Non-Profit Group Organizes Free Flights For Cancer Patients

Raytheon Aircraft Company’s Charitable Foundation donated $50,000 to Corporate Angel Network (CAN), a non-profit group that coordinates free flights for cancer patients. 

"Raytheon has flown nearly 80 flights with cancer patients’ aboard." said CAN’s Chairman Randall Greene. "Their involvement is so important to our mission."

"It’s difficult to find a family that hasn’t been touched by cancer, including the Raytheon Aircraft Company family," said Raytheon Aircraft chairman and CEO Jim Schuster. "We are proud to be associated with such a remarkable and deserving organization, and I am personally honored to have the opportunity to work with so many great individuals who freely give their time to help cancer patients across the US."

Schuster also serves on the board of directors for CAN, Greene told Aero-News.

Corporate Angel Network arranges free flights for cancer patients using the empty seats on corporate aircraft. Since its founding nearly 25 years ago, CAN has grown to include 530 participating corporations, five paid staff, and a team of 50 part-time volunteers who work with patients, physicians, corporate flight departments, and leading treatment centers to coordinate medical travel needs of cancer patients with the scheduled flight activity of participating corporations.

To date, CAN has arranged nearly 25,000 flights and currently provides about 200 patient flights a month. The non-profit group has also received numerous awards in recognition of its service to cancer patients, including The Volunteer Action Award -- the highest volunteer award from the President of the United States.

With its latest donation, Raytheon Aircraft has donated over $100,000 to CAN, according to sources within the company.

FMI: www.CorpAngelNetwork.org, www.raytheonaircraft.com