We are grateful to our founders for showing us the importance and benefits of following one’s dream. Victor and Joe’s fascination with planes and the concept of flight lead to a lifetime of imagining, designing, and building models and toys for the world to enjoy. They pass on a legacy of hard work and perseverance, bold ideas and innovation, careful attention to detail and quality workmanship, kindness and genuine care of all people, and being/remaining kids at heart!

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We aspire to do the work of the Foundation as they exemplified. We recognize that:

• A strong community requires each individual give what he or she can give;

• For each individual to give, and follow his or her dream, they require space to imagine and create, to express one’s unique gift;

• A learning mindset nurtures creativity and innovation across the whole lifespan by striving to approach everything as an opportunity for new insights, different approaches, and real possibilities;

• As a Foundation we are uniquely positioned to listen, learn, and convene people around an inclusive community where residents and institutions are equipped with skills, tools, and agency to shape the community they want; and

• Solving our shared problems collaboratively through trust, transparency, integrity, and fairness unites us.

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We believe that just as flight happens when the positive forces of lift and thrust reduce the negative forces of weight and drag, so too people thrive (fly) when they feel safe, loved, valued, and supported throughout their life journey.