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About
FundraisingRides.org
and Soaring Adventures of America, Inc.
 Soaring Adventures of America, Inc. was founded by aviation-enthusiast,
Rob Wilkinson, in 1980. What started as a small network of gliderports up
and down the East Coast has now grown into the largest recreational
aviation network in the country. Joined now by his wife and daughter in
the business as well as several good friends, "Captain Rob" is still at
the helm very much enjoying his work, flying whenever he can, and taking
his customers' spirits soaring at our Martha's Vineyard location every
summer (Captain Rob is pictured to the right with grandson.).
FundraisingRides.org is the
division of Soaring Adventures of America dedicated to creating ways for
non-profit organizations to raise money with hot air balloon rides.
FundraisingRides was created by Rob's daughter, Jenna Wilkinson Roche, when
she joined the business in 2002. To date, FundraisingRides.org has
provided more than 14,000 rides to non-profit organizations for their
auction fundraisers.
A
Company with Heart, The Coatmobile
If
you are calling us on a cold day in January, it might take us a couple extra rings to come to the
phone. Each year, the Soaring Adventures headquarters in Wilton, CT temporarily transforms
to
the Soaring Adventures Coatmobile headquarters. Captain Rob and his family collect gently used
coats from the community and distribute them to 16 homeless shelters in Connecticut. It is
wonderful how regular people can get real things done. To
date, 4,200 coats have been
distributed to the homeless and working
poor. Everyone on the Soaring Adventures team
pitches
in receiving coat donations as they come in the front door, folding
coats, and organizing them into
piles for men, women and children. So, while we will be delighted to take your
call in January, we may take a little longer to get to the phone.
(Pictured left are Jenna and her mom, Marjorie, folding coats last year!).
A
Company with History
As a unique and
exciting business, Soaring Adventures of America has been subject of many
feature articles over the past thirty years. You can click on the
newspaper logos below to read a selection of our favorite news stories
over the years.
 August 17, 1983
March 31, 1986
 October 6, 1982
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