All To Support Boys And Girls Clubs Of Broward County
Cirrus Design, The Red Tail Project, The Private Bank of Bank of
America and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County, FL have
joined forces to raise funds for the Boys and Girls Clubs and The
Red Tail Project at the Fisher Island Yacht Rendezvous' charity
auction Saturday, November 11.
The four-day event runs November 9-12, and culminates with a
black-tie gala dinner auction followed by dancing, celebrity
appearances and cocktails. Last year almost $5,000,000 was raised
at this event for the Boys and Girls clubs of Broward County, Inc.,
where nearly 13,000 'at risk' children are served.
The Red Tail Project's
mission is to bring the story of the Tuskegee Airmen to every
classroom in America through an aviation education program and the
restoration of a rare P-51C Mustang as a symbol of the contribution
of African Americans who served our country during WWII. The
project is part of the Minnesota Wing of the Commemorative Air
Force, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Cirrus Design has donated a six-month lease for the use of a
Cirrus SR22 to the highest bidder. The Cirrus package also includes
the Cirrus Access program, which includes a certified flight
instructor who will function as an on-call personal pilot, trainer
(for the winner and/or their immediate family) and airplane manager
during the same six-month period. Insurance coverage, hangar and
maintenance will also be included. The winning bidder will only be
responsible for fuel costs.
The Cirrus Experience will cap an auction of a dozen or so
exclusive live auction items that include jet and yacht charters,
Cartier jewelry, and experiences -- like the Cirrus Experience --
that can only be found at this Fisher Island Auction. But there's
more.
The RedTail Project is offering the Tuskegee Airmen Experience
at the evening's Platinum Silent Auction. The package includes the
once-in-a-lifetime ride in a Commemorative Air Force P-51D Mustang;
a beautiful framed and numbered limited-edition print of the
RedTail Project's P51-C Mustang autographed by over sixty Tuskegee
Airmen; dinner with Tuskegee Airmen Judge Richard Rutledge and Lt.
Col Eldridge Williams; the book "A Train" by Lt. Col. Charles W.
Dryden; and tickets for two provided by Spirit Airlines to Atlanta
where the CAF's Mustang is based.
Rutledge and Williams will be at the Fisher Island auction along
with Lt. Col. Lee Archer, who will be on hand to support the Boy's
and Girl's Club and the Red Tail Project.
Since May 29, 2004 when the rare P-51C Mustang "Tuskegee Airmen"
was severely damaged in an accident, The Red Tail Project has
raised more than $300,000 of the $2 million required to repair the
aircraft and to establish the educational program.
ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.02.24)
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