Mon, Sep 15, 2008
The National Aeronautic
Association, in partnership with the Air Care Alliance, a
nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations,
has announced the recipients of the 2008 National Public
Benefit Flying Awards.
This year's winners are:
- Distinguished Volunteer Pilot - Bruce Bromberg, Angel Flight
Southeast
- Distinguished Volunteer - Larry Gabriel, Lifeline Pilots
- Outstanding Achievement in Public Benefit Flying - Lt. Col.
Cynthia Ryan, Civil Air Patrol
- Teamwork - The Founders and Volunteers of Dreams on Wings, the
Alabama Air National Guard, and GivingFlite
- Champion of Public Benefit Flying - Aircraft Owners and Pilots
Association
These prestigious awards will be presented at the special "Above
and Beyond" Awards Ceremony, at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, September
18, 2008, in the Lyndon B. Johnson room of the U.S. Senate.
The Public Benefit
Flying Awards were created to honor volunteer pilots, other
volunteers, and their organizations engaged in flying to help
others, and those supporting such work. Since 2003 dozens of awards
have been presented at the celebratory Above and Beyond Awards
Ceremony, held each fall in the United States Capitol Building.
In order to nominate someone for a 2009 Public Benefit Flying
Award, please see complete information regarding the nominations
procedures at the sites listed below.
The National Aeronautic Association is a non-profit membership
organization devoted to fostering opportunities to participate
fully in aviation activities and to promoting public understanding
of the importance of aviation and space flight to the United
States. NAA is the caretaker of several major aviation awards, and
certifies all world and national aviation records set in the United
States. For information, visit
The Air Care Alliance is a nonprofit public service organization
supporting the work of dozens of volunteer-based charitable
organizations whose members fly to help others. ACA is devoted to
fostering, enhancing, and promoting public benefit flying in the
United States and other countries.
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