Arnold Palmer to Be Featured Guest At NBAA 7th Annual Chairman's Charity Classic.Sports Editors/Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2003 Golf legend Arnold Palmer will be the featured guest at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 7th Annual Chairman's Charity Classic golf tournament on Sunday, October 5 at ChampionsGate Golf Resort in ChampionsGate, FL (near Orlando). The event will be hosted by NBAA Chairman of the Board George A. Saling of Altria Corporate Services, Inc. The 2003 Classic will raise funds for Orlando's Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is a pediatrics hospital located in Orlando, Florida, United States. A part of the Orlando Regional Healthcare System and supported by the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation, it is located on the campus of Orlando Regional Medical Center & Women, which is dedicated exclusively to the needs of children and women, featuring a regional center for neonatal care, maternal intensive care unit, pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. trauma center and children's heart program. To learn more, visit www.arnoldpalmerhospital.org. Last year's Classic raised $47,000 for Challenge Air for Kids & Friends, a Dallas-based organization that offers children with disabilities throughout the United States the opportunity to experience the wonder and thrill of a flight in a small airplane. This year, Galaxy Aviation will make a charitable contribution to the Chairman's Charity Classic of 10 cents for each gallon of fuel purchased by NBAA Members in conjunction with the NBAA 56th Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held October 7 to 9 in Orlando. Galaxy Aviation operates full-service FBOs at Palm Beach International Airport “KPBI” redirects here. For the television station in Arkansas, see KPBI (TV). Palm Beach International Airport (IATA: PBI, ICAO: KPBI, FAA LID: PBI (PBI PBI protein-bound iodine. PBI abbr. protein-bound iodine PBI, n See iodine, protein-bound. PBI protein-bound iodine. ), Boca Raton Airport Boca Raton Airport (IATA: BCT, ICAO: KBCT) is a general aviation airport located in the city of Boca Raton, Florida, United States. The airport is immediately adjacent to Florida Atlantic University and to Interstate 95. (BCT), Witham Field Airport (SUA) and Orlando International Airport “KMCO” redirects here. For other uses, see KMCO (disambiguation). “MCO” redirects here. For other uses, see MCO (disambiguation). Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO)[2] (MCO MCO Managed care organization, see there ). The Chairman's Charity Classic schedule of events on October 5 is as follows: -- Registration and continental breakfast - 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. -- Tournament - 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. -- Awards luncheon - 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Members of the press are invited to attend the awards luncheon. For more information, contact NBAA's Joe Ponte at 202-903-7287. NBAA represents the aviation interests of more than 7,300 companies that own or operate general aviation aircraft as an aid to the conduct of their business, or are involved with business aviation. NBAA Member Companies earn annual revenues approaching $5 trillion - a number that is about half the gross domestic product - and employ more than 19 million people worldwide. The NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention is the world's largest display of civil aviation products and services. |
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