Pilots For Kids - Photo Galleries

FSD - 2019 Sioux Falls Pilot for Kids Visit

Description: Pilots from Sioux Falls Pilots for Kids visited Sanford and Avera McKennan Children's hospitals to hand out toys and share some Christmas cheer with kids and their families. Paul Dokken (Delta) Aaron Svec (Skywest), Lisa Strohchein (UPS) and Casey Delaney (United) made the visit for the 2019 event.

ORF - ORF PFK 2019 CHKD Christmas Toy Drive

Description: ORF PFK members deliver over $2,300 in toy donations to the amazing staff at CHKD's Child Life department for the Christmas Toy Drive.

SAV - 2019 Christmas Visit

Description: On December 17th, SAV pilots handed out toys to over 40 hospitalized children at the Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital Of Savannah. This was the first of many events to come for the Savannah group.

ORD - Lutheran General Hospital 2019

Description: On December 9th, Pilots from the Chicago area gathered to hand out gifts to kids at Lutheran's Children's Hospital.

MSP - 2019 Pilots For Kids Fantasy Flight to the North Pole at MSP Airport

Description: On Saturday, 07 December 2019 several volunteers including Delta pilots, flight attendants others helped to make a difference in the lives of foster kids and families from the Minnesota Children’s Home Society and Lutheran Social Services at the 30th Annual Pilots For Kids Fantasy Flight to the North Pole held at MSP airport. Over 200 foster kids and families came to MSP and experienced some great food, games and entertainment including appearances by local sports mascots such as Goldy Gopher (MN Gophers), Viktor the Viking (MN Vikings) and T.C. Bear (MN Twins). In addition, there were other fun activities including face painting, beading, a candy fishing booth and hands-on science activities presented by the Science Museum of Minnesota as well as a cryogenics demonstration by the 3M Visiting Wizards. The highlight of the day however was when guests boarded a Delta aircraft for a “flight” to the North Pole that took them on a trip around the airport before arriving back at the gate about 45 minutes later where they then found an area that has been magically transformed into the North Pole and where Santa himself was waiting to greet them. Overall it was a wonderful day that helped not only the guests but also volunteers embrace and get in to the holiday spirit early.