Mon, Mar 05, 2018
Agreement Includes The 2018 Challengers Cup
The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) has announced that Miracle Flights, the nation's leading health and welfare flight organization, is the official charitable partner for the 2018 Drone Racing Series and 2018 Challengers Cup. Established in 1985, Miracle Flights provides free commercial air transportation to critically ill children in need of medical care far from home.
The newly announced partnership fits perfectly into IDRA's mission to grow the motorsport and international drone community. Our community's youth are not only the future of the hobby, but also the platform for which the drone market and technologies will continue to develop. With Miracle Flights as the official charitable partner of IDRA, we can use professional and semi-professional drone races as a new medium to promote this organization's endeavors and raise donations from sponsors and the drone community to help more children receive life-changing medical treatment.
"Miracle Flights is an amazing nonprofit organization that provides thousands of flights to children from all over the world," said Justin Haggerty, President and CEO of IDRA. "It is our pleasure at IDRA to work with Miracle Flights as our official charitable partner. I hope the partnership bears many fruits and gives our drone community the chance to help a child in need."
Now in its 33rd year, Miracle Flights has provided more than 114,000 free flights to help children with rare and life-threatening conditions gain access to specialized medical care out of state.
"IDRA has engaged an incredible community of individuals across the country and around the world," said Miracle Flights CEO Mark E. Brown. "To have them partner with us in our mission to improve access to healthcare for seriously ill children is a true honor. We look forward to everything we can accomplish—and the lives we can change—together."
(Source: Miracle Flights news release)
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