17/08/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

This article on Aviation Without Borders Smiling Wings day was featured in Scotlands Sunday Post, August 10th 2008 - click on image for a large view to read the story.

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23/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

This article writes about the speech I gave at this years Rotary International of Great Britain and Ireland conference in Blackpool in April. The speech was filmed which can be viewed by clicking here

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18/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

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16/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

This video shows the press we have generated since April 2007..new challenges are ahead of us, but nothing ventured nothing gained.

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15/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

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13/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

Our good friend at Go Flying! have very kindly featured Aviation Without Borders Smiling Wings Day..our next day is at White Waltham on August 5th.

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12/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

Flying without wings
Bedfordshire County Council, in partnership with Spurgeons, Beds Rural Communities Charity and ‘Freedom in the Air’ arranged for a group of 10 young carers to take part in a flying day at Cranfield Airfield on Saturday 28th June 2008.

Click on the logo above or to read the rest of the story follow this link to read an online article about our recent Freedom Wings event on June 28th at Cranfield.

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11/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

My final final interview was done hours before i left Kolkata, the story made it to the front page yesterday, Thursday 10th July, 2008, Kolkata, India.

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11/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

This article came out in Kolkata just as i was leaving. A Hindi language paper, i have no idea what is written - hopefully good stuff to do with polio eradication and my flying world.

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10/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

I met a great Kolkatian journalist who literally hunted me down for several days to write about what i was doing in Kolkata with Rotary International, RCFC, Sanchar, and CINI plus taking photos for Full Circle. This newspaper is read by many many millions. When we arrived at tiny villages people had read about our mission in Kolkata. It is a Hindi language paper..

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09/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

Flying high with the spirit to conquer

Express News Service
Posted online: Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 0110 hrs IST

Kolkata, July 2

Resilience and determination has led 31-year-old Gautam Lewis to overcome his disability. Lewis, the first Indian pilot in Europe contracted polio during the seven years of his childhood, he spent in Kolkata. He returns to the city with a dream to inculcate courage in those children who suffer from the same disease.

Lewis has been appointed as the ambassador of the polio eradication campaign organised by the Rotary International, Kolkata.

“Being born in Howrah, I am attached to Kolkata and have come to spread the awareness among the people,” said Lewis. “It is important for people to know that being disabled does not stop one from pursuing one’s dreams,” added Lewis.

He has a dream: training disabled children to become pilots so Read the rest of this entry »

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08/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

The Telegraph, Sunday feature, 7th July 2008

(this time, i have lost 10 years and am 21 years old - the joys of getting lost in translation. Romila is a very nice journalist)

To read the article on The Telegraph’s website click here…

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08/07/2008 by Mr Shoe Wingtips.

Hindustan Times, front page story, 2nd July 2008

(it does not matter where in the world you are, but journalists still make mistakes even if you give them the press pack with biogs etc and correct facts, this story has a few things wrong) 

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