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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Bonnie LeVar
(914) 328-1313
bonnielevar@corpangelnetwork.org
or Meghan Weber Stanton Communications
(212) 616-3601
mweber@stantoncomm.com
First Corporate Angel Network Flight... ...25
Years Ago Today
Sixteen Year Old Returns Home For Christmas
White Plains, NY—(Dec. 22, 2006)—Corporate Angel Network (CAN),
the national non-profit organization that provides free air transportation
to treatment for cancer patients using empty seats on corporate
and fractional aircraft, announced that December 22, 2006 marks
the twenty-fifth anniversary of it’s first flight.
On December 22, 1981, Leonard Greene, co-founder of CAN and founder
of Safe Flight Instrument Corporation, personally flew the first
Corporate Angel Network flight, bringing a sixteen year old boy
home to Detroit for Christmas after having received treatment in
New York City.
In a wonderful coincidence, twenty-five years later—to the day,
CAN is scheduled to fly another young cancer patient home for Christmas
after receiving treatment in New York City. The flight, to Atlanta,
was made possible thanks to a generous donation of NetJets fractional
time from MBIA Inc.
About Corporate Angel Network
Corporate Angel Network (CAN) arranges free flights to treatment
for cancer patients using empty seats on corporate flights. Since
its founding 25 years ago, CAN has grown to include 530 participating
corporations, five paid staff, and a team of 50 part-time volunteers
who work with patients, physicians, corporate flight departments,
and leading treatment centers to coordinate medical travel needs
of cancer patients with the scheduled flight activity of participating
corporations. To date, CAN has arranged nearly 25,000 flights and
currently provides about 200 patient flights a month. CAN has received
numerous awards in recognition of its service to cancer patients,
including The Volunteer Action Award, the highest volunteer award
from the President of the United States. For more information please
call CAN at (914) 328-1313 or visit www.CorpAngelNetwork.org. ______________________________________________________________________________
Photo Caption, 16 year old cancer patients chats with Leonard Greene
prior to takeoff.
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