World Wings International, Inc.

CARE is committed to Haiti for the long-term and working with the government and Haitian civil society during the long process of reconstruction. Present in Haiti since 1954, CARE immediately had First Response teams in place when the earthquake hit on January 12. Now our partners at CARE have developed a five-year plan for gradually rebuilding the country. This plan includes:

• Short-term aid: such as food, water and shelter, hygiene, childbirth- and newborn care.
  
  

• Medium-term aid (now thru Jan 2011): health programming, economic opportunities, transitional shelter, school kits
  
  

• Long-term rebuilding with earthquake- resistant construction focuses on women and girls, who are particularly vulnerable in the aftermath of disasters when the risk of sexual violence and exploitation is greatest. Change comes slowly. Please help us help our partners at CARE rebuild a better and stronger Haiti.
  
  

• Check www.care.org for further details. Thank you. Norma B Simon, President
  
  

World Wings International, Inc. is a philanthropic organization 501 (c) (3) of former flight attendants of Pan American World Airways.  Since its founding in 1959, World Wings chapters have raised more than $3 million for local charities and for CARE.

Following a long Pan Am tradition of global humanitarian assistance, World Wings selected CARE as its international charity in 1994.  No one could predict just how active this partnership was to be become!  CARE is the organization's principal charity to which all chapters contribute.  World Wings is solidly committed to global education and gender equity and was one of the first organizations to underwrite the CARE Fund for Global Education.

Members did not stop at providing financial support.  Many wanted to see the programs in operation.  This led to the first joint World Wings/CARE venture in May 2000 - a donor trip to Guatemala - which paved the way for future CARE-project trips.

In February 2001, 18 members and two CARE representatives ventured to India to visit four CARE sites.  World Wings travelers saw young mothers bringing their babies to a health center for inoculations and food supplements and heard health education presentations.  They visited rural schools and saw the eagerness in the eyes of the children.  They saw the adults who were so proud of their children and of their own achievements - they built the schools!

The most recent CARE project visit was to Bolivia in 2008. CARE is re-evaluating donor trips this year and hopes to resume project visits for donors in 2010, when another team of World Wingers will be invited to see CARE programs in operation.

Individual chapters of World Wings International support their own local charities that include hospitals, shelters, day care centers, museums, schools, medical research, hospices, children's homes and soup kitchens.

World Wingers raise money for good causes with an array of events from parties, sports competitions, garage sales, special events, fashion shows, auctions and sales of airline memorabilia, DVDs, calendars, clothing, cookbooks, and more.  An important fundraiser is the Uniforms for Charity project where World Wings' extensive uniform collection is available for special events.

The major source of fundraising is the annual international charity drawing, with exciting luxury prizes donated by members, airlines, hotels, resorts, artists and retailers.  Chapters receive a percentage of their members' ticket sales for their recognized local charities.  The remainder goes to CARE.

World Wingers offer more than funding to these charities - members can be found hosting a party for disadvantaged kids, renovating a shelter, helping out in a soup kitchen, or collecting clothing for women re-entering the work force.

World Wings continues a proud history of commitment to the world that Pan Am flight attendants were so privileged to see.  During the "Golden Age of Flying" Pan Am's women and men were working in refugee camps in Asia, orphanages in Latin America and schools in India.  Today, that commitment is even stronger.  World Wingers still work together in a common cause, buoyed by the bonds of friendship forged years ago.

Thank You for Making a Difference at CARE's National Conference & Celebration!

Special thank you from Richard Gere

Photos of WWI at CARE National Conference