2016 Annual Report

 President's Message

Dear Friends

Last year was incredible for Angel Flight East and the organization looks forward to a productive and impactful year ahead. Beginning October 2017, Angel Fight East is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. As we grow, it is important to acknowledge the people who make Angel Flight East a vibrant organization. Sponsors, pilots, staff, board, supporters, and volunteers help the organization fulfill our mission. We facilitate free air transportation to patients and families by arranging flights to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas and reuniting families during desperate times. It is through everyone’s efforts that Angel Flight East served over 150 families this year.

The annual report highlights the various ways in which Angel Flight East expanded its reach and served more people. You will enjoy reading the patient stories and learning how your support impacts the lives of so many people.

In 2016-2017, Angel Flight East Pilots spent over 1,300 hours in the air. Our mission coordinator facilitated over 800 flights. The patient needs included treatment of advanced stage or rare cancers; evaluations or second opinions with specialists; or recurring appointments for medical treatment.

I invite you to continue supporting Angel Flight East by joining our social media sites, volunteering at our events, considering a board membership or simply making an annual contribution.

As I close this letter, I want to personally thank you again for your support over the last six years of my tenure as a member of Angel Flight East’s Board of Directors. It is a privilege and an honor to serve this organization. I leave Angel Flight East in good hands, the president-elect, Todd Irwin, is both a pilot and a great leader!

All the best,

Terri Donohue President, Board of Directors

Mission

The mission of Angel Flight East is to provide free air transportation to qualified patients and their families

by arranging flights to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas, and

reuniting families during desperate times.

For distances outside our territory, AFE links with other volunteer pilot organizations.

Mobilizing Transportation

Helping Patients & Families

Welcomed 65 new pilots from 15 statesSupported 155 individuals for journeys to treatment as many times as needed throughout the yearServed 786 requests for transportation to treatment- covering 79,747 miles across 14 states

Since January 2015, Pat (middle) has flown over 60 times with AFE pilots from

Virginia to Philadelphia for medical treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of

America

Improved patients' access to specialty care for rural populations throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia, the top states for service in 2016Provided education about patient flights and other forms of patient assistance to approximately 770 patients and 75 agencies

AFE passenger Arlenis (left) and volunteer pilot Josh (right) featured on NBC 10

Philadelphia in September 2016 discussing the services of Angel Flight East

Community Outreach

Mobilized 33 regional and national partners to cross-promote patient resources on websitesDrew attention to pilot volunteers, first responders and civic organizations at the annual Wings N' Wheels community day, attracting 2,500 participantsEngaged over 400 volunteer pilots and involved 40 corporate community service volunteers from Vanguard, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Leadership Philadelphia and other organizations

Photos from Wings N' Wheels community event, including Vanguard volunteers, Second Alarmer's Rescue Squad, and Civil Air Patrol cadets

Financials

AFE Pilots who Flew a Mission in FY 2016 Alaska James Apice

District of Columbia Thomas Rege Charles Schlumberger

Delaware Edmund Cammack Frank Dorrin Rickey Garner David Roeberg

Florida Moshe Bahiri

Indiana Brad Neihouser

MassachusettsAlan Sears

Maryland Curtis Berry Michael Borner Derward Brooks Ivo Busko Christopher Fahey Jonathan Hill Stephen Hittman Matthew Jessel Kenneth Morrow Charles VandenBossche Todd Workman

Michigan Edward Phelka

North Carolina Ray Burton Edward Rapp Mark Webbink Jon Wells

New Jersey Andrew Anderson Ravi Arcot Frank Becker Steve Beer James Drake Josh Fisher Charles Haubrich Jerry Krivitzky Tomoharu Nishino Michael  Peters Joseph Michael Rogombe-Williams Bruce Sigman Robert Winner

New York Josh Ayal Dean Chenarides Robert Chieffo Ron Maimon Kenneth Parker David Stagnitti Michael Steele David TurnerDouglas Wohl

Ohio Randolph Carter Don Coburn Raymond Ebner Greg Frost Gary Lefeld Ed Loxterkamp Andrew McDonald Eric Mele John Strand Gerald Stull Daniel Tager

Pennsylvania Alan Bassman William Berger Michael Bush Robert Collins Charles Dick Gregg Feinberg Timothy Flanigan Alan Fuller Kurt Gasper James George David Gibb John Graham John Greco George Green Craig Groff Paul Hagerty Joshua Hoffman Thomas  Johnston Sanjay Kansara Robert Marmon Bill Massa Dennis Mood William Moore Andrew Morrison John Nisley Jeremy Nissley Corbin Nulton John Ordway Douglas Pon Matthew Ramer Charles Randall Ted Ruscitti Robert Schell

