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Liz Lockwood
Corporate Angel Network
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FLYING MAGAZINE'S JAGUAR RAFFLE RAISES NEARLY $38,000 FOR
CORPORATE ANGEL NETWORK

Bob Scott, President of Aviation Industry
Ad Agency, French/Blitzer/Scott, LLC., Wins Jaguar

White Plains, NY-A major highlight of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Meeting and Convention each year is FLYING Magazine's Jaguar Raffle, which once again, and for the eighth time, benefited Corporate Angel Network (CAN), the national public charity that partners with corporations and fractional owners to transport cancer patients to treatment centers using the empty seats on routine corporate flights.

NBAA's new president, Shelley Longmuir, drew the winning ticket before a crowd of onlookers as the convention drew to a close. The winner was Bob Scott, President of New York City based aviation advertising agency, French/Blitzer/Scott, LLC. Scott purchased $100 worth of tickets.

In cooperation with Jaguar Cars of North America, FLYING raffled off a two-year lease on a brand new X-type Jaguar. Three Jaguar models were displayed at the show: two at FLYING's exhibit and one in the main lobby. The Jaguar's were a strong draw and admirers purchased nearly $38,000 in tickets to benefit Corporate Angel Network. "This represents a meaningful portion of our annual budget", said Peter Fleiss of Corporate Angel Network. "The contribution that FLYING Magazine makes each year by organizing and managing the Jaguar Raffle is instrumental in our ability to continue to help cancer patients. We are extremely grateful to FLYING and Jaguar for their support."

"Our CAN/Jaguar/NBAA annual raffle has raised close to $450,000 for the Corporate Angel Network over the last eight NBAA shows" Said Dick Keonig, Vice President and Publisher of Flying Magazine. "That couldn't happen without the generous support of not only Jaguar and NBAA, but the unselfish offerings of aviation photographer Paul Bowen, aerobatic champion Patty Wagstaff, Aviation International News and Business & Commercial Aviation show dailies, and of course, all those in the aviation industry who generously purchased tickets. It is a team effort in support of CAN."

Founded in 1981 and based in White Plains New York, Corporate Angel Network (www.CorpAngelNetwork.org) now includes 500 participating corporations, along with a team of 60 part-time volunteers and six paid staff who work with patients, physicians, corporate flight departments and leading treatment centers to coordinate medical travel needs of cancer patients. Corporate Angel Network transports about 160 cancer patients a month and recently flew it's 17,000th patient.

FLYING Magazine, has been a partner and loyal supporter of Corporate Angel Network since the early 90s when FLYING's best read editor, Gordon Baxter, spread the Corporate Angel Network story to his millions of readers in its July issue.

Photo Caption: , NBAA's President, Shelley Longmuir, draws the winning ticket.

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