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Wings Over Haiti

The inspiring story of Wings Over Haiti begins with a teacher in Long Island, New York who wants to involve her students in a project. Using Facebook and other social media, Melissa McMillan connects with a pilot, a builder, a celebrity or two, and was able to start construction on the school in October, 2011.  Here’s a video by Richard Ficara that tells how it all got started.

 

Wings Over Haiti


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