Herbert Schiffer Justin Shaw Conrad Shearer Michael Shenk Mary Sikes Lawrence Smith Henry Stoebenau Brian Stoltzfus Gregory Vallino Richard Van Blarcom H Wallace Christopher Zant

Utah Lawrence Cohen

Virginia Michele Bills Joseph Cross Karl Grundmann Todd Hochrein James Qualls William Sears Jason Simpson Robert Smith Shawn Stanley Paul Taylor Patrick Tredway John Witschey

West Virginia Cleveland Benedict

AFE Passenger, Gina, with AFE volunteer pilot, Ivo

Organizational Sponsors

Event Supporters

AQUA America  ASTM International

Bath Savers,  Inc Blue Bell Air, LLC

Breakthru Beverage PA Caddick Construction Co., Inc 

Disney Worldwide Services Dunleavy and Associates, Inc

flyAdvanced Gaudeamus Music Ministry

Glasgow, Inc

Hahnemann University Hospital IMA Consulting

L. R. Kimball Nolan Painting

Peco Energy Company Skanska USA Building Inc

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation The Prime Rib

Tompkins VIST Bank Tower Bridge Advisors, Inc

WPVI-TV 6ABC

American Airlines

Flight of Five Sustaining Partners

Almo Corporation Budget Blinds

Demos Family Foundation Joseph P. Heenan Family Foundation

Raynier Institute and Foundation

Foundation Supporters

Avery Foundation Beneficial Foundation

Bob's Charitable Foundation Bonide Foundation Inc.

Bray Family Foundation Ltd. Child Development Foundation  Enterprise Holdings Foundation

The Genuardi Family Foundation Legacy Foundation  Stratton Foundation

Leslie and Bonnie Trawick Family Foundation, Inc. Triskeles Foundation

Donor List Abramson, Jennifer Act II Playhouse LTD Aldi, Jeffrey Althouse, Bruce Altman, David in memory of my wife Louise Altman, Pamela Altman, Risa & David Ames, David & Rose Annese, Joe in memory of my wife Suzanne Anonymous Anonymous Armstead, John ASD Answering Service for Directors Asher, Jeff Asplundh, Jeanne Bachtell, Pixie Baler, Andrea in memory of John Biggers Basham, Robert Bateman, Clifford & Mary Beaty, Joanne Becker, Franklin Benjamin, Tammy Benton, David Berg, David & Kathy Berger, William Berman, Rayanne S Bertucci's Bessette, Kristi Bilella, Charles Black, Mike Blair, Tom & Helen in memory of the Altman Family, Louise, Steve, Daniel & Douglas Bona, Mildred Bowman, Kenneth in memory of Mike Chiodo Boyle, Timothy, CPA Braddock, James & Susan in honor of John & Brenda Strand Britt, Stephen Brobyn, Thomas Bronstein, Marlene Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital Buchan, Dave & Sue in honor of John & Brenda Strand Burch, Nan Butel, Catherine in honor of Bishop Emeritus Most Rev James Timlin Caddick, Dave Callahan, Clara Cameron, Barbara Cameron, Rochelle Campbell, Ross Canfield, Stephen & Andrea Carnevale, Bob Carr, Audrey Caruano, Nicholas Castle, Suzanne SChaiken, Warren Chiafullo, Paul/O'Conco Healthcare Co in memory of John Biggers Chieffo, Robert Chiodo, Samuel in memory of Mike Chiodo Cipriano, Michael in memory of Vincent Cipriano Cline, Richard and Mary Clineschmidt, Cohen, Michael in memory of Mike Chiodo Cohen, Richrd Collins, Bob Cook, Susan Corropolese, Margaret Corson, John in memory of Mike Chiodo Courtney, Francis Cox, William E III Curtis, William Cutuli, John D'Amore, Sheryl in memory of Joshua Shorr Dandrea, Judy Dawson, Lynne Daykin, Patrick DeFazio, Betty in honor of Jane Guiles' 80th Birthday DeHaven, Richard Denton, Elizabeth DeOrzio, Julie DeTora, Susan in memory of Raymond Miller for Deserae Limperopolus

