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Editor's note: Mario produced tonight's "Making a Difference" story that Kerry Sanders already blogged about, below. Later this afternoon, Nancy herself will share a little about her experience as president and founder of Airline Ambassadors International.
Spend some time around Nancy Rivard and you quickly learn she is many things. Smart. Kind. Compassionate. And a little crazy.
Just crazy enough to believe that she could actually pull off her plan. Convince major airlines to utilize space on their planes to help people around the world live better lives.
The idea seems simple enough, but common sense is a rare commodity these days. To see Nancy's idea in action is remarkable. Perhaps more remarkable, her energy and her ability to actually make things happen.
As Kerry already posted, as journalists we are supposed to "tell a story." Not be part of it. That was hard when dealing with Nancy and her Airline Ambassadors. OK, in the interest of full disclosure, it was impossible.
Nancy and the many people she has inspired are truly "Making a Difference" in the lives of people around the world. When you are around these folks you quickly get wrapped up in their whirlwind of compassion.
The Airline Ambassadors deliver humanitarian aid personally. They escort ill children across oceans for medical treatment. They travel thousands of miles to simply hold orphan babies who have no one else to hold them.
I traveled with Kerry and our news team to tell the story of these "do gooders." I wound up holding one of those babies. He was small and he was crying. He stopped crying for a little while, but not long enough. It is easy to be cynical in the world we live in these days. It is not easy to be cynical when you are comforting a crying three-month-old orphan.
I think it's fair to say that Nancy and her fellow Airline Ambassadors made it hard to be a "good journalist," but a little bit easier to be a good person.
Thank you, Nancy. Thank you all.
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Nancy,
Can you please send me more information about helping
the children in need, and how to adopt a child. I saw
your story on NBCNIGHTLY NEWS. Thank-you in advance.
Lee
Lee Augustine (Sent Feb 23, 2007 12:25:25 AM)
How could I help the Airline Ambassadors? How could I become an airline ambassador?
Rita Bielskis, Memphis, TN (Sent Feb 16, 2007 10:27:45 PM)
I hope this video open the eyes to many people that can help. I am Carlos Molina from El Salvador, I was blessed to have the opportunity to help this team with logistics. May Our God bless their operations.
Carls Molina, El Salvador (Sent Feb 16, 2007 8:46:38 PM)
How can I help Airline Ambassadors? I would be most interested in donating items to be delivered to El Salvador. (my husband is El Salvadorean and we have a lot of family there) Down the line, I also may be interested in flying down to help in any way needed.
(Sent Feb 16, 2007 2:14:59 PM)
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