NBAA Charities raises funds to support a number of philanthropic organizations and initiatives that use general aviation airplanes for humanitarian purposes, including the Corporate Angel Network, Air Charity Network and Veterans Airlift Command.
About Corporate Angel Network
Corporate Angel Network (CAN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps cancer patients access top treatment centers in the United States by arranging free travel on business aircraft, including both turbofan- and turboprop-powered. Whether traveling for surgery, a clinical trial or a second opinion, CAN aims to reduce a patients’ physical, emotional and financial stress by providing seats on corporate flights.
Based in Danbury, CT, the CAN team works closely with patients, physicians, corporate flight departments and leading treatment facilities to coordinate more than 2,000 patient flights each year.
To learn more, visit the CAN website at www.corpangelnetwork.org.
Air Charity Network
Air Charity Network is a charitable organization that provides access for people in need who are seeking free air transportation to specialized health care facilities or distant destinations due to family, community, or national crisis. Air Charity Network serves all 50 states and its volunteer pilots utilize their own aircraft, fuel and time to provide free air transportation to medical facilities for citizens who are financially distressed or otherwise unable to travel on public transportation. Air Charity Network members also coordinate flights to fly organ transplant candidates, people involved in clinical trials, chemotherapy or other repetitive treatment, victims of abuse seeking relocation, families receiving help from Ronald McDonald Houses, Shriners Hospitals and many other charities, disabled or sick children to special summer camp programs, and for many other humanitarian reasons.
Combined, the Air Charity Network is the Nation’s largest unified Volunteer Pilot organization comprised of thousands of pilots who annually fly tens of thousands of passengers across the US.
Visit the Air Charity Network web site at www.aircharitynetwork.org.
Veterans Airlift Command
The VAC provides free air transportation to post 9/11 combat wounded and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots.
Many of the plane owners who volunteer are also pilots who welcome the opportunity to perform a valuable service while maintaining their proficiency. Some owners come from military backgrounds themselves; others are seasoned aviators or simply passionate about flying. But they all have one thing in common – the desire to serve those who have served us.
Learn more about Veterans Airlift Command at www.veteransairlift.org.
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