Rick Mantei Charitable Fund

Events

The Rick Mantei Charitable Fund Honors WWII Veteran Bruce Cook

The Rick Mantei Charitable Fund was honored to celebrate Bruce Cook’s 100th birthday, recognizing his remarkable service as a B-17 Flying Fortress turret gunner during World War II. Bruce recently...

A Perfect End To The School Year

‘A perfect end to the school year’ By Tyler Meister – There is nothing quite like fulfilling a dream. There is a swelling of pride as you fulfill your long-term goal, an overwhelming sense of...

Rick Mantei Flies To Tuscon For 91st Birthday Of Col. Storey To Present Picture Of His Life In Person

On Saturday, March 19th, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Rick Mantei took a very special trip from South Carolina to Tuscon, Arizona, to visit a mentor he hadn’t seen in 46 years. That man is Lt. Colonel...

Rick Mantei Donates Time And Money To Veterans In Hospice

CHAPIN, S.C. (WIS) -November is National Veterans and Military Families month, and it is also Hospice Month. Here in the Midlands, one retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel has donated his time to...

Rick Mantei Donates To Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands

Lisa, Scarlett & Rick Mantei bought nearly 100 toys and stuffed animals, which were presented to about 75 child patients at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital–Midlands at 7 Richland Medical Park on...

Stearman Flight Auctioned for the benefit of the Guns Garin Foundation

Rick Mantei donated flights in his historic PT-17 Stearman to benefit the Guns Garin Memorial Foundation. The Foundation has a two fold mission to support military families in need and promote youth...