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World Premiere: The Voyage of a Dream

Sep 18 2012
Over the last few weeks, you’ve gotten a glimpse of Southwest’s short film featuring 12-year-old Emily from Trenton, MO who has big dreams to become a professional ballet dancer.  She never imagined that a Southwest Airlines Pilot would play a huge role in ... read more

Third Look: At The Doorstep of a Dream

Sep 10 2012
Bright lights, tutus, and pink satin pointe shoes.  Those are the ingredients that make up a big dream for 12-year-old Emily from Trenton, MO.  Over the last two weeks, you’ve heard from Emily and her desire to become a professional ballet dancer.  You also met Southwest Airlines Pilot, Gary, who has helped kids dream big dreams for more than a decade through our < ... read more

Second Look: The Voyage of a Dream

Sep 04 2012
Last week, you met 12-year-old Emily from Trenton, MO who has big dreams to become a professional ballet dancer. She never imagined that a Southwest Airlines Pilot would play a huge role in taking her dream on the dance floor to 30,000 feet. ... read more

Capt. Joe and the Flying Fifth Graders

Jul 25 2012
Featured Picture:  hope.jpg Over 800 Southwest Airlines Pilots are Adopt-a-Pilots for more than 1,200 fifth-grade classes all over the United States.  ... read more

Loyalty Month: LUV to the Teachers Who Adopted Me

May 09 2012
As you know this is National Teacher Appreciation Week. This time brings back a lot of memories as my mother was a teacher for 38 years. After she retired as the High School principal of my hometown in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, she went on to work as the principal of a small church school right up until the day she passed away. ... read more