Blue 7 Scholarship
Zack Reising aka “Blue 7”
The Blue 7 Scholarship fundraiser was the brainchild of Zack Reising, a young man from Indiana who faces his own physical challenges and has his own ambitions to become a pilot. The focus of Zack’s effort was to raise $30,000 to fund an Able Flight scholarship in his name for three years. The name “Blue 7” comes from Zack’s appreciation for the Blue Angles flight team, and it has become Zack’s call sign.
With the help of Sam Pittman who organized the campaign, and with the promotion provided by Greg Mink, a pilot known on YouTube as “Premier 1 Driver”, the campaign kicked off late in 2021. By the time the campaign ended in late March of this year, the effort had raised over $47,000 in a combination of online donations and checks; making it the most successful online fundraiser in Able Flight’s history. And it should be noted that due to ethical rules and IRS regulations, Zack knew that the campaign wouldn’t result in a scholarship for him. He did this entirely to help others. But there will be the reward Zack has hoped for when he sees someone with a disability earn their license. And in July, Zack will be at the Able Flight Wings Pinning Ceremony at EAA AirVenture to personally pin pilot wings on the first recipient of the scholarship he funded!
Though the formal online campaign has come to a close, it’s still possible for you to make a contribution of any amount here. Just be sure to dedicate it to the Blue 7 Scholarship and your name will be added to the list of supporters of this scholarship. Able Flight thanks Zack, Sam, Greg and the more than two hundred donors listed below for making this campaign such a success.
DONORS
$5000 AND ABOVE
Joseph Duerr
Scannell Development
$2500 AND ABOVE
Jeff & Melissa Reising
Greg Mink
$2000 AND ABOVE
Richard Minotte
$1500 AND ABOVE
Jeff Goldberg
$1000 AND ABOVE
Steve Pittman
John Rife
William Sturm
$500 AND ABOVE
Casey Jones
William Scott
James Richardson
ALL OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
Zack Reising
Raymond Lagasse
Gertrude Kussow
John Cole
Lynn Pont
Karin MacDonald
Alfred Plummer
Kelli Wilson
William Schmalzel
Scott Williams
Kelli Allen
Morgan Collins
Tony Gray
Chris & Laura Yeakey
David Wildermuth
Omer Yavetz
Kirk Quinn
Chris Nelson
Jeff McKinney
Fabio N
Jay Puff
Keith MacKenzie
Chris Clements
Jason Flannagan
Kevin Culver
Dennis Thurmond
Tyler DeSpain
Tyler Sorensen
Reid Wycoff
Eric Fogarty
Michael Baty
Paul Jelinek
Eric Welden
Matt Gogan
Mark Heckman
Andy Dietz
Rex Gulickson
Frank Gallo
Todd Rakofsky
Bob DeLing
Leigh Foster
Christopher Reynoldson
Timothy Palma
Michael Ehling
Randy Testa
Andrew Ramir
Tim Fagin
Brad Ralston
Roger Wyatt
John Hanson
Daniel Dalton
Warren Lyons
Barry Wawrin
Samuel Woodall
Dan Mettler
Randall Bowman
Rick Maitland
Jake Keado
Larry Grubbs
Joe Sobczak
Ronald Butler
George Batsche
Justin Lee
Sean Bower
Rob Sedgwick
Jeff Gerard
David Parkinson
Linda Reynolds
Tim Barnes
Matthew French
Stephanie Kornegay
Jay Stickler
Chris Vetter
Richard Huck
Justin Lightner
Rodger Slape
Gary Batesole
Kate Bernard
Carlos Serrano
Michel Delafontaine
Robert Julien
Eugene Macdonald
Rob Humphris
John Love
Diego Salas
Charles Turner
Brent Coker
Simon Cripps
Elmer Herda
Andrew Beard
Ronald Moore
Alexej Buchholz
Chuck Hoyt
Torrance Dean
Diamond Pispitsos
Bill Gilbert
Cliff Stansbery
Don Mays
Jeff Walker
Stephen Doherty
Greg Iszler
Chris Feaster
Matt Taylor
James Mollicone
Frank Agustini
Gary Helgemo
Jeff Goodridge
William Reedy
Sarah Manro
Becky Laschanzky
William Lakin
Larry Baye
Brian Garner
Mikko Pakkanen
Leland Crenshaw
Konrad Sitte-Zöllner
Christopher Green
Vitor Magro
Stanton Lesser
Mark Huddleston
David Blaskey
Gerrit Dekker
John Lynam
Tim and Donna McMillan
Joe Allman
David McLain
Rick Bunn
Christian Nichols
Rob McFarlan
Dustin Green
Chris Lamprecht
Roy Surratt
Rob Housley
Willie Chaffin
Gerry Foreman
Marc Freudenberg
Mike Perry
Philip Sterling
John Branson
Kevin Golden
Mark Ebden
Leo Nedza
Katherine Stewart
Matt Schumacker
Daniel Levy
David Nickerson
Michael Podzielinski
Steve Sowders
Ronald Jones
Robert Brightwell
Kay & Sean O’Toole
Jim Barr
Scott Mallin
William Scott
Evan McCall
Erich Wiemann
Jonathan Skeens
Justin Gusick
James McDonald
Art Hernandez
Kevin Heard
Bob Mink & family
Jessica Mason
Chuck Dreier
Amanda Fournier
Jason Miller
Jim Scroggs
Larry Sloate
James Wilhelm
Kyle Hurtley
Lori Miller
Tony Shipeck
Lance Bamburg
Donald Johnston
Matthew Henning
Jan Bergendahl
Stephen Whittaker
Armando Colpa
Keith Giannoni
Tim LaPosa
Aiden Fagundes
Mike Holliday
Richard Prince
Mike Roth
Charles Stites
Dan Sanchez
Jochen Treitel
Charles Wesley
Robert Maza
Nick Greed
Daniel Wesinger
Hector Velez
Max Weldon
Caroline Coss
Daniel Fwu
Andrew Dvorsky
Michael Peck
Clay Killion
The Moore Family Foundation
Bill Fihlman
Ed & Juliann LoSasso
John Long
A number of donors preferred to remain anonymous.