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2016 Annual Report President' Message

Dear Friends

Last year was incredible for Angel Flight East and the organization looks forward to a productive and impactful year ahead. Beginning October 2017, Angel Fight East is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. As we grow, it is important to acknowledge the people who make Angel Flight East a vibrant organization. Sponsors, pilots, staff, board, supporters, and volunteers help the organization fulfill our mission. We facilitate free air transportation to patients and families by arranging flights to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas and reuniting families during desperate times. It is through everyone’s efforts that Angel Flight East served over 150 families this year.

The annual report highlights the various ways in which Angel Flight East expanded its reach and served more people. You will enjoy reading the patient stories and learning how your support impacts the lives of so many people.

In 2016-2017, Angel Flight East Pilots spent over 1,300 hours in the air. Our mission coordinator facilitated over 800 flights. The patient needs included treatment of advanced stage or rare cancers; evaluations or second opinions with specialists; or recurring appointments for medical treatment.

I invite you to continue supporting Angel Flight East by joining our social media sites, volunteering at our events, considering a board membership or simply making an annual contribution.

As close this letter, I want to personally thank you again for your support over the last six years of my tenure as a member of Angel Flight East’s Board of Directors. It is a privilege and an honor to serve this organization. I leave Angel Flight East in good hands, the president-elect, Todd Irwin, is both a pilot and a great leader!

All the best,

Terri Donohue President, Board of Directors Mission

The mission of Angel Flight East is to provide free air transportation to qualified patients and their families by arranging flights to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas, and reuniting families during desperate times.

For distances outside our territory, AFE links with other volunteer pilot organizations. Mobilizing Transportation

Welcomed 65 new pilots from 15 states Supported 155 individuals for journeys to treatment as many times as needed throughout the year Served 786 requests for transportation to treatment- Since January 2015, Pat (middle) has flown covering 79,747 miles across over 60 times with AFE pilots from Virginia to Philadelphia for medical 14 states treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Helping Patients & Families

Improved patients' access to specialty care for rural populations throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia, the top states for service in 2016 Provided education about patient flights and other forms of patient assistance to AFE passenger Arlenis (left) and volunteer approximately 770 patients pilot Josh (right) featured on NBC 10 and 75 agencies Philadelphia in September 2016 discussing the services of Angel Flight East Community Outreach

Mobilized 33 regional and national partners to cross-promote patient resources on websites Drew attention to pilot volunteers, first responders and civic organizations at the annual Wings ' Wheels community day, attracting 2,500 participants Engaged over 400 volunteer pilots and involved 40 corporate community service volunteers from Vanguard, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Leadership Philadelphia and other organizations

Photos from Wings N' Wheels community event, including Vanguard volunteers, Second Alarmer's Rescue Squad, and Civil Air Patrol cadets Financials AFE Pilots who Flew a Mission in FY 2016

Alaska New York Herbert Schiffer James Apice Josh Ayal Justin Shaw Dean Chenarides Conrad Shearer District of Columbia Robert Chieffo Michael Shenk Thomas Rege Ron Maimon Mary Sikes Charles Schlumberger Kenneth Parker Lawrence Smith David Stagnitti Henry Stoebenau Delaware Michael Steele Brian Stoltzfus Edmund Cammack David Turner Gregory Vallino Frank Dorrin Douglas Wohl Richard Van Blarcom Rickey Garner Wallace David Roeberg Ohio Christopher Zant Randolph Carter Florida Don Coburn Utah Moshe Bahiri Raymond Ebner Lawrence Cohen Greg Frost Indiana Gary Lefeld Virginia Brad Neihouser Ed Loxterkamp Michele Bills Andrew McDonald Joseph Cross Massachusetts Eric Mele Karl Grundmann Alan Sears John Strand Todd Hochrein Gerald Stull James Qualls Maryland Daniel Tager William Sears Curtis Berry Jason Simpson Michael Borner Pennsylvania Robert Smith Derward Brooks Alan Bassman Shawn Stanley Ivo Busko William Berger Paul Taylor Christopher Fahey Michael Bush Patrick Tredway Jonathan Hill Robert Collins John Witschey Stephen Hittman Charles Dick Matthew Jessel Gregg Feinberg West Virginia Kenneth Morrow Timothy Flanigan Cleveland Benedict Charles VandenBossche Alan Fuller Todd Workman Kurt Gasper James George Michigan David Gibb Edward Phelka John Graham John Greco North Carolina George Green Ray Burton Craig Groff Edward Rapp Paul Hagerty Mark Webbink Joshua Hoffman Jon Wells Thomas Johnston Sanjay Kansara New Jersey Robert Marmon Andrew Anderson Bill Massa Ravi Arcot Dennis Mood Frank Becker William Moore Steve Beer Andrew Morrison James Drake John Nisley Josh Fisher Jeremy Nissley Charles Haubrich Corbin Nulton Jerry Krivitzky John Ordway Tomoharu Nishino Douglas Pon Michael Peters Matthew Ramer Joseph Michael Rogombe-Williams Charles Randall Bruce Sigman Ted Ruscitti AFE Passenger, Gina, with AFE Robert Winner Robert Schell volunteer pilot, Ivo Organizational Sponsors