Detrich-Long, Elaine DiSandro, Doug and Trish Donohue, Dennis & Anne Donohue, Theresa & Timothy Donohue, William & Margaret Doran, Thomas in memory of Mike Chiodo Doran, William Drozeck, Walter & Beatrice in honor of Tom Fijalkovich Dubeck, John Dunleavy, Michael & Nancy Durham, Steven Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Ninety Nines Ed Fischer Eggermann, Paul in honor of help in 1989 Eichner, Gerald J Elliott, James W Elliott, John Emanuelli, Victoria English, Margery Erwin, Ben and Karen Esser, Klaus Ewing, Barbara Falco, Joseph and Lisa Fallon, Susan in memory of Raymond Miller Farlino, Jean Feinstein, Jon Fenton, Doris C Fetterman, Roy in memory of Mike Chiodo Firebaugh, Sam & Betty in memory of John Biggers Fischer, Marilyn Fischer, Newell Fisher, Marc Fitzpatrick, Joseph Flanigan, Timothy Franklin, Courtney Frechtman, David C Frick, Lawrence & Janis in memory of Dorothy Tincher Friedman, Larry & Barbara in memory of Dorothy Tincher Fritz, Debra Fromhold, Susan & Michael Fuess, Gary & Alma Garrety, Paula Gazdick, Lisa P Gehman, Linda in memory of Dorothy Tincher Genuardi, Barbara Gibbons, Joseph Gibbons, Susan W Glenside Partners Golden, Martin Messrs Gorrnstein, Frendel, Brown, Weissman in honor of Lindsey & Mauri Chesbrough Gottlieb, Constance in memory of Mike Chiodo Grasso, Angelo & Deb Grossman, Edward Groth, Joseph Gudgeon, Jeremy Guiles, Jane in honor of Ellis Guiles Birthday Guiles, Jane in honor of Laura Guiles birthday Guiles, Jane in honor of Betty DeFazio birthday Guiles, Jane in honor of Yvonne Tallini's birthday Guth, Robin in memory of Tom Tinklepaugh Halton, Mary Harris, Felice Harry, John Harwick, Stan Heckman, Catherine & David Henze, Gayl & Herbert Herman, Mike & Janice Heuer, John & Lisa Heyl, Chris in memory of John Biggers Higginson, Carl in memory of Bernard Concannon Hill, Jonathon Hofferman, Sheila in memory of Mike Chiodo Hookway, Charles in memory of Dorothy Tincher Huber, Laura & Brian in memory of Mike Chiodo Hunsicker, Martin Hunsicker, Trisha Hurley, Daniel Hurley, David Hutchinson-Graff, Jody in honor of Bill Graff

Donor List cont. Irvine, J RobertIrwin, Todd Iwanicki, Stephen in memory of John Biggers Jaffe, Geraldine & Richard in memory of Mike Chiodo Jaworek, Joanne Johnson, Barry Johnson, Nancy Johnson, Richard & Maureen Jones, Wilbert Kahn, Marc & Riva Kalish, Carol Lynn Kane, Denise & John Karr, Ruth Kauffman, Gary Keith, Susan in honor of the fine work of AFE Kelley, George & Theresa in memory of Mike Chiodo Kelly, Michael J Kilduff, James A Kindred, Mrs. Wendell F Kirk, Barb Kodweiss-Bob, Waltraud Kohles, Mary Jill Kolber, Eileen in memory of Raymond Miller Krass, Erin & Steve Landis, Merrill H & Rita Lawrence, Jack & Mary Ellen in memory of Mike Chiodo Lee, Connie in honor of John & Brenda Strand Lefeld, Gary Levinson, Caryl & Hillel Lions Club Int'l District 14-P Lipstraw, Carolyn in honor of Jack Eppley Llyod, Thomas Loeb, David Lundy, Joseph in honor of David Mallach Lux, Patricia Mac Donald, Thomas MacEachern, Mary Magee, Donald & Carol Marchese, Marian & Donna Marion Prochazka Charitable Trust Martin, Carol Mason, Norman Matlack, James Mayo, Janet in honor of John & Brenda Strand McAuliffe, William McCallion, Lisa McClure, Kay in memory of John Biggers McDonald, Neysa McFadden, Jeffrey McGinnis Jr., Patrick in memory of Mike Chiodo McGranaghan, Donna McKay, Raymond McKenna, Rodney McMonagle, Mary Meridith, Karen in honor of Jasper Harris Miller, Benjamin Miller, Kimberly in honor of John & Brenda Strand Miller, Richard MOMS Club of Norriton Montgomery, Patricia Moran, George W Morrison, Christina & Andrew Nash, Donald & Veronica Natow, Susan in memory of Jessie, Julia Lastshembski & family Neff, John B & Shirley Neisser, Penny J Neugehauer, Ed Nibbelink, Donald W Nicholas, Catherine & William Nichols, Donna and Timothy O'Brien, Jane in memory of Deserae, granddaughter of Raymond Miller O'Connor, Marianne O'Meara, Carol OReilly, Kevin Ostrager, Karol & Harvey Ostrofsky, Bonnie G O'Toole, John Parszik, Veronica in memory of Tom Fijakovich Pepe, Janice & Nicholas

