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Description of Foundation

Wings’ Facilities

The Foundation

Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation, is incorporated in the State of Washington as a recognized charitable Foundation, doing business as Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation.

501(c)(3) Documentation

Recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service, Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation received Final Determination Approval as a 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Charitable Foundation in April of 2002. Wings IRS Identification Number is:

91 1790 172

Wings is governed by a Board of Directors with various Advisory Boards who consult in daily as well as future functions of the Foundation. A President and Managing Director oversee the daily affairs of the Foundation.

Mission Statement

THE FOUNDATION MISSION STATEMENT:

The mission of Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation (“Wings,” “Wings World Wide,” “The Foundation” or “The Air Medical Foundation”) is dedicated to disaster “first response” missions, worldwide delivery of humanitarian relief, pre-planned medical care and clinic operation and clinical instruction. Wings World Wide, “The Humanitarian Airline,” can quickly respond with the highest capacity, most appropriately configured air-mobile medical facilities, and disaster relief vehicles, in civilian operations.

Foundation Structure

The Foundation is structured to function in the non-profit environment yet at the highest standard of a business organization. Continual oversight, reporting procedures and accountability is expected of all Foundation officers, employees and volunteers. Financial and operational data is available upon request.

The Foundation functions under the direction of a Board of Directors. A Managing Director oversees the daily operation of the Foundation and reports directly to the Board of Directors. Reporting to the Managing Director are the subordinate Groups within the Foundation who oversee air operations, medical / aviation technology, public relations and administration.

Wings Conflict of Interest

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENT:

No officer, director, manager or employee of any type shall involve themselves in any contractual or otherwise beneficial manner, which can be deemed beneficial to themselves financially or “in kind”, in any business or otherwise relationship that conflicts with their ability to serve the Foundation without mental or physical reservation as an unbiased employee, officer or board member.”

Communication Information

Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation maintains a website at the following web address:

www.wingsworldwide.org
www.airmedical.org

Specific information on the Foundation can be found at either of these addresses. Interested parties can also download all Foundation information and/or contact Foundation officers from our website.

All communication with Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation should be directed to:

info@wingsworldwide.org

Wings World Wide
The Air Medical Foundation
11411 160th Ct. NE
Redmond, WA 98052

Officers and Board of Directors

The Officers and Board of Directors of Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation are dedicated professionals from specifically chosen areas that allow for the growth and development of the Foundation. Each officer brings a particular skill which when combined with the other officers directs the Foundation towards serving the less fortunate of the world both in times of disaster and with ongoing humanitarian needs.

Wings welcomes others who also feel they can contribute in this type of service to volunteer of their time and talents to further the expansion and precision of “immediate response” and humanitarian service. Currently serving are:

Dr. Christian E. Hardy

Christian Hardy is former Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Oakland. Along with his wife Karen, who is also a Dr. of pediatric cardiology, they reside in Piedmont, California, with their two children, Jason and Jessica.

Dr. Hardy graduated from Stanford University in 1976, B.S. in Biology, and continued his studies at Harvard University in Biophysics. He attended the Medical College of Ohio from 1977-80 and performed his internship at Children’s Hospital of Oakland in 1981, and as a resident from 1981-82. He is a published physician and has received numerous honors and awards for both his profession and in humanitarian service.

Dr. Hardy is familiar with the wide scope and breadth of the mission of Wings World Wide, through his 18 years of humanitarian service in Africa, Russia and China. Both he and Karen were among only 17 Americans to receive the Friendship Award from the Peoples Republic of China, presented by the President of China in the Great Hall of the People, in September of 1999. Drs. Hardy began their humanitarian service in Somalia in 1982, where they lived for four months in a tent, aiding a refugee camp. Following that experience they joined a study trip to St. Petersburg, Russia and spent the next 17 years commuting between the United States and Russia several times a year. This service project was covered by Leslie Stahl of “60 Minutes”. In 1997, they established a working relationship with a hospital in the Qing Hai Province in the Peoples Republic of China. This 1930s vintage hospital has been the recipient of over 12,000 cubic feet of medical equipment and medical expertise, through Hospital Alliance International, a foundation started by the Drs. Hardy.

