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Next Flight Dates:
April 19th, 2025 also held at Plainfield High School!
May 31st, 2025 held at Decatur Central High School!
Mark your calendars for next year's spring flights so you don't miss any!
IHF 2024 End of the Year Newsletter
Chairman's Corner
December Greetings to all of Indy Honor Flight’s Veterans, Guardians, Donors and
friends!
As we look forward to Christmas & New Year celebrations, we wanted to take a moment
to say thank you to all who made our 2024 very successful! We safely flew another 344
Hoosier heroes to see the memorials built in their honor. We held our monthly
breakfasts (with support from our wonderful hosts), we were the recipients of numerous
fund-raisers with some great partners, hosted another IHF Veterans Reunion, and a lot
more!
We are so very grateful for all our volunteers, donors and a host of others who support
our work. Our meal hosts, Plainfield, and Decatur Central High Schools, Indy’s airport staff, TSA, our volunteer bus drivers, the Washington DC volunteers who work as our tour guides, the crews of our American Airlines flights…so many people work to make what we do possible!
We have our Spring 2025 flight dates reserved; April 19 and May 31, so mark your calendars so you don’t miss a minute of our events. We will hold more volunteer safety trainings prior to these flights, so if you know of people who want to get involved, have them watch our Facebook page and website in 2025. We always need more volunteers, donors and other support. We have over 800 Veterans on our waitlist, each of them anxious to fly with us, please know we are working hard to get to everyone, just please be patient.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Real ID requirement will take effect in May of 2025. If you
are on our waitlist, or know someone who is, EVERYONE who flies will have to have a Real ID to be able to board the aircraft. State-issued driver’s license, ID cards, etc. will have to be upgraded to the Real ID standards. Please get yours upgraded long before we call you with your seat! More information is available on www.dhs.gov
Great news!
We have been included in a new event; the Hummingbird Charitable Foundation selected us as one of their inaugural charities to support! They have a charity luncheon scheduled for March of 2025; more information will follow. We so appreciate organizations who look to support our important mission.
Many people say, “it is a day trip, what is the big deal?” You only have to look at the smiles and happy tears we see on every flight to know an Honor Flight makes a
difference to these men and women who served us. A veteran from our October flight called Sunday morning after the flight and said he just “had the first sound nights sleep I have had in over 55 years”. Folks, you cannot buy results like that! We are humbled to know our work can affect these warriors this way.
Once again, thank you to all who are a part of the Indy Honor flight. We love and respect all Veterans and look forward to a terrific 2025. Enjoy the Christmas season!
In service,
Dale True, IHF Chairman
REAL ID UPDATE!!!!!
Attention all who are on our waitlist to fly: The REAL ID requirement will be mandatory 5/7/2025. Get a jump start!
ANYONE who flies will have to have a REAL ID to be able to fly starting 5/7/2025 . If you or someone you know is on our waitlist please be ready and go to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to update your drivers license or Indiana ID card before our 2025 flights. Don't delay, the requirements of what you need to prove your identity are listed on the BMV website. This is important. Please don't miss the opportunity to fly over paperwork!
Click here for a list of requirements: Indiana Real ID Requirements
Grocery shop your way to flying a Veteran with KROGER Community Rewards!!!
The Kroger company has included IHF in its donation program. All you have to do is join by creating an account, or log into your existing account. Look under Community Rewards and select IHF as your charity of choice and we get a little $$ from Kroger, by donating your “points” from using your Kroger Plus card/account.
We would appreciate it, this costs you nothing! You buy what you normally buy and we get a benefit!
IHF Out and About for 2024
Indy Honor Flight Veterans (and one guest) who have flown with us are invited to a FREE monthly meal!
The meals are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month. The locations, time, and points of contact for each location are shown below. We need the veteran’s name and a contact number in case of last-minute issues that may arise. Please select one (1) location to RSVP for, preferably the one closest to your home!
We require your RSVP one week prior to the meal each month.
