Kent Erickson <<alphamale1399>>
writes:

http://www.angelwingscharity.org/

We raise funds, to provide tandem flights in paragliding, hang
gliding, powered paragliding, and trikes (mostly free flight, however) for
physically and mentally challenged kids and adults, as a way to just love and
encourage them, and build goodwill for our sport, and allow a great marketing
tool for our flight parks and launch sites, etc.

Each "Angel" gets a Certificate of Achievement, Angel wing Pin and a photo.
We'll provide the template and/or press marketing, that every flight park can
use to contact the local news and press to "let them know or invite" them to
cover it. I know for a fact they love stories like this and it's a cool free
advertisement for the specific flight park. I have two directors now that are
helping me a lot and were getting ramped up fairly well now.

Over the last almost four years I've been going to the flight community and
spreading the word at meetings and fly ins etc. I'm very passionate about this
because it provides so much joy, not only for the "Angel" but also the friends
or family of that angel. I do tandems and I've literally seen parents cry they
are happy to see their child so happy! It's the greatest!

I have the support of some politicians, Hollywood folks and many of the flight
parks I've spoken to over the last few years. I'll be getting much more in the
future.

We flew Leo Dicaprio a while ago and I set up Bill and Melinda Gates a few
months ago for their families to go flying, which they did and loved! I'm all
about building our great sport!!! And being an ambassador of it for sure!

After three and a half years of self funding, and spending the time and money
twice on the applications, and getting two lawyers and threatening the join the
federal suit against the IRS for discrimination, I finally got 501 C3 nonprofit
public charity status.