The Veterans Leadership Council partnered with the Raynham Fitness Center to host a 5K fundraiser to benefit the next Honor Flight Mission out of Syracuse, NY in October 2014. “Today, I had the privilege of presenting a check to the Vice President of Honor Flight Syracuse, John Paddock, for the proceeds donated as a result …

HFS Vice President John Paddock and Mission #001 Alumnus Sal Buonocore appeared on NewsChannel 9’s Bridge Street Program, to provide an overview of Honor Flight in concert with Memorial Day 2014. Click here for video.    

HFS President Randy Flath accepts a very generous donation from Empower FCU. Shown from left to right are: Gail Rizzo-Spilka, Bill Brunner, Karen Hotchkiss, David Duerr, Randy Flath (HFS President), John Wakefield (Empower FCU CEO), Mike Dunne and Shari Hartley.

Honor Flight Syracuse’ Mission #003 succeeded in taking 64 veterans to visit their memorials in D.C. CONGRATULATIONS and our most heartfelt THANKS go out to all those HFS Staff and Volunteers who worked so hard to make this flight a rousing success! Well done!

Honor Flight Syracuse says THANKS! To M&T Bank for their generous corporate donation. Shown left to right are:  Phil Fazio, HFS Board Member; Allen Naples Regional President, M&T Bank; Jeff Bastable, HFS VP for Philanthropy

Honor Flight Syracuse is now a Certifying Organization (CO) for the President’s Volunteer Service Award Program.

HFS President Randy Flath received the 2013 Distinguished Friend of Veterans Award from the Onondaga County Veterans Council for his work in forming the Honor Flight Syracuse hub to serve the CNY military veterans community.

Despite the Government shutdown and closure of some DC memorials, Mission #002 succeeded in taking 64 WW-II and Korean War veterans to visit their memorials in D.C. CONGRATULATIONS and our most heartfelt THANKS go out to all those HFS Staff and Volunteers who worked so hard to make this flight a rousing success!  Well done! …

Cares invited HFS to participate in their Employee Sports Days in May. John Paddock, HFS V.P. received a generous donation check for $1000.00 from Anthony Keach, President, SU Veterans of America Chapter.

Sue Moran, (President), Sharon Paddock and Angie Gregory of the Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion Post-239 in Skaneateles, NY presented Honor Flight Syracuse with a check for $3000.00.