Rick Mantei Supports Midwest Food Bank
Throughout the year, Rick Mantei hosts flying events throughout South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, giving one-of-a-kind experiences flying in Mantei’s 1941 Stearman biplane. In recent years Mantei has found it to be another opportunity to give back to charities and nonprofits for all of their hard work and sacrifice. So, in Peachtree City, Georgia, this […]
Rick Mantei is Long-Time Supporter of Epworth Children’s Home
For more than 20 years, Rick Mantei has generously supported the Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia, SC, to help support children in need. Epworth Children’s Home was established in 1895 by the South Carolina Annual Conference of what is now the United Methodist Church. Children arrive at Epworth through private and government placements as the […]
Flights and Support to Lowcountry Food Bank
A display shelf in the head office of Lowcountry Food Bank displays a miniature model of Rick Mantei’s 1941 Stearman, alongside framed photos of volunteers with the plane. Throughout the year, Rick Mantei hosts flying events throughout South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, giving one-of-a-kind experiences aloft in Mantei’s 1941 Stearman biplane. In recent years Mantei […]
Rick Mantei Assists the USAFA Foundation
During his long career in the US Air Force, Rick Mantei learned the valuable lessons of leadership, responsibility and service, values at the core of the curriculum at the US Air Force Academy. Now, long after graduation, Mantei continues to believe in the academy’s ability to teach the next generation of graduates. So, over the […]
100th Birthday General Thomas Rew
March 27, 2022 CAMDEN, S.C. — Retired Major General Tom Rew is back on the ground after celebrating part of his 100th birthday in the sky. “It was a lot of fun,” Rew said “It’s been a long time between one touch down to another.” Flying is a love he shares with his son Bill […]
