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PSA was produced by Cross and Flag Productions.

Pilots in the Mid-Atlantic region had a chance to slip the surly bonds of the work week and come together for an eventful trip to Virginia Beach on Saturday, April 19. Seventeen volunteer pilots drove or flew to A Gathering of Eagles, the first of an annual event that featured a pilot briefing, a question and answer session, training for individuals wanting to become Community Representatives, and a banquet that recognized award-winning pilots from the region.

Ed Boyer, CEO and president of Mercy Medical Airlift, which manages the Angel Flight program which he helped to found, was presented with AARP The Magazine’s Inspire Award on Dec. 3 in New York City. He was one of 10 Americans, including Gladys Knight, Caroline Kennedy and others, chosen for “improving our world in myriad ways,” according to AARP. Read Hattie Brown Garrow’s outstanding article on Boyer published in the Virginian-Pilot on December 4: AARP The Magazine spolights Beach man for his good deeds.

Since 1997, a dedicated group of angels at Westminster Canterbury, a retirement community, has performed volunteer telephone service for Angel Flight.