skyers’ case manager:
It is all so exciting! A companion dog
will change everything for Skyers and for his
family as well; he will be more independent and
will be able to rely on his trusty companion for
more of his minute-by-minute needs, which
frees his mom up a bit to spend more time with
his little sister. It’s a life-changing miracle,
for sure! I know you make a difference in the
lives of many every day, but just wanted you
to know how much you’ve changed things for a
little boy in Caldwell, Idaho.
I just can’t thank you enough for your
time, kindness and generosity.
Sincerely,
Lori Rorabaugh
Children’s Service Coordinator
Missions are not always just for
medical reasons.
Eight-year-old Skyers R. and his mother
Ladette on their way to qualify for a
service dog that will help Skyers with
daily physical tasks that are difficult due
to the limitations from spinal muscular
atrophy. Ladette is a single mother who
could not afford travel from Idaho to
Northern California and back for this
process.
A strong Angel
Flight West
presence in a
community builds
the capacity of
the health care
providers and
agencies that are
our partners.
Physicians and
social workers
can make
referrals without
worrying about
how their patients
will get to their
appointments,
especially when
arduous auto trips
are not an option
and commercial
airfare isn’t in the
budget.
Gerald Block
Margaret M. Bloomfield Trust
Blue Max Aviation Service
Geza Bodor
Roger Bohl
Dale Bosworth
John Bottomley
Beau Bradley
Robert Brahm
Marjorie Brann
Marion Brasfield
Fred Brattain
Richard and Jacqueline
Bremer
Albert Bresnik
Richard and Rosemary Brester
Lance Brewer
Richard Briley
Lester and Janice Brininger
Debra Brodie
David Brody
Jim Brogan
Lois Brooks
Lorraine Brooks
Dale Brown
Jeanne and Stephen Brown
Theresa Brown
Brown Williams Moorhead &
Quinn Inc.
Antoine Bruneau
John Brynjolfsson
Nancy Budden
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
Craig Burger
Thomas Burke
Jeremy Burns
Joan Burrows
John and Christine Bushnell
Jeff Byroads
Michael Cain
Kim Caldwell
Jon Callaghan
Bruce Callander
Giuseppe Caltabiano
Anne and Bill Campbell
Kayce Campbell
Phyllis Campbell
Campbell Soup Foundation
Tony Cantafio
Donald Carey
James Carey
James Carkulis
Robert and Cindy Lee Carlson
James Carmack
Carol Carpenter
Dennis and Evelyn Carpenter
Carr & Ferrell, LLP
Michael Cashell
Laura Cataldo
Paul Cate
Ron and Claudia Cattron
Cell Phone Repair
Irene Chang
Cary Charlin
Chevron Humankind
Employee Funds
Chevron Humankind Matching
Gift Program
Michael Christie
Melissa Clark
Jeffrey Clarke
Kathryn Clarke
Doug Clough
Susan Cockrell
Carolyn Cohen
Jim Coleman
Angel Colon
Clint Como
Walter Connally
Scott Connella
Richard Conti
Robert Conti
Kaia Converse
Petrea Cook
Cynthia Coppola
Hugh Corn
Cosmetic Dental Group, Inc.
