The Candy Bomber Foundation

06/19/2026

🇺🇸✈️🍫 What a day at Patriot Camp!

The Candy Bomber Foundation was honored to join Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove as they celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence at this year’s Patriot Camp. There was something special about gathering with these bright young patriots to remember the freedoms we hold dear, and the people who have worked to protect them.

We had a wonderful time sharing the story of our homegrown Utah hero, Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen, and the joy he brought to the children of Berlin, dropping chocolate and gum from his plane to children who had so little. One small act of kindness became a symbol of hope for an entire city.

That is the heart of the Candy Bomber legacy, and it belongs to all of us. These students learned that they don't have to do something big to make a difference. They simply have to be willing to share their own "two sticks of gum," whatever that looks like in their lives.

Thank you, Liahona Preparatory Academy, for letting us be part of your celebration. Here's to raising a generation of kindness, gratitude, and service. 🪂

06/18/2026

Seventy-seven years later, the friendship still flies. ✈️🍫

On May 12, students at West Hills Middle School in West Jordan welcomed four students and two teachers from the Gail S. Halvorsen Schule in Berlin to honor the day the Berlin Airlift ended, and the Utah pilot who turned two sticks of gum into a legacy of kindness.

This year both schools held a chocolate bar contest. Students pitched their own bar, classmates voted, and the winners saw their creations come to life at Taste Artisan Chocolate in Provo. Ryan Jazayerli's "Halvor-Bar" (milk chocolate, caramel, and honey) was made to feel uplifting, just like Col. Halvorsen uplifted others. Hana Pohl's "Taste Berlin" bar carried that same spirit across the ocean.

Denise Halvorsen Williams, Gail's daughter and a member of our board, reminded everyone that her father never set out to make history. He just had a chance to do one small, kind thing. Her challenge to the students: be a "candy bomber in your own way."
Nearly 80 years on, the airlift is still making its drops. Not flour and coal now, but friendship and hope, delivered fresh to a new generation on both sides of the ocean. 🪂

06/13/2026

We are honored to help support our US Air Force team in their important service! Stay tuned to see more...

05/27/2026

Golfers Needed!

We are looking for additional teams and individuals to join us for the first annual Candy Bomber Classic hosted at the brand new Skyridge, Park City golf course overlooking beautiful Jordanelle Reservoir.

All proceeds raised will go directly to support Candy Bomber Foundation STEM programming.

More information at this link:

Every swing helps fund The Candy Bomber Foundation’s programs, turning simple acts into powerful impact.

05/13/2026

We had a GREAT time with the 5th graders at Grove Creek Elementary in Pleasant Grove last Friday. Thank you students for helping prepare over 200 parachutes with candy to be given to children in hospitals, schools as well as in programs that bring hope and joy to those in need. It was a blast to finish off our day with a "rooftop" candy drop. And we have one question to ask... Who had more fun? The teachers on the roof or the students down below. We could hardly tell they were all grinning so big!! It is so much fun to be a Candy Bomber!!

05/13/2026

On a beautiful Tuesday afternoon at West Hills Middle School in South Jordan, a group of visiting German students were gathered for an expected candy drop.

“Today is a very special day. On May 12, the people of Berlin celebrated the end of the Berlin Airlift,” German student Bayan Preis said. “It’s a day when we remember that West Berlin survived.”

Students at West Hills Middle School and the Berlin school both held competitions this year in which students pitched their own idea for a chocolate bar and presented it to classmates, who then voted for their favorite.

Denise Williams, who is a member of the board of directors for The Candy Bomber Foundation and daughter of the late pilot, encouraged students to be a “candy bomber in your own way.”

“You don’t have to be older, you don’t have to wait till tomorrow. You can do something small today,” she said Tuesday. “My father did not plan to become the chocolate pilot. He wasn’t trying to make history; he just had a chance to do one small, kind thing.”

German students join their American counterparts to honor Utahn Gail Halvorsen on the 77th anniversary when the Berlin Blockade ended.

04/20/2026

HELP PLEASE!! We're in the last days of our DoTerra Matching Funds Campaign, we need just a few hundred more to get our full match. Help us create more of these smiles!! Donate TODAY at https://match.doterrahealinghands.org/.../camp-soar... to double your impact!!

04/06/2026

We are excited to announce our partnership with Knighton Architecture PLLC and Westland Construction to help us make our dream to bring the Candy Bomber Center to the Spanish Fork Airport come true. Stay tuned for exciting updates as they happen!

04/03/2026

Everyone loves a 2 for 1 deal, right? Here's a great one!!

DoTerra Healing Hands is supporting the programs of The Candy Bomber Foundation with a Matching Funds Campaign. Here's how you can help...

To meet our goal, we need 100 donors to donate $50 or more today. Every dollar counts, so donate any amount!

The first 25 donors to give $250 or more will receive an appreciation gift of a Candy Bomber pin and tee shirt.

Donate TODAY at https://match.doterrahealinghands.org/match-program/fundraiser/756/camp-soar-service-opportunities-awareness-readiness to double your impact!!

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