{"id":1760,"date":"2017-07-19T00:28:48","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T00:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w4vblog.com\/?page_id=1760"},"modified":"2024-08-22T17:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:25:09","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wingsforval.org\/de\/about-val\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wings for Val Foundation was founded in memory of Lieutenant Valerie Cappelaere Delaney, a Navy fighter pilot who perished during a training mission on March 11, 2013, at the age of 26 years old. At her funeral, what started as a simple idea by a few of her friends to leave their pilot\u2019s wings with Val at Arlington turned into an enormous response from nearly 200 fellow female aviators from all over the world. This inspired Val\u2019s family to start the Wings for Val Foundation as a way to carry on Val\u2019s legacy. We provide scholarships to women pursuing careers in aviation and hope to inspire girls to spread their own wings in any career field using stories of Val and of all the women aviators who gave their wings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Learn more about Val<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Learn more about the Wings<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our Mission & Vision<\/h3><\/div>

To promote and support women pursuing careers in aviation and to inspire future generations of female leaders to spread their wings and let their dreams take flight!<\/p>\n<\/div>

Women will become empowered leaders who reach forward for mentorship, who reach back to support and inspire those behind them and who rise above adversity with the mindset to \u201cadapt and overcome.\u201d Just like the V-shaped flight formation of birds and jets, women can fly further together!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our Team<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Doreen Cappelaere
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Pat Cappelaere
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Caroline Desroches
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Cecilia Paizs
\nLegal Counsel<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our Partners<\/h3><\/div>

We proudly recognize our strategic partner organizations, corporate sponsors and individual donors for their generosity and commitment to our mission.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Special Thanks To:<\/h3><\/div>