Joseph A. Costa
Fred Cotton
Kristen A. Courtney Revocable
Trust
Pamela Cowley
Richard Cox
Rick Craddock
Keith Craig
Steven Crane
Jane Craven
Kathryn Cree
Crest Construction Company
Fred Cripps
Susan Crowe
Scott Cruit
Michael Crum
Joaquin Cuetara
Curran Family Trust
Ron Currie
Curson Plaza
Scott Dalecio
Steven Daniel
Thomas Daniel
Peter Daniello
Jason Dauderman
Ricky Davidson
Bob Davies
Bonnie Davies
Cheryl Davis
Keith Davis
Richard Davis
Philip Dean
Mark Deatherage
Connie Decormier-Stewart
Barbara Deeney
Laura Del Favero
Emidio DelConte
Donald and Maria Del-Homme
Gina Dell
Deloitte
Mary DeLuca
Robert & Eleanor Demple
Family Foundation
David Derby
Douglas DeVivo
James DeVries
Ronald Diaz
Neal Dillman
Wilhelm Dimpflmaier
J. Dodge
Stanley Dodge
Doug and Stacy Dolan
Brad Dorain
Irene Dorzback
Dan Dougherty
A Jeannette Douglas
Downie Family Trust
Linn and Debby Draper
Mary Drechsler
Lou Drobnick
Rob Dudley
Gregory Dufault
Gordon Duncan
Jean Duncan
Diana Durham
Dusty Wings
Dana Dykhouse
E&T
George East
Richard Edgerton
James Elliott
Jeremy Elson
Robert and Christine Emmons
Pat Estes
Jeff Etherington
Arnie Evdokimo
Toni and Eddie Ewing
Excel Research, LLC
Extreme Manufacturing, Inc.
Dean and Meredith Faith
Larry Farrar
Lauren Farrow
Marie Fasano
Louis Febre
Charles Fedak
Feldman Public Relations
Jim Ferguson
Jess Fernandez
Anthony Ferrara
Mike Ferraro
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Les Filler
Brian Firring
Richard Flamminio
Catherine and Jay Flynn
Alan Frazier
Freedom Bank
Robert Freeman
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold Foundation
Frank Freitas
Gabriel Fried
Passengers and sisters Kiki, Lili and Nini
(foreground) with pilot Warren Wood, past
Chairman of the Angel Flight West Board,
on their way to camp for burn survivors. In
2011, AFW flew approximately 533 missions
to camps for kids with special needs where,
for one magical week each year, they can
just be kids.
Joseph and Mary Ann Ford
Mike Forney
William Foster
Kevin Fox
Gresia Franco
Fuller Family Foundation
Margaret Furbank
Ruben Gamerberg
Fred Gammon
Barbara Gartley
Lorraine Gates
GE Foundation
Joanne Gehlert
Wayne Germano
Jack Gershfeld
Vince Giampa
Michael Giordano
Glacier Eye Clinic, P.C.
Barbara Gladstone
Jeff Glassman
Denise Gleser
Isabel Gonzalez
Tom Goode
Tom and Carolyn Gorley
Louisa Gowen
James Graham
Marilyn Gralla
Thomas Grant
Leo Granucci
Scott Gratsinger
Thomas Green
Scott Greenameyer
Susanna Griffith
Michael Groll
Patrick and Stephanie Gulick
Norman Habermann
Thomas Haffey
James Hager
Dale Hahn
Holger Hahn
Charles Haley
Monty Hall
Blaine Hammond
Hands on Studio LLC
Thomas Hannah
Neal and Cheryl Hansen
Hanson Trucking Inc.
Nolan and Lacie Hardy
Greg and Jodi Harms
Dori and Butch Harrington
Paul Hart
Terry Harvill
John Hayes
June Head
Health Net, Inc.
Mike and Julie Henrich
H Aaron Henschel
David Herrmann
Stephen Hertzfeld
David Hill
Cliff Hinson
Andre Hirschler
Daniel and Joyce Hoadley
Sylvia Hochede
James Hoffman
Daniel and Jamie Hogan
Chad Holcomb
Eric Holgersen
Helen and Brian Holmes
Holmes Murphy and
Associates Inc.
