Response

The Eagles’ Wings Foundation provides emergency support to local government agencies affected by disaster impact.

Recovery

As communities recover from disaster impact, the Eagles’ Wings Foundation provides support every step of the way.

Volunteer

All services provided by the Eagles’ Wings Foundation are completed by a 100% volunteer staff of first responders.

HURRICANE IAN RELIEF – ARCADIA & PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA

Eagles Wings, with generous donations from individuals and Hedrick Brothers plus The Arnold Foundation and Ilsababy Foundation, has been able to return now multiple times into the impacted area to distribute more relief supplies.

The United Methodist Church in Port Charlotte had contacted EWF following its pastor hearing about how well received the donations were in Arcadia's Methodist church.

As roof tarps remained the priority, the PBC Food Project donated a substantial amount of canned goods which were immediately distributed as well. Though we had a smaller group of volunteers this past Sunday, close to 5 tons of food and miscellaneous supplies were handed out, with another roughly 1,200 large roof tarps.

Donations which we have received have allowed us to continue and are much appreciated, though we still remain focused on Eagles Wings primary mission area – the Caribbean Basin!

 

 

 

 

HURRICANE IAN 2022

 

HURRICANE IAN HIT THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA ON THE 28TH OF SEPTEMBER CAUSING EXTREME DEVASTATION. EAGLES WINGS (EWF) had an advance team on the ground the next day scouting for needs in the path of the eyewall.  The Liason team met with contacts in Sebring, Arcadia, and then finished the day with a meeting with the Ft. Myers fire department operations section chief.

By Saturday, eagles wings had 48 volunteers on the ground doing heavy debris cleanup for underserved communities in Arcadia.

Simultaneously, EWF PARTNERED WITH TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH TO CONDUCT A DRIVE THROUGH DONATION PICKUP ALLOWING EAGLES WINGS TO HAND OUT OVER 3,000 TARPS TO LOCAL THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TO PREVENT FURTHER ROOF DAMAGE. IN ADDITION, EWF ALSO SUPPLIED ITEMS SUCH AS: BATTERIES, FLASHLIGHTS, OIL, 5 gallon GAS cans, HAMMERS, FILTRATION WATER BOTTLES, FANS, MOSQUITO NETS, CAMP STOVES, BUTANE AND MUCH MORE.

IRONICALLY, THE PATHFINDERS TASK FORCE DISTRIBUTION WAS LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE EAGLES WINGS DEPLOYED BACK IN 2004 TO ASSIST WITH HURRICANE CHARLIE.  MORE THAN TEN VOLUNTEERS ON THIS IAN MISSION SERVED IN CHARLIE AS WELL!!

 

EAGLES WINGS FOUNDATION (AKA PATHFINDERS TASK FORCE) BROUGHT OVER volunteer MANPOWER TO HELP HURRICANE IAN VICTIMS REMOVE DEBRIS AND LARGE VEGETATION THAT HAD COLLAPSED ON THEIR HOMES.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moore had worked with the Eagles Wings Foundation (aka Pathfinders Task Force) of West Palm Beach during their relief efforts for the Bahamas, after Hurricane Dorian and reached out to the organization for help in getting the supplies collected on the East coast to the devastated areas in Ft. Myers. (See link below)

waterwayguide.com/…/how-the-marine-industry-in-ft-lauderdale-is-helping-hurricane-relief-efforts

 

 

A man on a relief mission, Scott Lewis and volunteers help Hurricane Ian victims

With longtime Palm Beach ties, landscaper Scott Lewis and volunteers of the Eagles' Wings Foundation are heading to Arcadia to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Ian.

 

https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/2022/09/29/scott-lewis-foundation-volunteers-ready-aid-hurricane-ian-victims/10460945002/?fbclid=IwAR04ntDcYd8ZG3K9qnD_poqoKl933ULW7_0XVYHyFoqIKvASN1meqQQU95o

 

  1. Fire Station Ribbon Cutting North Abaco

    Posted By: admin on July 14 2021, 2:13 PM

      In a continuation of its mission to help Abaco, Bahamas recover from Hurricane Dorian, Eagles Wings, with the invaluable assistance of the Community Foundation of the Palm Beaches and the Ilsababy Foundation, completed two more major projects.  On July 8, 2021, the Chief Island Administrator for Abaco organized and hosted a dedication ceremony for […]

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  2. Ongoing Hurricane Dorian Relief Update — Bahamas

    Posted By: John Simion on November 4 2019, 10:58 PM

    ONGOING WORK UPDATE 11-4-19 – WE NEED YOUR HELP: On September 1, the eye of Hurricane Dorian made landfall on the Abaco Islands with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, making it the strongest hurricane on record to affect the Bahamas. On September 2, the eye of Dorian moved over the eastern end of Grand […]

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  3. Hurricane Dorian Update 9-4-19

    Posted By: John Simion on September 4 2019, 2:04 PM

    The Eagles Wings Foundation has sent a recon flight to the Bahamas today to check on locations where our fleet of 50 planes can land and deliver supplies to both Abaco and Grand Bahama Island. Here is a video showing the incredible devastation from the hurricane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZCptsYj27o To donate funds to help out with the […]

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  4. Hurricane Dorian

    Posted By: admin on September 1 2019, 8:32 PM

        Hurricane Dorian is set to be the most catastrophic storm to hit the Bahamas in recorded history. With hurricane winds subsiding hopefully by Wednesday morning, the Eagles’ Wings Foundation based in West Palm Beach, Florida is preparing to deploy an advanced team into Abaco, Bahamas to begin emergency response operations. The vulnerable population […]

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  5. Hurricane Florence Preparations

    Posted By: admin on September 11 2018, 7:26 PM

    The Pathfinders Task Force is preparing to deploy to the Carolinas for Hurricane Florence. We will be using Virtual Badge to help assist local responders and will be performing incident management duties as well as assisting with activities such as Points of Distribution, Search and Rescue, and Volunteer Management. If you would like to help […]

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  6. Volunteers

    Posted By: admin on July 23 2018, 4:56 PM

    The Eagles’ Wings Foundation is currently recruiting volunteers to support disaster response operations for the 2018 Hurricane Season! All of our missions are conducted by a 100% volunteer workforce, and we are always looking to expand our team of experienced first responders.   If you are interested in deploying with the Eagles’ Wings Foundation, please […]

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Emergency Management Professionals

Mass Care: The Eagles’ Wings Foundation provides local government agencies with emergency support for mass-care operations by combining spontaneous volunteers with professional first responders to create a force-multiplying effect for disaster response operations.

Training: Since 1999, the Eagles’ Wings Foundation has developed several Best Practices for managing spontaneous volunteers during disaster response operations, and provides training for local government agencies that wish to improve utilization of this invaluable resource during emergency operations.

Volunteer: 100% of missions conducted by the Eagles’ Wings Foundation are managed by first responder volunteers who dedicate their service to communities in need.