American Airlines

Event Supporters

AQUA America Hahnemann University Hospital ASTM International IMA Consulting Bath Savers, Inc L. . Kimball Blue Bell Air, LLC Nolan Painting Breakthru Beverage PA Peco Energy Company Caddick Construction Co., Inc Skanska USA Building Inc Disney Worldwide Services Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Dunleavy and Associates, Inc The Prime Rib flyAdvanced Tompkins VIST Bank Gaudeamus Music Ministry Tower Bridge Advisors, Inc Glasgow, Inc WPVI-TV 6ABC Flight of Five Sustaining Partners

Almo Corporation Budget Blinds Demos Family Foundation Joseph P. Heenan Family Foundation Raynier Institute and Foundation

Foundation Supporters

Avery Foundation Beneficial Foundation Bob's Charitable Foundation Bonide Foundation Inc. Bray Family Foundation Ltd. Child Development Foundation Enterprise Holdings Foundation The Genuardi Family Foundation Legacy Foundation Stratton Foundation Leslie and Bonnie Trawick Family Foundation, Inc. Triskeles Foundation Donor List Abramson, Jennifer Detrich-Long, Elaine Act II Playhouse LTD DiSandro, Doug and Trish Aldi, Jeffrey Donohue, Dennis & Anne Althouse, Bruce Donohue, Theresa & Timothy Altman, David in memory of my wife Louise Donohue, William & Margaret Altman, Pamela Doran, Thomas in memory of Mike Chiodo Altman, Risa & David Doran, William Ames, David & Rose Drozeck, Walter & Beatrice in honor of Tom Fijalkovich Annese, Joe in memory of my wife Suzanne Dubeck, John Anonymous Dunleavy, Michael & Nancy Anonymous Durham, Steven Armstead, John Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Ninety Nines ASD Answering Service for Directors Ed Fischer Asher, Jeff Eggermann, Paul in honor of help in 1989 Asplundh, Jeanne Eichner, Gerald Bachtell, Pixie Elliott, James Baler, Andrea in memory of John Biggers Elliott, John Basham, Robert Emanuelli, Victoria Bateman, Clifford & Mary English, Margery Beaty, Joanne Erwin, Ben and Karen Becker, Franklin Esser, Klaus Benjamin, Tammy Ewing, Barbara Benton, David Falco, Joseph and Lisa Berg, David & Kathy Fallon, Susan in memory of Raymond Miller Berger, William Farlino, Jean Berman, Rayanne S Feinstein, Jon Bertucci's Fenton, Doris Bessette, Kristi Fetterman, Roy in memory of Mike Chiodo Bilella, Charles Firebaugh, Sam & Betty in memory of John Biggers Black, Mike Fischer, Marilyn Blair, Tom & Helen in memory of the Altman Family, Louise, Steve, Daniel & Fischer, Newell Douglas Fisher, Marc Bona, Mildred Fitzpatrick, Joseph Bowman, Kenneth in memory of Mike Chiodo Flanigan, Timothy Boyle, Timothy, CPA Franklin, Courtney Braddock, James & Susan in honor of John & Brenda Strand Frechtman, David C Britt, Stephen Frick, Lawrence & Janis in memory of Dorothy Tincher Brobyn, Thomas Friedman, Larry & Barbara in memory of Dorothy Tincher Bronstein, Marlene Fritz, Debra Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital Fromhold, Susan & Michael Buchan, Dave & Sue in honor of John & Brenda Strand Fuess, Gary & Alma Burch, Nan Garrety, Paula Butel, Catherine in honor of Bishop Emeritus Gazdick, Lisa P Most Rev James Timlin Gehman, Linda in memory of Dorothy Tincher Caddick, Dave Genuardi, Barbara Callahan, Clara Gibbons, Joseph Cameron, Barbara Gibbons, Susan W Cameron, Rochelle Glenside Partners Campbell, Ross Golden, Martin Canfield, Stephen & Andrea Messrs Gorrnstein, Frendel, Brown, Weissman in honor of Lindsey & Mauri Carnevale, Bob Chesbrough Carr, Audrey Gottlieb, Constance in memory of Mike Chiodo Caruano, Nicholas Grasso, Angelo & Deb Castle, Suzanne S Grossman, Edward Chaiken, Warren Groth, Joseph Chiafullo, Paul/'Conco Healthcare Co in memory of John Biggers Gudgeon, Jeremy Chieffo, Robert Guiles, Jane in honor of Ellis Guiles Birthday Chiodo, Samuel in memory of Mike Chiodo Guiles, Jane in honor of Laura Guiles birthday Cipriano, Michael in memory of Vincent Cipriano Guiles, Jane in honor of Betty DeFazio birthday Cline, Richard and Mary Guiles, Jane in honor of Yvonne Tallini's birthday Clineschmidt, Guth, Robin in memory of Tom Tinklepaugh Cohen, Michael in memory of Mike Chiodo Halton, Mary Cohen, Richrd Harris, Felice Collins, Bob Harry, John Cook, Susan Harwick, Stan Corropolese, Margaret Heckman, Catherine & David Corson, John in memory of Mike Chiodo Henze, Gayl & Herbert Courtney, Francis Herman, Mike & Janice Cox, William III Heuer, John & Lisa Curtis, William Heyl, Chris in memory of John Biggers Cutuli, John Higginson, Carl in memory of Bernard Concannon 'Amore, Sheryl in memory of Joshua Shorr Hill, Jonathon Dandrea, Judy Hofferman, Sheila in memory of Mike Chiodo Dawson, Lynne Hookway, Charles in memory of Dorothy Tincher Daykin, Patrick Huber, Laura & Brian in memory of Mike Chiodo DeFazio, Betty in honor of Jane Guiles' 80th Birthday Hunsicker, Martin DeHaven, Richard Hunsicker, Trisha Denton, Elizabeth Hurley, Daniel DeOrzio, Julie Hurley, David DeTora, Susan in memory of Raymond Miller for Deserae Limperopolus Hutchinson-Graff, Jody in honor of Bill Graff Donor List cont.

