For One Father, the Best Gift This Father's Day is the Gift of Life.Business/Health Editors, Father's Day Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2000 A 'miracle pill' puts his six-year-old son's leukemia leukemia (l  kē`mēə), cancerous disorder of the blood-forming tissues (bone marrow, lymphatics, liver, spleen) characterized by excessive production of immature or mature
in remission Extinguishment or release of a debt. A remission is conventional when it comes about through an express grant to the debtor by a creditor. It is tacit when the creditor makes a voluntary surrender of the original title to the debtor under private signature constituting the as America's corporate jet fleet takes turns shuttling him from coast to coast for treatment When four-year-old John McCaffrey John McCaffrey (b. 1968) is a fundraising professional in the United Kingdom . McCaffrey was born in 1968 in Northern Ireland, and is a graduate of Saint MacNissi's College, Garron Tower in County Antrim and Selwyn College, Cambridge (1986-90) where he read Law and History. was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer two years ago, he was not expected to live long. But with the aid of a 'miracle' cancer pill and the help of America's corporate jet fleet, the Connecticut native is today a thriving six-year-old. The pill, manufactured by the Swiss company Novartis and known as STI-571, is available to John only through a clinical trial taking place in Portland, Oregon. Some of America's largest corporations are taking turns giving him free rides on their corporate jets so he can continue his treatment. This Sunday, on Father's Day, it is the turn of Raytheon Travel Air, based in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, also known as the Air Capital of the World, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. , to give John a lift to Portland. John and his parents will be boarding the Raytheon Travel Air jet at 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. for an 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 18th. The free corporate jet trips are arranged by a Westchester-based not-for-profit organization called Corporate Angel Network (CAN), which was founded in 1981 by cancer survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with who saw empty seats in corporate jets that could potentially be filled by cancer patients seeking treatment at distant centers of excellence. Corporate Angel Network's inaugural flight was flown in 1981 by Dr. Leonard Greene Dr. Leonard Michael Greene (b. circa 1918 - d. November 30 2006) was an inventor and engineer who holds more than 100 patents, 60 of which are in aviation technology. He was born in New York City, and after receiving his B.S. and M.S. , chairman of White Plains-based Safe Flight Instrument Corp. To date, the group has arranged over 12,000 flights. "Corporate Angel Network is a partner in the rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. of my son, who had failed all other treatments, including a bone marrow transplant bone marrow transplant: see bone marrow. ," says Roger McCaffrey, a resident of Ridgefield, Conn. "We can't thank them enough, and all of those who participate in the program." "We think Corporate Angel Network is a great program and we're happy to participate, especially on this Father's Day flight," stated Gary Hart, president of Raytheon Travel Air. The flight is also being made possible through a Raytheon Travel Air aircraft owner donation by Leonard Greene. John's trip on Sunday will be CAN's No. 12,365 patient flight. It will be the first Corporate Angel Network flight performed by a "fractional" jet owner, one of the fastest-growing segments of the corporate jet market. "Corporate Angel Network has been tremendously successful in attracting participation by many of America's largest corporations," said Dr. Greene, who notes that 56 of the Fortune 100 companies have chosen to participate in the Corporate Angel Network program. "Now we're expanding participation to include fractional operators and their aircraft owners." Since its inception, Corporate Angel Network has won numerous awards for volunteerism, including two presidential awards. The non-profit group operates out of donated space in the Westchester County Airport with the assistance of 60 volunteers, many of whom are retired executives, and a paid staff of four. Its annual budget of $400,000 comes from individual donations, fund-raisers and foundation grants. |
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