Friends and Affiliates
Free Flight's success not only comes from donations and volunteers but also from those we call Friends or Affiliates. People or groups or companies that lend a helping hand. The following is a list of those who deserve a Special Mention.
Pam Stonebreaker
Dr Bob's wife, former Free Flight owner before we became a 501(c)3. Pam's continued support and her desire to fulfill Bob's dream advances Free Flight's mission.
Animal and Bird Hospital of Del Mar: Our next door neighbor providing routine and emergency avian care. Thanks for sharing space with us.
Ark Antiques is a non-profit volunteer organization in La Jolla, CA, benefitting local animal charities and humane causes. Grants are funded by proceeds from sales. Ark Antique's largesse will help Free Flight fulfill its Wish List.
Chris Duke and Wellington
Chris has been an important supporter of Free Flight in memory of his late wife. Wellington likes Free Flight as well. See Wellington with Larry Himmel. Also Wellington in Bird in a Bag.
KFMB Channel 8, Larry Himmel and Barbara Lee Edwards. Barbara Lee was the emcee for our last fundraiser. Larry Himmel has been out to Free Flight over the years to tape various segments. Watch Larry Himmel at Free Flight.
Fox News who recently featured Free Flight on their morning news broadcast. Thanks Heather Ford, sorry about your button that one of our flock ate". See the Video.
Del Mar Times, our local newspaper has been truly supportive. We want to thank the entire staff of the DMT. Here's the latest article regarding our Open House
San Dieguito River Park: Our neighbor. Free Flight sits amidst The San Dieguito River Park Lagoon and Riverwalk trails. Visit Free Flight and then take a short walk to their trails to view a tremendous assortment of water fowl and shore birds.
San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy : SDRPC is the fundraising arm of the San Dieguito River Park. Please visit their website to see who they are, what they do, and for contact information
Oscar Medina - San Diego Photos and Prints : Oscar is an old friend of Free Flight, so are his birds, and he's the watchdog of our web server. Oscar sends along a picture of his boys;
Shea Chic owner April Rohn Leffingwell drops our name during a Brad Perry KUSI interview. She was a proud sponsor of Free Flight's Chloe. Watch her drop our name!
Joe Campo & M & M Plastics. Joe is a long-time client of Animal and Bird Hospital & Free Flight. He most recently has supplied our window decals.
Steve Murray & MurrayDES, friend of Free Flight, has donated, again, a Flat Screen TV for our Fundraiser's raffle
Qualcomm and their Community Involvement Programs. Qualcomm encourages their staff to volunteer. We want to thank our most recent volunteer, Hemang Shah who will be helping us with email, website, and webcam projects.
Carmen Daily and Animal Environments have donated a stainless steel Ring Stand valued at $800 to Free Flight. Carmen is a long time friend and supporter of Free Flight. Animal Environments is an Award Winner. Free Flight thanks the Daily Family.
The Del Mar Foundation has now become a supporter by granting Free Flight funds for the development of our Junior Docent Program and our Memory Garden/Meeting Area. More about this as things progress.
Petco Foundation has become our newest Grantor and we look forward to an ongoing relationship with them.
San Diegan Tim King likes Free Flight for a date. King was inspired to embark on this dating marathon — 30 dates in 30 days — after downloading Details Matter, a new mobile app launched four months ago by San Diegan Mark Wills that provides a public forum and database of local date ideas. Check out Date 19 for Tim's blog on Free Flight.
And just so we don't forget anyone, here's a list of all our supporters from this year's Fund-raiser.
