Monday, April 13, 2009

Where are They Now?

Justin Clevenger graduated from Plymouth High School in 1992. Justin played varsity football, swimming, and soccer all four years. As a stellar athlete, Justin was awarded all-conference nearly every year and qualified for the State Tournament in swimming his junior and senior years.

After high school, Justin attended Butler University on a swimming scholarship and majored in Public Relations and Marketing. Justin graduated from Butler in 1996 and went on to work for The Indianapolis Star, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Powerway, DaimlerChrysler and now works for CDW. Justin has also earned his MBA from Butler University.
Justin is married, and as of last week, they have 4 children Connor, 12, the two-year old twins, Ada and Owen, and the newest arrival, Elliott, born on April 2, 2009. Justin and his family live in Carmel.

Justin has two passions in my life: child philanthropy and flying. In college, Justin's fraternal philanthropy was Riley’s Children’s Hospital and so every year they raised money to donate to this cause. Justin made a commitment to continue helping these kids. In 1998, Justin, along with another pilot friend, formed a NFP flying company with two very old Piper Arrows. Today they have 5 planes and over $1.3M in assets and a zero dollar debt sheet. They are part of Riley Aviation providing free flights to children who require frequent testing or medical attention and who live too far to commute via car. They are also part of Angel Flights and Wings of Mercy who use aviation as a means of travel for those individuals who require medical attention who have an annual income below $40k.

As a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Auxiliary Indiana Wing, Justin serves as a mission pilot responsible for a multitude of supporting roles within the DoD, DEA, State Police and Homeland Security. He sees this as a fantastic experience and a way to give back to his community, state, and country.

We can all be proud of Justin and his accomplishments since leaving Plymouth. He may be 100 miles south, but we never know when one of our children might need one of Justin's airplanes.
Good job, Justin. Plymouth is proud of you!

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