Larry Holtz
Terry and Diane Holzer
Patrick and Lisa Hook
Alan Hoops
Mary Hoover
Jean Horner
Jack and Gloria Hostak
Catherine Houghton
Tom Hovland
William Huff
David Hunt
Edward Hunter
Frank Hurst
Robert Hylton
Allan Infeld
Paula Inhelder
Intuit Foundation
Melissa Isenor
Cary Jackson
Mark Jagow
Joy Jam
Alicia Jayne
Greg Jellinek
Mark and Carol Jennum
Colleen Kendall
Lynn Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
Kevin Kienast
Jack King
Chuck Kirkpatrick
Tad Kirschman
Christine Kitch
Kiwanis Club of Reno
Sunrisers
Kendall Kliewer
Gary Kling
Gary and Julie Kling
David Klinger
Ken and Pam Kloeckl
Steve Laflin
Peter Lamberty
Greg Landers
Dan and Paula Larson
Glenn and Barbara Larson
Edward Laski
Mike and Debbie Leary
Dirk Lee
James and Mary Lee
John Michael Lee
Legendary Finishes Inc.
William Leland
Brad Lening
Diane Lenkin
Myrtle Leonard
For every dollar raised, Angel Flight West provides four
dollars worth of service because of its ability to leverage
in-kind donations from pilots and commercial airlines.
Jack Jensen
Darrell Johnson
David and Joanne Johnson
Ronald Dee Johnson Trust
Casey and Mary Johnston
Pat Jones
Jones Dentistry P.C.
Denis Jubinville
Kemry Junker
JustGive
Mark and Tammi Kalen
Alan Kane
Roger Keithley
Robert and Diane Kelce
Lissa and David Klueter
Thomas Knapp
Marjorie Knock
Bob Knutson
James Kong
Kretschmer Private Foundation
James Kreutzfeld
Bryan Krey
Jim Krieger
Timothy Krone
Esther Kronich
Danh Kueneman
Justin and Rylee Kuntz
Ruth Lacey
Michael Levin
Richard Levin
Donald Lewis
Timothy Lewis
George Liddle
Yvette Liddle
Mark Liebich
Richard Liggitt
Richard Lilley
Todd Lindley
Mitch Little
Wayne Liu
Pamela Loper
Marc Lorenzen
Ignacio Lozano
Raj Luhar
Caroline Lunger
George Luther
Leroy and Tammy Lydic
M.K.C. Customs Brokers
International Inc.
Laura MacDowell
Joan Macpherson Revocable
Trust
Stephen Magee
Steven Magidson
Anthony Magnemi
John Mahany
Michael Mahoney
Victoria Majors
Chris & Melody Malachowsky
Family Foundation
David Maldewin
Kenney Mallory
Pat and Paulette Maloney
Jennie Manders
Cary Marmis
Carol Marston
Pedro Marti
Bruce Martin
Erleen Martin
Maite Martin
Rachel Martin
Maureen Masson
Michele Massoth
Paul Masters
Henry Maurer
Doug Mayor
John and Debra McBean
Rob McBeth
Patrick McClure
Wilma McClure
Brandie and Jason McCracken
Delaplaine McDaniel
Tom McFadden
Stephen McGowan
Cynthia and Kevin McGreevy
Bruce McGregor
Bryan McKenney
Mark McKibben
Mckinstry Co. Charitable
Foundation
Barbara McLean
Andrew McNear
Colleen McNulty
Dava McNutt
Paul McNutt
Bill McVay
Michael and Alexis Meehan
Kim Megonigal
Mark Menda
Mark Merrill
Mesa United Way
Steve Metzger
Bruce and Leslee Meyer
Marshall Michaelian
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Midwest Reliability
Organization
Lisa Miller
Paul and Roberta Miller
Robert Mills
Bob Milner
Miramonte Resort & Spa
MissionFish
Fred Mohr
Gary Elwyn Monell
David Montgomery
Christian and Loree Montoya
Wayne Moon
Kevin Moore
Joe Moran
Neville Morcom
Sandy Morgan
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
David Morris
Tom Morris
Susan Morrison
John Morrow
Paula Mortensen
John Mosher
William Moulton
Jim and Nickie Mulcahy
Diane Mullaney
Dorothy Murphy
Pat Murphy
L. Richard Musat
Elizabeth Naciri
Gabor Nagy
Clarissa Nakata
Lindsay Nakayama
Sriram Narayan
Nash Spine and Joint
Rehabilitation
Christine Naugle
Donald Nelson
Jaimie Nelson
Mark and Charlotte Nelson
Nestle
Yehuda Netanel
Network for Good
New Mexico State Employees
Charities
Bill and Marissa Newman
Brad and Darla Newman
Pat Newton
Robert Newton
Emilie Ng
Bernard and Trudy Nicholls
David Nicholson
Robert Nield
Mike Nieman
Bruce Niemeyer
Laura Nigh
Ken Niles
D.B. and Mary Lou Nimrod
Mary Ann Nimrod
M. L. Nislick
Northwest Farm Credit
Services
Wilbur Nussbaum
O & M Industries
David O’Connell
Jeff Oerding
Mark Oetken
Victor Ohman
Pauline Ojeda
Harold F. Oleck Revocable
Trust
Roseanne Ollero
Phyllis Olsen
Lawrence Opoliner
Orange County United Way
Carl Orfuss
Kelly O’Shaughnessy
Jon Osterkamp
Jack Oswald
James Owens
OwnEnergy Inc.