NORTH SIDE: 9 AM The Barrington of Carmel, 1335 S Guilford Rd Carmel IN
Contacts:
Annie Keller 765-278-1501 annie.keller@indyhonorflight.org
Trina Winegardner 765-618-0196 trina.winegardner@indyhonorflight.org
SOUTH SIDE: 11 AM Greenwood Village South 295 Village Lane Greenwood IN
Contacts:
Jerry Vest 317-408-2043 jerry.vest@indyhonorflight.org
Deb Nunnally 317-294-8464 debra.nunnally@indyhonorflight.org
WEST SIDE: 9 AM Westside Garden Terrace 8616 W 10th Street Indianapolis IN
Contacts:
Wayne Smith 419-357-8716 wayne.smith@indyhonorflight.org
Stephanie Gessner 765-348-7883 stephanie.gessner@indyhonorflight.org
Thank you for making these meals a successful time for our heroes to enjoy!
The remaining 2024 dates are listed below. All are Saturday
December 21
Keep Us Flying
For those of you who were unable to attend our fundraisers, but would like to donate, we have some ideas for donation amounts. We all know things are not getting less expensive! Every donation helps. You may donate from the Donation page of our website, using any credit card or debit card; the PayPal site allows for secure, encrypted transactions.
You may also mail your donation to
Indy Honor Flight, PO Box 10, Plainfield, IN 46168
Below is a breakdown of some of our costs:
Box lunch for a Veteran: $10
Veteran Photo Posters: $15
Veteran and Guardian Polo Shirts: $35
Cost for all 4 Veteran meals per flight: $50
Gift Bag for each Veteran: $75
Tour Bus (each) per day: $1,000
Organization insurance costs (annually): $5,000
COME SEE US IN 2025
Indy Honor Flight #45 April 19th at Plainfield High School
Indy Honor Flight #46 May 31st at Decatur Central High School
Indy Honor Flight PO Box 10 Plainfield IN 4616
Email us: Info@indyhonorflight.org
Phone: 317-559-1600
CLICK HERE FOR INDY HONOR FLIGHT WEB PAGE
Hello IHF Family,
MONTHLY IHF ALUMNI MEALS REMINDER FOR 2024
Indy Honor Flight Veterans (and one guest) who have flown with us are invited to a FREE monthly meal! The meals are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month. The locations, time, and points of contact for each location are shown below. We need the Veteran’s name and a contact number in case of last-minute issues that may arise. Please select one (1) location to RSVP for, preferably the one closest to your home!
We require your RSVP one week prior to the meal each month.
NORTH SIDE: 9 AM The Barrington of Carmel, 1335 S Guilford Rd Carmel IN
Contacts:
Annie Keller 765-278-1501 annie.keller@indyhonorflight.org
Trina Winegardner 765-618-0196 trina.winegardner@indyhonorflight.org
SOUTH SIDE: 11 AM Greenwood Village South 295 Village Lane Greenwood IN
Contacts:
Jerry Vest 317-408-2043 jerry.vest@indyhonorflight.org
Deb Nunnally 317-294-8464 debra.nunnally@indyhonorflight.org
EAST SIDE: 9 AM Springhurst Health Campus 628 N Meridian Rd Greenfield
Contacts:
Sherry Sweetland 317-439-0002 sherry.sweetland@indyhonorflight.org
Kathy Disney 317-341-1810 kathy.disney@indyhonorflight.org
WEST SIDE: 9 AM Westside Garden Terrace 8616 W 10th Street Indianapolis IN
Contacts:
Wayne Smith 419-357-8716 wayne.smith@indyhonorflight.org
Stephanie Gessner 765-348-7883 stephanie.gessner@indyhonorflight.org
Thank you for making these meals a successful time for our heroes to enjoy!
The remaining 2024 dates are listed below. All are Saturday
November 16
December 21
Keep Us Flying
For those of you who were unable to attend our fundraisers, but would like to donate, we have some ideas for donation amounts. We all know things are not getting less expensive! Every donation helps. You may donate from the Donation page of our website, using any credit card or debit card; the PayPal site allows for secure, encrypted transactions.
You may also mail your donation to
Indy Honor Flight, PO Box 10, Plainfield, IN 46168
Below is a breakdown of some of our costs:
Box lunch for a Veteran: $10
Veteran Photo Posters: $15
Veteran and Guardian Polo Shirts: $35
Cost for all 4 Veteran meals per flight: $50
Gift Bag for each Veteran: $75
Tour Bus (each) per day: $1,000
Organization insurance costs (annually): $5,000