Wings Ministry

Annual Report Wings for L.I.F.E.—

Founded 1995 2010 2009 America Probation &

Parole Association winner:
National Award of Excellence
for Crime Prevention!
Report From Wings Board President – The Rev. Dr. Paul Collins
Wings Ministry
Vision—
Christ’s unconditional As we close out 2010 and being Joshua was on the threshold of a
love shared with all a new year, we have much to give great opportunity of leading the Na-
families of prisoners. thanks to God. We marvel at the tion of Israel into the Promised Land
wonderful way God has blessed but first God gave him some reassur-
Wings Ministry
Mission—
Wings. It has again been my privi- ance and encouragement. “Be strong
Wings Ministry brings lege to serve another year as the and courageous, for you are the one
families of prisoners & President of the Board of Directors who will lead the people to possess
Christian volunteers of Wings Ministry. The Board repre- the land. Be strong and very coura-
together as children of sents a cross section of leadership in geous. Do not deviate from the in-
God by: our community, but a common dedi- structions I have given you. Be strong
• Building cation to God and the continual de- and courageous. Do not be afraid or
relationships that velopment of the ever-expanding discouraged, for the Lord our God is
transform both the outreach of this great ministry. Our with you wherever you go.”
lives of the families, mission is to provide support to the
volunteers & Christian incarcerated and their families in a As we are on the threshold of
communities.
time of separation and anxiety. 2011, we must appropriate these
• Conducting same promises and look forward to The Rev. Dr. Paul Collins
joyous celebrations of We go into 2011 with great new horizons that lie before us. We
Christ’s unconditional confidence and optimism, despite ask you to join with us in the high and 2010 NM Governor’s
love that breaks down
barriers.
many clouds of uncertainty. We gain holy calling that God has entrusted us. Lifetime Achievement
much hope as we look again to the Award Winner
• Providing interde- promises of God in Joshua Chap. 1.
nominational mission
opportunities for Chris-
tian communities Letter from the Executive Director – Ann Edenfield Sweet
worldwide.
2010 has been a wonderful year! We celebrated Wings has hosted 12 community and prison par-
our 15th Anniversary and officially moved into our new ties. I’m amazed at all the wonderful people we’ve
office 1-1-10. Because of the office, Debbie Diaz was been able to meet and minister to. I also say that
able to work for us through the NM Dept. of Aging. Wings is a “seed planting ministry”. Last year we
She did such a fabulous job that we were able to hire had first-time volunteers help with the Dallas, TX Hut-
her after her contract with NMDA ended. Dozens of chins State Jail Wings Party. I was told they were
volunteers have helped us at the office for a total of interested in prison ministry, but didn’t know where to
1970 hours., helping with countless tasks. We also start and were afraid to sign up for a weekly Bible
have volunteers who need community service credit and study for fear they wouldn’t like working in the prison.
come to us from halfway houses and other agencies. Instead they joined our Wings volunteer team, felt a
The office has been an incredible gift. true calling to prison ministry, and now 6 new volun-
Wings for L.I.F.E. attendance more than doubled in teers help with the Alpha Prison Ministry in Dallas
2010 to an average of 64 people per meeting! area prisons!
Grant funding allowed us to meet 4 times a month and We also have had students from CNM and UNM
Second Presbyterian Church and Trinity United Method- help us this year with service-learning classes. Not
ist Church have graciously given us meeting space. only have they enriched out Wings’ meetings, but
Ann Edenfield Sweet hopefully they have learned a lot and will continue to
Wings celebrated our 15th Anniversary on July 16.
Over 350 people helped us celebrate, including 15 give back to others in the future.
2010 Church Women
year supporters/mentors Dr. David Poling, Homer Gon- Wings has been able to volunteer for many com-
United Valliant zales, Jim & Patsy Zanios, owners of Zanios Foods, munity events in 2010—homeless fairs, dental clinics,
Woman Award Guideposts Magazine & VP Dr. Pablo Dias who gave and several community resource fairs.
& the keynote address, and many family members, Wings Ministry has touched over 8329 people
2010 Servant Leader friends, and long-time volunteers. Nashville songwriter in 2010 and I thank all of our donors and volunteers
Legacy Award Wanda Lewis performed her song for Wings—“He for their support!
Gave Me Wings”.
 2010 Statistics from Wings Albuquerque & Wings International
(Roswell & Tennessee statistics not included)
$20.25* hr
#Youth Total Vol value
2010 Inmates # Adults # Child Guest # Adult Vol Vol Prison Staff Guests Total Vol Hours Philanthropy.com Churches
www.