Richard and Margaret Pagnillo
Palomar Land & Cattle, Inc.
Mary Lou Patterson
Pat and Shannon Patterson
Jack Pavlik
Christopher Pawlak
Mike Pearce
Mairissa Peoples
Mary and Don Petritz
Pezzolo Family Trust
Glen Phelps
Kerrick Philleo
Gary Phillips
Paul Piccone
Lisa Pierson
J. Clark Pinkerton
Jon Pittman
Bill Pitts
Ian Pitts
Larry Pitts
Diane Plampin
Juan Plasencia
Curt Pohl
Jan Pollard
Mary Jane Pollard
Karla Pomrenke
The Linda and Fred Port
Family Foundation
Craig Porter
Ardelle Potter
Ward and Samira Poulos
Joan Powers
Scott Pressley
Michael Rasmussen
Colin Reasoner
Kelly Redmond
WA Wing pilot Ian Marks (L) with passenger
Michael B. and wife Nancy on their way
home to Lewiston, ID from WA after Michael
was flown for emergency treatment for
gallbladder disease. Michael is on Medicare
and has limited income.
Richard Prillinger
Craig Prouse
Dave Pryor
Pueblo Women’s Center LLC
Michael Quigley
Joe Rainey
William Ramos
Ranch and Resource
Management, Inc.
Frank and Barbara Randall
Barbara Ranelletti
Donna Reese
Jim Reidy
Darold and Janelle Reiner
Chuck Reinhart
Relais du Soleil
Magali Renault
John Rendall
Paul Renick
Harold Renollet
Hans and Tangie Rensel
Gary and Janis Restad
Levi and Kathryn Reynolds
Steven and Karen Reynolds
David Rhorer
Denean Richards
Fletcher Richards
James Richards
Terry Richards
Carol Richman
Emmett and Peggy Riordan
Norman Rittenhouse
Carol Roberts
Ernest Roberts
Bruce Robertson
Don Robinson
Frank Robitaille
Karin Rodland
Kelly Roemer
Rogers Trust
Robert Rohwer
Craig Rommel
Brent and Shellie Rostad
Joseph Rotman
Cristina Roussel
Bob Rowe
Judy Ruderman
Cheryle Rutherford-Kelly
Craig Sabina
Gary Sackett
Bilal Saleem
Rona Sanchez
Barbara Sapp
Andrea and Lori Sarti
Debra Saslawsky
Daniel Sauter
John Savage
William Scherer
Henry Schlesinger
Christine and Eugene Schmidt
Bobbi Schroeppel
Schwab Charitable Fund
Lee Schwab Tire Center
Joe and Laurie
Schwartzenberger
Greg Scott
Kacey Scott
John Seabury
Hugh Seagreaves
The Seattle Foundation
Virginia Semrau
Mary Jo and Terry Sexton
Alan Shapiro
Joseph Sharp
Stephen Shaw
Joe Shelton
Mary Shepard
Michael Sherman
Mark Sheron
Dennis Shogren
Benjamin Short
Darrel Shumard
Mary Ann Sickle
David Siegan
Sikand Foundation
Carla Silver
Erica Simmons
Rosanne Sinclair
Jerome Sion
David and Deneen Slack
James and Patricia Slack
Laci and David Slack
James Slattery
James Snarski
David Scott Snyder
R. David Snyder
South Dakota Electric Utilities
Companies
Paul Speer
Kris Spelman
Bob Spofford
Michael Squadrille
Brinda Sriyaphai
Tara Starr-Keddle
State Farm Companies
Foundation
Judy Staudinger
Susan Steele
Natasha Stenbock
John and Diane Stenson
