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Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil

10/24/2017

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   ​Aviation for Humanity’s Director of Operations, Aaron Perkins, traveled to Brazil this month for business.  The trip did not take him to the paradise of Rio nor the sprawling business capital of Sao Paulo; instead, Aaron traveled inland to a small village engulfed by sugarcane fields - Gaviao Peixoto.   Sugarcane and aerospace, it’s an unlikely pair; but, these two industries collide in a city that hosts just 4,500 people.  Gaviao Peixoto is home to the 4th longest runway in the world which was built for the flight testing team of the aircraft manufacturer, Embraer.  Embraer is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft
   Aviation for Humanity provided the school supplies while Instituto Embraer, a non-profit organization ran by Embraer, helped locate the school in need, handle the communication, and even provided an engineer willing to donate his time to assist with an aviation career-day presentation.  Aaron Perkins and Bryan Watson, both professional aircraft evaluation pilots, were able to give an educational presentation about careers in the aviation field.  Embraer’s engineer, Fabricio Toledo, graciously donated his time and translated the presentation from English to Portuguese.  The presentation was a hit!  The children were especially excited about the photos of the military aircraft that Bryan flew as well as the pictures of Aviation for Humanity Founder, Kimberly Perkins, inside the cockpit of her business jet.  The children were inspired!  Thanks to Aviation for Humanity sponsors, fifty backpacks, filled with paper, pens, pencils and other essentials, made these children extremely appreciative.  And, Aviation for Humanity is grateful to have had the opportunity to expand our global community with the village of Gaviao Peixoto!  
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Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

10/10/2017

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Cheryl Pitzer, a friend and ambassador to Aviation for Humanity, brought supplies to Puerto Rico to aid those affected by Hurricane Maria.

Here is her story:
 
“My name is Cheryl Pitzer and I am an MD11 Captain at FedEx Express based in Memphis. I was fortunate to be scheduled on a hurricane relief flight to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.  FedEx donated the aircraft, and the relief supplies were donated by the Rick Martin Foundation.  Ricky and his team rode on the aircraft with us.  I was amazed by the deep compassion he has for his country.  When I offered 20 backpacks on behalf of Aviation for Humanity he expressed genuine gratefulness and had a huge smile on his face!  His team even picked a specific city the bags would go to best use and added them to the truck going to that city.

It turns out Ricky is also an aviation buff.  He was so excited to spend some time in the cockpit.  Some of the most fun passengers I have carried!”
 
A big “thank you” to Cheryl for her humanitarian aid and support in creating a global community established through the network of aviation. 


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