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Annual Pilot Appreciation BBQ – May 10th, 2025

March 2, 2025UncategorizedDebra Laizure

Adventure Awaits! Mark your calendar to attend the Angel Flight BBQ and Annual Meeting. This is our way to say thank you to our Angel Flight pilots, volunteers, and their guests for their constant support and contributions throughout the year.

.This isn’t a fundraiser—it’s just a laid-back, free get-together to say THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers and to give others a chance to connect and share stories.

.It’s a great way to meet fellow pilots and swap some good hangar talk.

📅 Event details

When: Saturday, May 10th, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Where: Doug Vincent’s Hangar B-52 at Jones Riverside Airport (RVS)
Fly-in: Park at either of the two FBOs. Riverside Jet Center or Christiansen Aviation. They will help with transportation or we will send someone to pick you up.
Drive-in: 8605 S. Elwood Ave., Tulsa, OK. We have a designated parking area at the Picnic Pavilion with someone driving a shuttle.

RSVP: By May 7th (To determine food quantities) by calling 918-639-0636 or by email at angel@angelflight.com.

Angel Flight Appreciation BBQ – May 6th

February 9, 2023UncategorizedDavid Kenyon

May 6th, 2023: Annual Pilot Appreciation BBQ

Mark your calendar to attend the Angel Flight BBQ and Annual Meeting. This is our way to say thank you to our Angel Flight pilots, volunteers, and their guests for their constant support and contributions throughout the year.

It’s completely free and the BBQ provided by John Eagleton is ah-mazing! It’s a fun event to thank our volunteers and for others to learn more about Angel Flight.

When: Saturday, May 6th, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Where: Doug Vincent’s Hangar B-52 at Jones Riverside Airport (RVS)
Fly-in: Park at either of the two FBOs. Riverside Jet Center or Christiansen Aviation. They will help with transportation or we will send someone to pick you up.
Drive-in: 8605 S. Elwood Ave., Tulsa, OK. We have a designated parking area at the Picnic Pavilion with someone driving a shuttle. Call 918.995.7270 if the shuttle is not there.

RSVP: By May 1st (To determine food quantities) by calling 918.749.8992 or by email at angel@angelflight.com.

Case Management Round-Up, April 7th

February 1, 2022UncategorizedDavid Kenyon

HOWDY PARTNERS!

Come see us at the Case Management Round-up on Thursday April 7th 2022 at the CMSA-OK Conference in OKC. We will be at Booth #5 and will have a special item for all the friendly cowpokes that stop by.

So brush off your boots and lets kick up our heels at the Case Management Round Up!

For details, visit https://cmsa-ok.org/2022-april-conference

Volunteer Help Wanted: Patient In-take Coordinator

June 20, 2019Uncategorizedvolunteer help neededDavid Kenyon

Are you interested in a great volunteer opportunity?

Angel Flight Oklahoma is searching for a Patient In-take Coordinator. This rewarding part-time position works with our Pilot Coordinator to arrange Angel Flights for those needing air transportation to medical treatment.

This is a part-time, telecommuting position and would be perfect for a retired individual, college student, or any Angel Flight supporter.

Angel Flight Patient Coordinator:

Answers the Angel Flight phone
Checks Angel Flight email daily
Accepts applications or refers requests to other benevolent flying organizations
Enters information into the Angel Flight software program (AFIDS)
Fax or email paperwork to referring/treating physicians. Then follows up to ensure completion.
When a pilot is assigned to a mission, the coordinator notifies the patient they will be hearing from a pilot with flight time and airport location.
Mail brochure, patient guidelines, and other necessary information to new patients

Our dedicated Patient In-take Coordinators provide continuity for our patients by staying on call 24/7 whenever a patient needs us.

To learn more, please email Angel@AngelFlight.com.

RSU Perspectives w/Sam Jones

October 14, 2016UncategorizedDavid Kenyon

Watch Angel Flight founder, Doug Vincent, as he discusses how the charity began 25 years ago and its purpose to serve the community. Thank you to RSU TV and host Sam Jones for spreading the word about Angel Flight.

Tulsa Lifestyle Magazine – “Volunteer Pilots, Making a Difference One Flight at a Time”

July 7, 2016UncategorizedDavid Kenyon

Flying is in Steve Wells’ blood. From a very young age, he loved planes and hoped to fly one someday. His dream came true in 1972 when he graduated from Oklahoma State and bought his first airplane—a Fleet 16B Finch bi-plane.

He says, “It took about four years to rebuild.”

Annual BBQ – May 14th, 2016

April 4, 2016UncategorizedAngel Flight Oklahoma, Pilot of the Year, Vounteer of the YearDavid Kenyon

ANGEL FLIGHT OKLAHOMA
ANNUAL BBQ

Thank you to all our Angel Flight pilots, volunteers, and their guests for attending the Annual BBQ on May 14th. We appreciate your constant support and contributions throughout the year.

Below is a Facebook album of the event, including photos of those who received special recognition of their contributions to Angel Flight Oklahoma.

Volunteer of the Decade: Ailsa Vojvoda

Pilot of the Year: Steve Wells (19 flights)

Above & Beyond Award

Pilots with 10 or more flights last year: Gene Downing, Bill Fingland, Tim Grice, Craig Jimenez, David Starr, and Doug Vincent.

KFOR – “Pay it 4ward: Angel Flight Pilot Carries Precious Cargo”

October 1, 2013Uncategorizedangelflight_wp_admin

Wendell Holland is a pilot on a mission. Those who board his plane are often in dire straits.

Like Nikki, she is terminally ill but excited to fly to a special camp. Or like little Reese, traveling with mom to St. Jude Research Hospital.

Debbie Moore “When they’re hurting so badly he gives them some hope,” Debbie Moore says.

The Journal Record – “Taking Flight on Angel Missions”

July 25, 2013Uncategorizedangelflight_wp_admin

Craig Fitzgerald says he took his first airplane flight when he was 3 1/2 months old.

Fitzgerald grew up between Cushing and Stillwater and his father, Bob Fitzgerald, was a pilot.

“My father just liked to fly,” Craig Fitzgerald said. “We took all our family trips in an airplane. I did not take a car trip until I was about 16.”

Tidings Magazine – “Displaying the Power of God”

December 20, 2012Uncategorizedangelflight_wp_admin

Sixteen. A time of high school activities, beginning college plans and perhaps even dating. Stefanie Renkema was doing none of these things. After an injury on the basketball court while playing her favorite sport, Stefanie was experiencing pain in her lower back/ tailbone area. The continuing pain led Stefanie to her local doctor. Scans and biopsies later, Stefanie was diagnosed with a giant cell tumor, benign but aggressive, in her sacrum.