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First-Ever CASMA Community Outreach Reception, Sponsored by Mondial Assistance, Raises Funds for Miracle Flights for Kids.


RICHMOND, Va. -- Mondial Mondial can refer to:
  • Mondial (amusement ride manufacturer), a Dutch manufacturer of amusement rides.
  • Mondial (motorcyle manufacturer), an Italian motorcycle manufacturer.
 Assistance and the Computerized Airline Sales and Marketing Association (CASMA) announced today that a reception held at CASMA's fall conference has raised enough money for Miracle Flights for Kids to provide transportation for eight children in need of life-saving specialized medical treatment. The event marks the first time a fundraiser has been held at a CASMA conference. Miracle Flights for Kids is a Nevada-based non-profit charity focused on transporting seriously ill A patient is seriously ill when his or her illness is of such severity that there is cause for immediate concern but there is no imminent danger to life. See also very seriously ill.  children to the treatments and evaluations they need.

"We are pleased to be the beneficiaries of the first ever community outreach reception at a CASMA conference," said Vanessa Moreno, director of public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most  at Miracle Flights for Kids. "And we'd like to thank CASMA and Mondial Assistance for joining our other travel-industry supporters in helping us provide a valuable service to children in need."

The funds were raised through sales of raffle tickets during a one-hour reception at the Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (môNtā` kärlō`), town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco, on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera.  Resort in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nev. Raffle prizes, donated by Mondial Assistance and other CASMA members, included two tickets to wherever jetBlue flies, two Flip Ultra HD (1) A super high-resolution TV standard developed by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) and Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK). Its 7680x4320 resolution displays more than 16 times as many pixels as the highest U.S. HDTV standard of 1980x1080.  camcorders and free stays at the Monte Carlo hotel, the Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article.  San Jose San Jose, city, United States
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"Miracle Flights for Kids is a great organization," said Mark Pond, president of CASMA. "As a leading trade group for the airline industry, we are pleased to partner with Mondial Assistance in helping Miracle Flights for Kids, which is already supported by so many of our members."

Miracle Flights for Kids is the leading non-profit charitable flight organization in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Based in Henderson, Nevada, Miracle Flights for Kids transports children who are seriously ill to evaluations and treatment centers across the United States. Any child needing medical treatment or seeking a second opinion not available in their own home town is eligible to apply. 83% of all donations received are allocated to helping sick children who have no other options. They have successfully arranged more than 60,000 flights to date, and counting. For more information about Miracle Flights for Kids please visit: www.miracleflights.org.

Computerized Airline Sales and Marketing Association (CASMA) addresses complex travel distribution issues. They are a unique forum of open exchange between airlines, experts in travel distribution and other industry related organizations. CASMA actively promotes the use of automation in airline sales and marketing to find the fastest, most efficient means of distributing the air product to the traveling public. For more information please visit: www.casma.org.

Mondial Assistance is a global leader in specialty insurance and emergency assistance services. Four percent of the world's population or about 250 million people are served by Mondial Assistance businesses around the globe. In the United States, Mondial Assistance is the trade name of World Access Service Corp. As one of 29 business units, the U.S. operation serves major travel suppliers, health insurers, credit card, and entertainment companies with insurance products, international travel assistance, and concierge services. Mondial Assistance is part of the Allianz group of companies. For more information please visit: www.mondialUSA.com.
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