This past weekend, I proudly donated nearly 4 hours of flight time to charity. Sacramento Firefighters run the Firefighters Burn Institute which hosts an annual summer camp for children who are burn survivors. It’s called Firefighters Kids Camp and it’s a special one week program where children who have suffered a burn injury can experience challenges of the outdoors in an environment where they can just be kids instead of being singled out because they look different or have physical limitations.
My mission transported a little girl from Garberville (in Humboldt County) to Sacramento where she met up with a few other kids who had already arrived via Angel Flights. The Sac Firefighters greeted the kids, loaded them into vans, and off they went to camp. Their service is completely free to the kids.
Without the Angel Flight, she would not have been able to attend.
Angel Flight West arranges free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs. Volunteer pilots donate their time, aircraft, fuel costs – there is no cost to the passenger or facility/organization. If you’re a pilot, consider volunteering.
I would be happy to get you in touch with Angel Flight in the Bay Area. Visit my website to contact me and get more information: www.gregwest.com