Glenn and Karen Stephenson
Marcus Stevenson
Homer Stewart
Johnny Stewart
William Steyh
Charles and Margaret Stigers
Ronald Stone
Leroy Storaasli
Mary Storey
Wain Stowe
Peggy Strickland
B.J. Swadener
Eric Swartz
Lorie Swearingen
Steve Swigard
Evelyn Tan
Katherine Tate
Curtis Taylor
Richard Taylor
Ruth Taylor
Tenaska Marketing Ventures
James Theobald
Jacqueline Thomas
Mark Thompson
Three Rivers Bank
Rodney Tiede
Randy Tigert
HL Timko
Jason Tomarken
Janis Torpey
Averi Torres
Dennis Torres
Town Pump Foundation
TransCanada Pipelines
Limited
Rod Tucknott
Joseph Tumminaro
UBS Employee Giving
Program
Ward Uggerud
United Way California Capital
Region
Jacques Vaillancourt
William Valach
Richard Van Hersett
Darrelyn Van Horn
Bradley Van Sant
William Vance
Rik Vanooteghem
Brett VanSteenwyk
Tom Veale
Michael Venturino
Gerda Vogl Trust
Gene and Jeanne Vold
Bo Vondereh
Dolores Wadsworth
Douglas and Sandra Wakefield
John Walker
Marjorie Walter
Eleanor Walther
Michelle and Chuck Waterman
Brian and Susan Watt
R. Douglas Wayman
Jim Weaver
The Weaver Family
Foundation
Sandy Webb
Jerold Weber
Frank Weissig
Bill Wells
John Wells
Christopher Weng
Stefan Werner
Kenneth Wessels
Westminster Presbyterian
Church
Tim Weston
Jennifer and Sean Wheeler
Clay White
Rose White
Ann Widay
Charles Wight
Barrie Wilcox
James Wilcox
WildBlue LLC
Gerry Wilkins
Joyce and Augustus Wilkins
Christopher Willes
Diana Williams
Greg Williams
Hugh Williams
Mark Williams
Raymond Williams
Richard and Ellen Williams
Ted and Millie Williams
Thomas and Mary Kay
Williams
David Wilson
Dorothy Wilson
Kim Wilson
Larry and Jane Wilson
William Wimsatt
Garry Wing
Jim Winkelbauer
Jerry Winter
Wokcano Santa Monica, Inc.
Susan Wolber
Geoffrey Wood
George Wood
Helene Wood
Jim Wood
Julia Wood
Edwin Newhall Woods
Frank Woolard
Bill Worden
Mal Wright
Rita Wright
Martin Wymond
Richard Yelch
Bev York
Les and Pat Zielinski
Lorey and Steven Zlotnick
Lawrence Zubel
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Ending net assets at December 31, 2011 totaled
$1,108,911, consisting of $857,830 in
unrestricted net assets and $251,081 in
temporarily restricted net assets.
*Every effort was made to make this list of donors as accurate as
possible; in-kind donations and membership fees are not included.
Should there be any error, we apologize and ask that it be brought
to our attention via info@angelflightwest.org.
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“Even the most brilliant doctor cannot save a life
if the patient isn’t there.”
– The mother whose son was a recipient of
120 Angel Flight West missions
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