CARSON CITY, Nev. (Dec. 15, 2016) – Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation (AADF), a non-profit organization that offers Dream Flights to U.S. military veterans living in retirement communities and long-term care facilities, received a $5,000 grant from Vital Life Foundation, a Marquis and Consonus Foundation that supports organizations and programs that provide meaning and vitality in the lives of seniors and staff members living and working in long-term care.
AADF relies on donations, sponsorships, and grant money to fund the Dream Flights, which are provided free of charge. “We started the foundation in 2011 with one mission: to give back to those who have given,” said AADF Founder and President Darryl Fisher. “Vital Life Foundation’s grant supports our mission to continue honoring those special men and women who sacrificed and served our country.”
Fisher and his all-volunteer AADF crew travel the country year-round in one of three fully restored Boeing Stearman two-seater biplanes, the same aircraft military aviators used to train in during World War II. Dream Flight recipients strap on headsets and leather helmets and take to the skies at 1,000 feet for a 30-minute flight. “It’s a magical experience for them. Memories come flooding back, and when we land, they’ve got a spring in their step and a smile on their face,” described Fisher.
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