ABQ Community Parties 20 281 222 177 89 0 789 266 1956 39609 79
Prison Party Totals 718 1931 1128 699 0 194 4696 787 8074 83714 297
ABQ Wings for L.I.F.E. 0 2255 589 1096 108 0 2844 1204 4214 85334 No data
TOTAL 728 4467 1939 1972 197 194 8329 2257 14244 208,657
2010 Statistics Look at our growth! Special Thanks to our Sponsors!
• Donations of food, paper products,
 Zanios Foods
craft supplies, clothing, gifts, speak-
 Guideposts Magazine
ers, meeting space, radio & newspa-
per announcements for Albuquerque  Family Life Radio KFLQ, 91.5 FM
Wings for L.I.F.E are valued at  High Noon Restaurant & Saloon
$516,684!  Domino’s Pizza - 5109 Coors Rd.
 Cross of Hope Lutheran Koinonia Tapestry
• 789 people attended 3 community
Wings Parties Albuquerque.  Trinity@TheMarketplace
 BH Capitol LTD
• 2555 people attended 9 prison  McCune Foundation
Wings Parties in NM, TN, TX, & OH.
 Nicolas C. Nellos Memorial Fund for At-
• 1939 children and youth were minis- Risk Children of the Albuquerque
tered to at parties & WFL. Community Foundation
 Pay Day, Inc.
• Zanios Foods/Jim Zanios has pro- Wings for L.I.F.E. 2010 Attendance
 Pepper’s BBQ
vided all the food for our annual ban-
Adults  Second Presbyterian Church
quets and all the cookies, punch, and 80%

paper products for every NM Wings  Starline Printing

Party since 1995!  Trinity United Methodist Church

• Guideposts Magazine has provided Teens

magazines, books, sweaters, and Children

7%

other items for every Wings Party 13%

held anywhere for the past 15 years!

Volun-
Adults Teens Children Total Guest Total
teers
2255 212 377 2844 1204 1640 2844
2010: 8329 people
attended a Wings event.
18,054 annual hours of
volunteer time — Est. volun-
teer value of $375,435!
 Nashville, TN Springer, NM

Albuquerque, NM—gave 1200+

Santa Fe, NM Christmas gifts to families

5485 people attended Wings Prison &

Las Cruces, NM Lancaster, OH Wings Community Parties in 2010!

Wings Parties in 12 States to date

LOVE
Common themes—Fun, strengthening families,
faith, & Christ’s unconditional love.

Los Lunas, NM

Dallas, TX Santa Rosa, NM

Lancaster, OH Springer, NM
 For our ministry to continue growing at this rate, we must
16th Anniversary expand our support base. PLEASE consider:
Celebration Banquet 

Individual donations—no gift is too small
Make a pledge today
Friday— March 18, 2011  Church mission budgets
 Participate in Change n’ Lives (Collect loose change
St. John’s United Methodist Church for Wings)
2626 Arizona St. NE—Albuquerque, NM 87110  United Way & our Wings Ministry United Way Campaign
 Combined Federal Campaign #66605
Tickets $20 by March 1, $30 after March 1  Gifts in-kind or stock, property, jewelry, etc.
Table Sponsors: $300—$500—$1,000
Keynote Speaker—Lupe Martinez, NM Designated individual and church giving allows us to design
our programs and staffing around ministry needs instead of
Secretary of Corrections one-time grant funding sources.
You do not have to be present to sponsor a table or
buy tickets for families of prisoners to attend the 2010 total in-kind
banquet. Silent & Live Auction items also needed. donations to
Wings Ministry

$522,684!

Pablo Diaz, Guideposts; Ann,

David Poling & Singer Wanda
Lewis from Nashville, TN

15 year supporters: David

Poling, Guideposts magazine, &
Patsy & Jim Zanios
Former NM Secretary of
Corrections—Joe R. Williams
Special THANKS to our
Wings Board of Directors
A child of a prisoner is faced with a daunting prospect.
Children of inmates have a 70% chance of ending up in Paul Collins—President
prison themselves!* Jim Harmon– Vice President
But this does not have to be! Erma Sedillo—Secretary
Your gift can make a difference in the life of a child! Yolanda Mattison—Treasurer
Tyrreia Hurt—Asst. Treasurer
Enclosed is my tax deductible gift for: John Compton
Wings Ministry $25 $50 $100 $250 Shirley Compton
Reunites Families Other $ Barbara Ellena
Teresa Garcia
 I would like to learn more about volunteer opportunities in my area. Jo Ann Newton
Judge John Romero, Jr.
NAME:
ADDRESS: Wings Ministry
2270 D Wyoming Blvd NE #130
CITY/STATE/ZIP:
Albuquerque, NM 87112
PHONE: EMAIL:
1-505-291-6412
1-505-291-6418 Fax
Wings Ministry is a 501(C) 3 nonprofit organization.
Wings accepts United Way contributions from anywhere in the United States www.WingsMinistry.org
www.WingsForLIFE.info
Thank You! AnnEdenfield@WingsMinistry.org
*Bureau of Justice Statistics