Irvine, J Robert Pohlit, Stanley & Beverly Irwin, Todd Powell, Alan & Diane Iwanicki, Stephen in memory of John Biggers Powers, Kim in honor of John & Brenda Strand Jaffe, Geraldine & Richard in memory of Mike Chiodo Price, William Jaworek, Joanne Prout, Dan & Susan in memory of Mike Chiodo Johnson, Barry Queen of Peace Seniors Club Johnson, Nancy Quigley, Elizabeth Johnson, Richard & Maureen Quinn, Ed & Sally in memory of Dorothy Tincher Jones, Wilbert Quirk, Bette Kahn, Marc & Riva Reszel, Josephine Kalish, Carol Lynn Retired Public Empl of PA in memory of Dorothy Tincher Kane, Denise & John Ricciardi, Neysa Karr, Ruth Ricciuti, Barbara Kauffman, Gary Rice, William Keith, Susan in honor of the fine work of AFE Riczinger, Judith Kelley, George & Theresa in memory of Mike Chiodo Rieck, Barbara & Albert Kelly, Michael J Ringing Hill Fire Co Kilduff, James A Ladies Auxiliary in memory of Dorothy Tincher Kindred, Mrs. Wendell Ritchie, Steven Kirk, Barb Rittase, Leigh Kodweiss-Bob, Waltraud Robert Smith Kohles, Mary Jill Robinson, Damita Ministers of Hope Ministry praying for all of the flying Angels Kolber, Eileen in memory of Raymond Miller Rocco, Joseph Krass, Erin & Steve Rogers-Berry, Christine in honor of David Rogers-Berry Landis, Merrill H & Rita Rosa, A Stephen Lawrence, Jack & Mary Ellen in memory of Mike Chiodo Rosen, Jay Lee, Connie in honor of John & Brenda Strand Rosen, Susan in honor of David Altman & Sharon Ifrah Lefeld, Gary Rosenwinkel, Les Levinson, Caryl & Hillel Rothkopf, Celia Lions Club Int'l District 14-P Rubincam, Paul & Penny Lipstraw, Carolyn in honor of Jack Eppley Rusnok, Richard & Catherine in memory of Thomas Tinklepaugh Llyod, Thomas Ryan, Anthony Loeb, David Sague, Joanne & Raymond Lundy, Joseph in honor of David Mallach Scarlett, Louise in memory of Mike Chiodo Lux, Patricia Schell, Robert Mac Donald, Thomas Schell, Ruthann MacEachern, Mary Schulz, Joyce & Mark Magee, Donald & Carol Schwartz, Bonni & Donald in memory of Mike Chiodo Marchese, Marian & Donna Scullin, Bob Marion Prochazka Charitable Trust Seibert, Paul Martin, Carol Shillington Lions Club Fdn Mason, Norman Shore, Brenda in honor of David Altman Matlack, James Shusman, Steven in memory of Jonah Shorr Mayo, Janet in honor of John & Brenda Strand Shusman, Steven in memory of Bernie Starr McAuliffe, William Shusman, Steven in memory of Alice James McCallion, Lisa Sikes, Alicia McClure, Kay in memory of John Biggers Silverman, Alan McDonald, Neysa Simpson, Carol L McFadden, Jeffrey Sirianni, Valerie McGinnis Jr., Patrick in memory of Mike Chiodo Smeltzer, Dave McGranaghan, Donna Smith, Jan McKay, Raymond Smith, Mary in memory of Albert Shaw McKenna, Rodney Snyder, Barbara in memory of John Biggers McMonagle, Mary Soeffing, Jack Meridith, Karen in honor of Jasper Harris Soloman, Howard Miller, Benjamin Speers, Thomas J Miller, Kimberly in honor of John & Brenda Strand Spota, Noreen & Koller, Robert Miller, Richard Spring Township Lions Club MOMS Club of Norriton Spring-Ford Rotary Club Montgomery, Patricia Stacey, Jennifer & Jeffrey in memory of Michael Chiodo Moran, George W Stamm, Terry Morrison, Christina & Andrew Stanaitis, Judith Nash, Donald & Veronica Staples, Joseph & Joan Natow, Susan in memory of Jessie, Julia Lastshembski & family Staudenmeier, Paul Neff, John & Shirley Stefanowicz, A Richard Neisser, Penny J Stemple, Catherine Neugehauer, Ed Stewart, Damaris Nibbelink, Donald W Stoebenau, Andrea in honor of Henry Stoebenau Nicholas, Catherine & William Stoebenau, Barbara Nichols, Donna and Timothy Stoebenau, Henry & Barbara O'Brien, Jane in memory of Deserae, granddaughter of Raymond Miller Swartz, Barbara O'Connor, Marianne Swatara Church of God O'Meara, Carol Sweeney, Ashley OReilly, Kevin Swyers, Sinson & Carol Ostrager, Karol & Harvey Szkolnicki, Michele Ostrofsky, Bonnie Talamore Country Club O'Toole, John Tallini, Norine Yvonne in honor of Sheehan and Ray & Emily Parszik, Veronica in memory of Tom Fijakovich Tanner, Susan in honor of Dominic and AFE pilots Pepe, Janice & Nicholas Teasley, Melanie in memory of John Biggers Donor List cont.

