Rick Donates to Marines’ Toys for Tots Program
Each year, Air Force Veteran Rick Mantei makes a generous donation to the Toys for Tots Program, believing in its efforts to make a difference in the lives of American families. Toys for Tots began in 1947 when Diane Hendrick, wife of Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendrick, asked him to deliver a few handcrafted […]
Rick Mantei Donates to Midwest Food Bank
Throughout the year, Rick Mantei and his team host 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 […]
Rick Mantei is Long-Time Donor to Epworth Children’s Home
For more than 20 years, Rick Mantei has generously supported the Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia, SC, donating over $20,000 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 […]
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 and his team host flying events throughout South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, giving one-of-a-kind experiences aloft in Mantei’s 1941 Stearman biplane. In […]
Rick Mantei Assist With Donations of over $1 Million to 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 […]