A Foundation Built on Passion and Expertise
๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐: ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐ฑ . Our Foundation is dedicated to supporting those who share Johnโs love and passion for aviation, ensuring his story is carried forward for generations to come. Guided by our mantra, โWith All We Do, We Honor Him,โ we remain committed to keeping his spirit alive by honoring his call to serve, passion for mentorship, and love for flight.
The Capt. Sax Foundation's Board of Directors is comprised completely of military and civilian pilots, serving on a volunteer basis.ย All fund proceeds are disbursed directly to the scholarship recipients, flight schools, and colleges to support the foundation's mission.ย All decisions related to scholarship awards are made exclusively by the Board to ensure that these funds reach the maximum benefit within the lives that they touch.
Carrying Our Love Forward
This foundation gives our love for John a place to go, providing us with a meaningful way to ensure his story continues to be written, his name continues to be spoken, and his legacy is never forgotten. Through every scholarship awarded, we honor the passions that called to his heart throughout his lifetime, ensuring his impact on the aviation community carries on.
More than that, we are building something lasting that his two children can one day be a part of. A way for them to see their father remembered, not just in words, but in action. To witness how those who loved him came together to continue his positive impact within the communities he cared for so deeply.ย
Providing Aviation Scholarships
Capt. John Sax had an incredible passion for all things related to aviation that was present throughout his entire life, and he always sought ways to mentor and share this passion with others around him.ย Many would describe hearing John talk about his love for all things related to flight as โabsolutely contagious." It was hard not to share that love that would only exponentially grow from speaking with John.
This extended throughout his entire lifetime, from going to air shows with his friends and family to growing up and becoming a Certified Flight Instructor after college, and then on to earning his โWings of Goldโ as a Marine Corps Aviator.ย As a Marine Aviator, John could often be found helping his fellow pilots with their mission planning and taking calls from aspiring pilots, hoping to provide them with any guidance or encouragement that he could to help them accomplish their goals.
Knowing of Johnโs passion to invest in others and to work alongside them in pursuit of the love of flight, the foundation was formed to help others by continuing his mission.