Pohlit, Stanley & Beverly Powell, Alan & Diane Powers, Kim in honor of John & Brenda Strand Price, William Prout, Dan & Susan in memory of Mike Chiodo Queen of Peace Seniors Club Quigley, Elizabeth Quinn, Ed & Sally in memory of Dorothy Tincher Quirk, Bette Reszel, Josephine Retired Public Empl of PA in memory of Dorothy Tincher Ricciardi, Neysa Ricciuti, Barbara Rice, William Riczinger, Judith Rieck, Barbara & Albert Ringing Hill Fire Co Ladies Auxiliary in memory of Dorothy Tincher Ritchie, Steven Rittase, Leigh Robert Smith Robinson, Damita Ministers of Hope Ministry praying for all of the flying Angels Rocco, Joseph Rogers-Berry, Christine in honor of David Rogers-Berry Rosa, A Stephen Rosen, Jay Rosen, Susan in honor of David Altman & Sharon Ifrah Rosenwinkel, Les Rothkopf, Celia Rubincam, Paul & Penny Rusnok, Richard & Catherine in memory of Thomas Tinklepaugh Ryan, Anthony Sague, Joanne & Raymond Scarlett, Louise in memory of Mike Chiodo Schell, Robert Schell, Ruthann Schulz, Joyce & Mark Schwartz, Bonni & Donald in memory of Mike Chiodo Scullin, Bob Seibert, Paul Shillington Lions Club Fdn Shore, Brenda in honor of David Altman Shusman, Steven in memory of Jonah Shorr Shusman, Steven in memory of Bernie Starr Shusman, Steven in memory of Alice James Sikes, M Alicia Silverman, Alan Simpson, Carol L Sirianni, Valerie Smeltzer, Dave Smith, Jan Smith, Mary in memory of Albert Shaw Snyder, Barbara in memory of John Biggers Soeffing, Jack Soloman, Howard Speers, Thomas J Spota, Noreen & Koller, Robert Spring Township Lions Club Spring-Ford Rotary Club Stacey, Jennifer & Jeffrey in memory of Michael Chiodo Stamm, Terry Stanaitis, Judith Staples, Joseph & Joan Staudenmeier, Paul Stefanowicz, A Richard Stemple, Catherine Stewart, Damaris Stoebenau, Andrea in honor of Henry Stoebenau Stoebenau, Barbara Stoebenau, Henry & Barbara Swartz, Barbara Swatara Church of God Sweeney, Ashley Swyers, Sinson & Carol Szkolnicki, Michele Talamore Country Club Tallini, Norine Yvonne in honor of Sheehan and Ray & Emily Tanner, Susan in honor of Dominic and AFE pilots Teasley, Melanie in memory of John Biggers

Donor List cont. Theune, John Thompson, Richard Throndsen, David & Lori in honor of John & Brenda Strand Tincher, Andrea in memory of Dorothy TincherToedtman, Dana & Craig Toedtuan, Craig & Dana Traister, Robert Trejo, Robert Turner, Robin in memory of Mike Chiodo Updike, Janet in memory of Tom Tinklepaugh Vasoli, Sandra Vecchione, Jane Wallace, Margaret & PW Wallo, Caroline Walsh, Patricia A Walters, Johanna Weick, Charlotte & Robert

Weiss, Robin White, Helen M Williams, Faith Wilson, Jim Winslow, Richard Wohl, Doug Woman's Club of Indian Valley Wood, Chris & Colleen Wright, Anne & Stuart in memory of Mike Chiodo Yezefski, Leonard Zant, Chris Zielke, ReginaZimmerman, John in memory of John BiggersZinser, Jeff & Karyn Zucker, Adam D in honor of Cary Flitter's 60th birthday Zucker, Nancy Zucker, Rebecca

Thank you letter from AFE passenger Chance's family

Corporate Matching Gifts Provided By:

Bank of America Charitable Foundation The BNY Mellon Community Partnership

Cigna Foundation matching gifts Genworth Foundation matching gifts

Merck Employee Giving Campaign

With Special Thanks to Workplace Giving Through:

The Boeing Company Employee Individual Giving Program Comcast

Johnson & Johnson Oracle Corporation

TE Connectivity Corporation United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

Katie (left) with son, Tristen, who flies from Virginia to Cincinnati for treatment at 

Shriners Hospital for Children 

Board of Directors 

Theresa A. Donohue, MBA, President Todd Irwin, Vice President

Michele Szkolnicki, RN, MS, Secretary Caroline Wallo, Treasurer

Jeff Kahn, Esq., General Counsel

Michael Black Rochelle L. Cameron

Elizabeth Denton Christina T. Morrison

Lenny Parrnelli Mark Schulz

Robert J. Smith Howard M. Soloman, Esq

Paul L. Staudenmeier Hank Stoebenau

John Stubbs Faith Williams

Christopher Zant

Full Time Staff

Ellen Williams, Executive Director Dominic Aquilino, Mission Coordinator

Jessica Ames, Programs & Events Coordinator