Wed, Sep 14, 2005
Members Collect, Box, Load Planes For Shipment To Disaster
Areas
Florida Wing members
are helping collect, box and load planes with supplies for shipment
to the disaster areas at the Lantana Airport in Palm Beach County,
Fla.
With Lantana Cadet Squadron members taking the lead, CAP members
are working with the initiators of this operation, Tara Pearl and
her staff from Palm Beach Real Estate Inc.
This group of private citizens tapped into local resources, Winn
Dixie, Rexall, local residents and businesses to get much needed
supplies. Winn Dixie’s district manager, Larry Setlak was at
the Lantana Airport Saturday with three tractor trailers containing
over 100,000 pounds of goods.
Owen Gassaway, Lantana Airport manager, arranged airport safety
procedures so the airport could securely accommodate the relief
efforts and handle the private aircraft flying out with items for
people in rural disaster areas.
Florida Wing Vice Commander Lt. Col. Art Giles was present to
encourage and thank CAP senior members and cadets working to sort
donations and load storage containers onto planes.
Lantana Cadet Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Robert Masiker said,
“The Civil Air Patrol had three missions: emergency services,
aerospace education and cadet programs. This type of operation is
right up our alley.”
“When they (CAP) became involved, they pooled all their
resources immediately and became fully committed – and boy do
they have resources!” said Ms. Pearl. [ANN Salutes 1st Lt.
Jackie Zarrilli, PAO, CAP FL Wing]
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