The Collings Foundation, a non-profit, Educational Foundation (501c-3) has recovered and restored many of the true landmark aircraft that built the world aviation history, in order to meet its mission of organizing and supporting living history events that enable Americans to learn more about their heritage through direct participation.

 

Included in their collection is the world's only flying B-24J , which continues soaring through its native skies as part of the annual Wings of Freedom Tour with its sister ship, the B-17 Flying Fortress.

 

The “Wings of Freedom Tour” has two goals: to honor the sacrifices made by our veterans that allow us to enjoy our freedom; and to educate the visitors, especially younger Americans, about our national history and heritage. The Foundation encourages people to tour the planes, talk to the veterans who come to visit the aircraft, and participate in a “flight experience”. In twenty-six years, the tour has made more than 2,900 visits to airports across the United States and Alaska. While the exact number of visitors is difficult to gauge, it is estimated that between 3.5 and 4 million people see these warbirds annually.

Hunter Chaney serves as the Director of Marketing for the Collings Foundation. Drawing on over seven years of experience with the foundation, Chaney offers unique insight as well as extensive knowledge of marketing, public relations, and business management. Working with historical aircraft has grown his passion for creating memorable and lasting living history experiences and preserving the stories and legacies of our nation’s veterans.

 

Gregory Sheffer is an award-winning writer, producer, and director with a passion for history. With a keen eye on accuracy and attention to detail, Sheffer has found his niche producing beautiful historical documentaries. His recent project on regional history of the Kansas City area has garnered him six Mid-America Emmy awards.

Aimee Larrabee is an award-winning journalist with a 30-year career in print, film, and interpretive exhibit work for America's leading institutions such as the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives, PBS National Program Service, and USA Today newspaper. As president of Inland Sea Productions, a Kansas-City based film production company, Larrabee is renowned for her multi-platform approach to fact-based programming, creating unique packages that integrate television, IMAX film, curricular materials, special events, and quality publications. Larrabee has received numerous awards and honors for her writing and producing, including an Emmy award for her PBS film, The Next American Dream, and three nominations for the magazine industry's coveted National Magazine Awards.

Tom Rooker is a creative film and video professional with many years of experience within the studio system and with independent companies. He contributes extensive knowledge and experience planning, budgeting, scheduling, and executing projects in new media, field production, documentaries, and major studio projects. Much of this experience stems from Rooker’s fifteen years working for Clint Eastwood at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California as a head production executive at Malpaso Productions. Rooker is a veteran film producer with a long career working with many of the top companies in the entertainment industry, including Warner Bros. Studios, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Castle Rock Entertainment, Lionsgate/Grindstone, Columbia Pictures, and The Weinstein Company, among others.

With over 20 years of experience, Isaac Alongi brings his artistic talent and creativity to all aspects of production. Alongi's cinematography has been seen in feature films, television shows, documentaries, IMAX films, commercials, and numerous non-profit projects, with clients such as National Geographic, BBC, History Channel, Fox Sports, Discovery, ABC and the CW Network. He has won two Emmys for his work on a series of historical films.

Benefits of Presenting Sponsorship

$1 million dollar donation

 

Film Credits

• Chair Position National Steering Committee
• Recognition as “Presenting Sponsor” (sole recipient)
• Animated Logo and Tag Line First Up at Open of Film (sole recipient)
• Logo and Tag Line at Close of Film
• Logo on all Advertising

 

Media Outreach

• Host of National Premiere Event with Speaking Role
• Logo on all Press Materials, Including Quotation with Corporate Representatives in Press Kit
• Logo on Educational Materials
• Logo on Project Advertising

 

Ongoing Presence in Communities Nationwide

• Recognition at all Premiere Events Nationwide
• Recognition on all Educational Materials
• Logo on all Mailings

 

 

Benefits of Five Star Status

$100,000 and above

 

• Animated logo at the beginning and end of the film
• Host status and the premiere screening of the film
• 1-hour flight in the Collings Foundation’s P-51 Mustang
• 1-hour flight in the Collings Foundation B-24 Liberator
• Tax-deductible donation

 

Benefits of Four Star Status

$50,000 and above

 

• Animated logo at the beginning and end of the film
• 10 passes to the premiere screening of the film
• 30-minute flight in the Collings Foundation P-51 Mustang
• 30-minute flight in the Collings Foundation B-24 Liberator
• Tax-deductible donation

 

Benefits of Three Star Status

$10,000 and above

• A shared underwriting credit at the end of the film
• 4 passes to the premiere screening of the film
• 30 flight in the Collings Foundation B-24 Liberator
• Tax- deductible donation

 

Benefits of Two Star Status

$5,000 and above

• A shared underwriting credit at the end of the film
• 2 passes to the premiere screening of the film
• Free access for 10 people to visit the Wings of Freedom tour and explore the aircraft