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NEWS RELEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bonnie LeVar
(914) 328-1313
bonnielevar@corpangelnetwork.org or
Meghan Weber Stanton Communications
(212) 616-3601
mweber@stantoncomm.com
Hawker Beechcraft Donates $50,000
to Corporate Angel Network
Also flies cancer patients on company
business trips
White Plains NY — June 14, 2007—Hawker Beechcraft Corporation has
donated $50,000 to Corporate Angel Network (CAN), the public charity
that coordinates free flights to treatment for cancer patients using
empty seats in business aircraft. This brings Hawker Beechcraft’s
total CAN donations to more than $150,000—part donated under the
company’s previous name.
In addition to lift and financial support, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation’s
Chairman and CEO, Jim Schuster, is a member of CAN’s Board of Directors
and lends his considerable talents towards putting the resource
of corporate aviation's lift to the service of cancer patients.
“It’s difficult to find a family that hasn’t been touched by cancer,
including in the Hawker Beechcraft family.” said Jim Schuster, Chairman
and CEO, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation. “We are proud to be associated
with such a remarkable and deserving organization, and I am personally
honored to have the opportunity to work with so many great individuals
who freely give their time to help cancer patients across the U.S.”.
About Corporate Angel Network
Corporate Angel Network arranges free flights to
treatment for cancer patients using the empty seats on business
aircraft. 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
more than 25,000 flights and currently provides more than 200 patient
flights a month…2,500 a year. 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.
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