Charitable group recruits corporate jets for good cause.Corporate Angel Network is the only charitable organization This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. in the USA whose sole mission is to ease the emotional stress, physical discomfort Discomfort may refer to pain, an unpleasant sensation, or to suffering, an unpleasant feeling or emotion. and financial burden of travel for cancer patients by arranging free flights to treatment centers, using the empty seats on corporate aircraft flying on routine business. Based in White Plains, NY, Corporate Angel Network occupies an office donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by the Westchester County Airport “HPN” redirects here. For the English railway station, see Hapton railway station. Westchester County Airport (IATA: HPN, ICAO: KHPN, FAA LID: HPN) is a public airport located in the town of Harrison, New York in Westchester County. . Over 50 part-time volunteers and five paid staff work with patients, physicians, corporations, flight departments and leading treatment facilities to arrange 1,200 flights a year. The program is open to all cancer patients, bone marrow bone marrow, soft tissue filling the spongy interiors of animal bones. Red marrow is the principal organ that forms blood cells in mammals, including humans (see blood). In children, the bones contain only red marrow. donors, and bone marrow recipients who are ambulatory Movable; revocable; subject to change; capable of alteration. An ambulatory court was the former name of the Court of King's Bench in England. It would convene wherever the king who presided over it could be found, moving its location as the king moved. and not in need of medical support while traveling. Eligibility is not based on financial need, and patients may travel as often as necessary. More than 90 university hospitals and major cancer treatment centers in the U.S. specialize spe·cial·ize v. 1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment. 2. To adapt to a particular function or environment. in treating specific forms of cancer, conducting clinical trails or offering expert second opinions. A cancer patient's survival may depend upon their ability to access treatment from a particular location. But treatment centers are often far away and airfare air·fare n. Fare for travel by aircraft. Noun 1. airfare - the fare charged for traveling by airplane fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance is costly, especially when patients must return frequently. Without Corporate Angel Network, some patients could not receive the lifesaving treatment they need. Patients on Corporate Angel Network flights avoid the stress of commercial air travel and minimize exposure to microorganisms on crowded planes or in busy airline terminals. They depart out of private hangars and travel in comfort and ease on top-of-the-line aircraft equipped with the best safety features and flown by the most qualified of pilots. Thanks to the generous cooperation of 500 of America's top corporations, including 56 of the top 100 in the Fortune 500, Corporate Angel Network has coordinated more than 1/4,000 flights since it's founding in 1981. The program offers an obvious and meaningful benefit to cancer patients. For companies with corporate aircraft, it offers the opportunity to provide a wonderful community service by merging business activities with social responsibility. As a public charity, Corporate Angel Network (www.CorpAngelNetwork.org) is supported entirely by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations. For more information, please call (914) 328-1313 or email info@corpangelnetwork.org. |
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