Dr. David Olson

Dr. David Olson, born in Port Arthur, Texas, is a life long resident of the state. He is a practicing dentist for over 30 years in Bridge City, Texas. From the onset, Dr. Olson has been an avid supporter in missions of Wings World Wide. Throughout his career, he has donated his time and talents to increasing and maintaining the professional standards of dentistry in the state of Texas and throughout the United States.

David matriculated at Lamar University and graduated in Biology in 1968. In 1969 he received his M.S. in Preventive Medicine and Community Health from the University of Texas Branch, Galveston, Texas. He has served on numerous boards and examination committees, has been involved in local and civic activities, and has presented dental information n public forums on many occasions. Dr. Olson’s both a published medical professional and lecturer. His career involvement has included being President, Secretary, Chair-Examinations Committee, Chair-Enforcement Committee, Chair-Combined Examinations and Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee, Credentials Committee, Continuing Education Committee and Western Regional Examining Board, Examiner.

Dr. Olson, with his wife Barbara, resides in Bridge City, Texas. Their two children, Michael and Katie, are also practicing dentists.

Major General Jack W. Ramsaur II

Major General Jack W. Ramsaur II is the mobilization assistant to the commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He is the principal advisor to the commander on Reserve Component matters.

General Ramsaur has flown commercial and military aircraft for both the US Air Force and the FedEx Corporation for over 20 years. Jack received his initial training through the Air Force and has served as the Commanding Officer of an AWACS squadron of the reserve component. Jack has served as the head of Flight Standards for the DC-10, in the FEDEX Corporation, as well as a line Captain, check airman and ground school instructor. He has logged numerous hours in the KC135, KC-10, T-37, T-38, Boeing 707 and E-3 AWACS aircraft, as well as the B-727 and DC-10 in commercial operations.

Not only does General Ramsaur have flight crew experience, he has a degree in Hospital Administration which makes him a most valuable participant in the Foundations structure and program.

Both he and his wife Sylvia reside in Memphis, Tennessee along with their two children. Captain Ramsuar continues today as a line pilot and check airman for FedEx while General Ramsaur continues with his USAFR duties.

Diana H. Wake, R.D.H.

Diana Wake has been a practicing licensed dental hygienist for over 30 years. She is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and is working in Bellevue, Washington. Diana has served on the Washington State Board of Health over dental hygiene, has represented Washington State on the Western Regional Examination Board (WREB) and is Past-President of the Board of and Dental Examiners and Dental School Deans. Her duties have included, but are not limited to, college accreditation, chief licensing examiner, and representing the State Dental Hygiene Board in the legal and grievance process as well as general over-site of the Washington State Hygiene program.

Diana has also played a direct role in the development of “international mini clinics”, developing dental clinics and establishing relationships with world wide NGOs. She currently conducts missions to Peru and Ecuador on a yearly basis, and coordinates volunteer dental and hygiene care for hundreds of local residents in third world countries. Her ongoing efforts have been in establishing relationships with NGOs in Jamaica, Nepal, Israel and Palestine to provide for the same type of humanitarian service as she has created in Peru and Ecuador.

Diana resides in Redmond, Washington with her husband Bob. Their four children are either married with children of their own or of college age, all serving yearly humanitarian missions and equally dedicated to the Foundation. One child is a dental student, another serves in the Foundation administration, another is a student in nutrition and dietetics, while yet another is beginning his education at the University level. Six grandchildren will be carrying on the humanitarian service tradition.

Robert E. Wake, Jr.

