Rick Mantei Helps Spread Wreaths Across America
To celebrate the holidays, Rick Mantei is participating in Wreaths Across America to remember our fallen heroes. In the midst of the wonderful chaos that surrounds this time of year, Rick Mantei and his staff are doing their part to commemorate those who have served our country. This year’s Wreaths Across America is taking place […]
Rick Mantei Published in Air Facts Journal
As a retired US Air Force fighter pilot who has been flying for over 50 years, Rick Mantei has a wealth of stories to tell about his experiences. On December 29, he had the opportunity to publish one of those stories in Air Facts Journal. Air Facts Journal began publishing in 1938, when Leighton Collins […]
Rick Offers Plane Rides to Youths From Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries
Rick Offers Plane Rides to Youths From Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries The Greenwood County Airport was buzzing with activity Saturday, July 17, with the roaring hum of two World War 11-era airplanes, piloted by Rick Mantei. In addition to the usual gathering folks, we extended an invitation to the youths from Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries […]
Run in Tunnels to Towers 5K in Remembrance of 9/11
As millions of Americans prepared to remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Rick Mantei and team members took part in the annual Tunnels to Towers 5k run-walk in Columbia, S.C. Tunnels to Towers was founded in honor of firefighter Stephen Gerard Siller, who, on the morning of 9/11, raced through the closed Brooklyn […]
Rick Mantei Donates to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Since learning about the incredible work of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Rick Mantei has generously donated to the organization. As a proud father of two young daughters, Mantei understands the preciousness of children and says he “can’t imagine the heartbreak of these parents watching their child fight this illness.” Therefore, every year he contributes […]
Rick Mantei Has A 10-Year Commitment To Oliver Gospel Mission
Rick Mantei has a 10-Year Commitment to Oliver Gospel Mission Rick Mantei, has donated both monetarily and through generous food donations to Oliver Gospel Mission. In 2020, amid the turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic, he donated 55 frozen turkeys to help feed the homeless in Columbia. Mantei has been making such donations to the mission […]
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 […]