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Arkwings Mission Statement |
Arkwings Foundation is a multi-ministry wellness organization incorporated as a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit public charity founded in 1991. It mission is to promote spiritual, emotional, and physical health for individuals, organizations, and communities through innovative, hands-on programs, with a focus on inner-city youth. Arkwings under the direction of Dr. John McCall and a 20-member board of directors, also organizes and leads groups of individuals desiring to participate in wellness retreats and to serve in national and international locations. The Arkwings motto is “Taking Care of Self in order to Care for Others” (God, Neighbor, Self). The Arkwings Foundation headquarters is located on a 17 acre muti-facility retreat conference center surrounded by old growth forest in the community of Frayser just north of downtown Memphis. Volunteers are needed to mentor youth through urban gardening programs, to participate in facility improvement projects, and serve in its various ministries. |
| John W. McCall Ph.D., President |
The Arkwings Logo and Philosphy |
The logo symbolizes the heart and philosophy of ArkWings. Like the biblical ark, the AW ark may represent many different images. For some a refuge from the harried world below. For others an unforgettable adventure far different than anything they have ever experienced, for others it might represent a time for renewal or even new beginnings (re-creation), a quest for that solid ground where the human spirit can sore to new heights. The AW adventure may be a combination of all of these experiences or something so unique and different it can only be felt and not defined. AW is a place and experience where the whole might just be greater than the sum of its parts. AW strives to represent the concept of "roots" and "Wings" where the wings come to symbolize new goals, new challenges, to risk, to dare, to be all that God meant each of us to be in mind, body, and spirit. |
The Arkwings History and Leadership |
| ArkWings LLC, with encouragement from family and friends, was founded in 1997 by the McCall family. AW is headed Dr. John McCall III and his wife Sharon. John and Sharon have over 25 years of professional and personal experience in Northern New Mexico developing and testing the components which comprise ArkWings. The seed for AW was probably begun in 1954 with John's first visit to the Taos Pueblo and the San Geronimo Guest Ranch as a seven year old. Since 1989, John has not only led groups to the Southwest but to various parts of the world including Nigeria, Kenya, Chile, and Costa Rica. Although Sharon continues to teach school and John continues to serve as the Director of Educational and International programs for the University of Tennessee Department of Family Medicine. ArkWings brings together the McCall family's multiple interest and skills under one umbrella. However, AW is more than a business. It's a passion. With graduate degrees in cultural anthropology, and sociology of the family, and many years of professional administrative and faculty positions in higher education, John and his staff are well qualified to lead each and every adventure vacation group as they guide ArkWings LLC into the the new millennium. |
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