Robert Wake is a 30 plus year veteran of the aviation logistical community. He began his aviation career while on active duty in the Marines where he was a fighter pilot flying F-4 Phantoms. Upon his release from active duty at the end of the Viet Nam conflict, he flew briefly for a government agency, worked for NASA while attending college, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in both Physiology of Human Performance and Aviation. He joined Flying Tigers in 1978. There he received his heavy commercial transport training. When Tigers merged with the FedEx Corporation, in 1989, he continued his career there with the “worlds largest all cargo airline” where he remains today. Bob has served as an instructor in the Naval Air Training Command in all levels of flight instruction from basic flight, through instrument flying, air-to-air combat training and aircraft carrier qualification. He was a former military maintenance test pilot, served as a Mission Controller and Payload Specialist in the space program, holds a commercial transport rating and is currently flying the DC-10 for FedEx. Bob has past flying experience flying the F-4 Phantom, A-4 Skyhawk, C-130, and numerous Marine helicopters. In the commercial aviation, Bob has also accumulated hours in the DC-8, B-727, and B-747 aircraft. He is a retired Marine Corps Officer and currently flies in the flight operations division of the FedEx Corporation.

Bob lives in Redmond, Washington with his wife Diana and their four children (see Diana Wake Bio). He devotes his time to family, church service, his airline career and this Foundation.

Foundation Counsel

David Lowe, Esq.

David Lowe and his wife Anita, reside in Los Altos, California. They have six children. Born in Northern Utah, he was raised in Southern California where he attended California State University at Fullerton. Having graduated in 1975 from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, David has been practicing law for thirty years in Los Altos and Palo Alto, California.

From 1992-1995, David supervised volunteer service work in Hong Kong and Macau, China for a large, non-profit organization. There he was responsible for the over-site of over four hundred men and women. After returning to the Bay Area, he resumed his private law practice. Mr. Lowe has a long history of service oriented work, both domestically and internationally. He advises the Foundation on legal matters.

Foundation Secretary Treasurer

Paul D. Rytting

Paul Rytting is a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, where he resides with his wife Irene and their 8 children. Paul is currently a practicing attorney with a large international, non-profit organization, based in Salt Lake City. He is a graduate of the J. Rueben Clark Law School, at Brigham Young University.

After graduating from BYU, Paul and his wife moved to the Seattle area where he worked in private practice for four years, whereupon he returned to Utah, resuming his practice as a litigation manager to this date. Paul has been the recipient of personal and professional recognition awards, editor of the BYU Law Review and has served as a clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals. He is a published attorney and a member of numerous personal and professional organizations.

Mr. Rytting has been instrumental in the foundation of Wings World Wide, giving guidance and direction, counsel and recommendations regarding legal and ethical matters. He and his family have a long history of service in both the community and throughout the world.

WINGS FACILITIES:

Wings’ International Headquarters

Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation operates out of headquarters in the Seattle, Washington area. With the support of the Boeing Corporation and in partnership with existing NGOs currently in the area, Wings has the ability of reaching out to all areas of the world from an area known for humanitarian service as well as medical, computer and aviation technology .

This Seattle area boasts the largest private charity in the world, is the birthplace of the nations largest trucking firm, is amassed with computer technology, as well as having the ability of providing for any and all aircraft support through the worlds largest aircraft builder and supplier. Airfield and warehousing space is abundant. Situated on the west coast of the United States and as a gateway city, it takes advantage of airline schedules and time zones in moving aircraft, crews and medical teams throughout the world. Further, this area has reached out in the past to build relationships of trust as a “sister city” to many foreign countries.

Although the base of operations is in the Greater Seattle area utilizing the best of the surrounding medical, computer and aviation expertise, extensive effort is made to expand the area of involvement to every state within the United States and to countries throughout the world. Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation welcomes partnerships with any and all NGOs and / or government agencies who can give of their time and talents, without prejudice race, color, religion or ethnic origin. Wings only desire is to ease suffering and to assist those who find themselves in circumstances less fortunate than what is experienced in the United States.