Theune, John Weiss, Robin Thompson, Richard White, Helen M Throndsen, David & Lori in honor of John & Brenda Strand Williams, Faith Tincher, Andrea in memory of Dorothy Tincher Wilson, Jim Toedtman, Dana & Craig Winslow, Richard Toedtuan, Craig & Dana Wohl, Doug Traister, Robert Woman's Club of Indian Valley Trejo, Robert Wood, Chris & Colleen Turner, Robin in memory of Mike Chiodo Wright, Anne & Stuart in memory of Mike Chiodo Updike, Janet in memory of Tom Tinklepaugh Yezefski, Leonard Vasoli, Sandra Zant, Chris Vecchione, Jane Zielke, Regina Wallace, Margaret & PW Zimmerman, John in memory of John Biggers Wallo, Caroline Zinser, Jeff & Karyn Walsh, Patricia A Zucker, Adam D in honor of Cary Flitter's 60th birthday Walters, Johanna Zucker, Nancy Weick, Charlotte & Robert Zucker, Rebecca

Thank you letter from AFE passenger Chance's family Corporate Matching Gifts Provided By: Bank of America Charitable Foundation The BNY Mellon Community Partnership Cigna Foundation matching gifts Genworth Foundation matching gifts Merck Employee Giving Campaign

With Special Thanks to Workplace Giving Through:

The Boeing Company Employee Individual Giving Program Comcast Johnson & Johnson Oracle Corporation TE Connectivity Corporation United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

Katie (left) with son, Tristen, who flies from Virginia to Cincinnati for treatment at Shriners Hospital for Children Board of Directors

Theresa A. Donohue, MBA, President Todd Irwin, Vice President Michele Szkolnicki, RN, MS, Secretary Caroline Wallo, Treasurer Jeff Kahn, Esq., General Counsel

Michael Black Rochelle L. Cameron Elizabeth Denton Christina T. Morrison Lenny Parrnelli Mark Schulz Robert J. Smith Howard M. Soloman, Esq Paul L. Staudenmeier Hank Stoebenau John Stubbs Faith Williams Christopher Zant

Full Time Staff

Ellen Williams, Executive Director Dominic Aquilino, Mission Coordinator Jessica Ames, Programs & Events Coordinator