Mon, Sep 12, 2005
Angel Flight America's
(AFA) disaster response mission coordination operation relocated to
the airport in Addison, TX. Angel Flight Coordinator Jerry Dorre,
who has been working non-stop on the ground in Baton Rouge for the
last week, has been named the Director of the Angel Flight America
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Airlift.
"We've still got trained volunteers at the airport in Baton
Rouge to help coordinate with local shelters and agencies, but due
to a significant increase in requests for Angel Flight's service we
are bringing all of our coordination efforts together in one
location to better handle the volume and ensure a safe and
professional operation," said AFA leader Butch Smith. "We've put
together over a thousand [1,000+] missions helping to reunite
families and relocate people evacuated from areas that were flooded
by Hurricane Katrina."
Angel Flight America is a national organization dedicated to
serving people in situations of compelling need by arranging free
air transportation through volunteer general aviation pilots.
Angel Flight is on the front line every day of the year helping
children and adults in need to access life-saving medical care. The
national network of several regional charitable aviation
organizations also arranges flights of compassion and disaster
response.
The AFA mission coordination team is working 24/7 covering all
corners of the country and focusing their professional efforts,
limited funds and volunteer pilot resources on requests to:
- Reunite families separated during the evacuation
- Relocate families out of shelters that have confirmed safe
housing elsewhere.
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