A high priority of Wings is to establish a year around base for flight operations in a location convenient in both location and climate. This is important in that it allows an “immediate” response capability throughout the entire year without regard to climatic changes. Wings continues to review sites that can accommodate this important location consideration.

Wings’ Hangar Facilities

The designed Wings’ Hangar Facilities are identical units, capable of being built on the property of any existing airport. These units hold one or more 747 aircraft and required ground support vehicles and maintenance facilities. They are built with tailored resistance to the weather and area elements. Security is internally provided for on sight. Cargo transfer units are built into the structure for swift transit from ground vehicles to the aircraft. Storage for pre-palletized and containerized relief aid is built in, just feet from the delivery aircraft.

Realizing the need to be flexible in deploying the first response assets of the Foundation, Wings has identified the need to select areas that can support aircraft, manage the transit of humanitarian cargo, provide for maintenance, formulate medical teams, and warehouse humanitarian supplies

Wings’ Humanitarian Resource Center

The Wings World Wide – Humanitarian Resource Center is the focal and collection point for all donations received by Wings World Wide – The Air Medical Foundation. Its principle purpose is to collect, sort, palletize and distribute all “in kind” donations received by the Foundation. Additionally, the facility can provide educational facilities for those who desire to learn more about how to work within the humanitarian community.

The Center is a warehouse facility, located minimal distance from the Wings Hangar Facility where palletized cargo can transit. This 300,000 sq. ft. facility combines all of the aspects of humanitarian service, including the ability to receive incoming donations from throughout the United States, have it sorted, then prepared for shipping. This includes cleaning, assembly and repair of the donated item. Prepared items are then palletized for shipping and stored with like type-specific aid. Non urgent aid can be containerized and sent overland to shipping ports along the west coast. Urgent need items can be placed on Wings Humanitarian Air 747 “all-cargo” aircraft for immediate transport. Aviation training facilities are co-located in the Resource Center for convenience in training both air and ground support personnel.

In partnership with other NGOs, Wings desires this facility to be a cooperative resource center, used by any and all who have a need for the collection and distribution of humanitarian aid. Wings welcomes inquiries as to its use and increased value in being a central humanitarian resource center.

The International “Mini Clinics”

Wings World Wide, with the cooperation of other established NGOs, has designed a “mini clinic” which is portable in construction, easily transportable in our cargo aircraft and takes but hours to set up. Either by using these portable structures, or by rehabilitating existing structures, Wings can operate in any area of the world, re-supplying medical teams, supplies and pharmaceuticals on a monthly schedule utilizing the Wings aircraft fleet. These structures become a permanent fixture of the host country.

These 60 x 30 sq. ft. portable facilities are constructed with water and wiring systems already built into the walls. Wings can also rehabilitate existing structures or assist in building new construction. The goal is to provide people who would normally not have access to medical and dental care, a facility where they can readily receive care.

Although Wings can operate these independently, ideally they are to be staffed by volunteer medical and dental professionals who can assist indigenous professionals. These clinics will provide for food and housing for inserted medical teams, as well as a reception room, pharmacy, examination room and trauma room capabilities. Security will be housed on sight.

Currently, Wings has ongoing relations, operations and partnerships in a number of countries, including Peru, Ecuador, Israel, Honduras, Nepal and Jamaica. Wings continues to look for areas of expansion in various locations throughout the world. Cooperative efforts between existing NGOs who have established themselves in particular countries make this an ideal humanitarian service environment.

Wings will provide construction teams to rehabilitate existing structures to the same capabilities as portable units. Both types of units will be provided for by the Wings World Wide - Humanitarian Resource Center with upgraded medical equipment and supplies.

The mission of these mini clinics is to give support to existing medical and dental services and provide for those who currently have no medical support at all. By operating this type of care and volunteer service, an incalculable amount of goodwill is given, friendships and trust are gained, and humanitarian service is provided.

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