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US Airways Employees
Pledged $1.2 Million For United Way’s “Hope Takes Flight” By Steve Hall |
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December 20, 2011 - US Airways’ 32,000 employees pledged
more than $1.2 million to the airline’s annual “Hope
Takes Flight” campaign to benefit the United Way. This
year’s campaign, which ran between Sept. 23 and Nov. 13,
contributed to the nearly $9.5 million US Airways
employees have raised for United Way since 2000.
The United Way works to address health and human needs
in more than 1,300 communities across the country. “Our
2011 United Way company goal was exceeded thanks to the
generous spirit of our 32,000 employees,” said US
Airways’ Chairman and CEO Doug Parker. The “Hope Takes Flight” campaign is more than writing a check. US Airways employees participated in a variety of fundraising events, such as the ”Crewmember for a day” obstacle course, an online auction, as well as the airline’s popular Jet Pulls in its three hub cities of Charlotte, N.C., Phoenix and Philadelphia. |
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winning team of employees in Philadelphia pulled a 50-ton Airbus
A319 the required 15 feet in 4.44 seconds. The Jet Pulls are US
Airways’ most popular United Way fundraiser; a record number of
teams competed in 2011 and raised more than $20,000.
“Improving
lives and strengthening communities is a top priority for US
Airways and all its employees,” said Merl Waschler, president
and CEO of Valley of the Sun United Way. “Their passion for
community and philanthropic leadership continues to fuel United
Way’s work. That passion ensures that we are able to address the
vital needs of children, seniors and families while building a
stronger community for us all.”
US Airways
employees routinely support their communities through
volunteerism and other initiatives on a year-round basis. The
airline’s dedicated corps of more than 3,200 Do Crew employees
volunteer in Charlotte, Washington, D.C., Winston-Salem, N.C.,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Pittsburgh, and have
volunteered more than 20,000 hours with 100 different nonprofit
organizations in 2011.
United Way is a worldwide network in 45 countries and
territories, including nearly 1,300 local organizations in
the U.S. It advances the common good, creating opportunities
for a better life for all by focusing on the three key
building blocks of education, income and health. The United
Way movement creates long lasting community change by
addressing the underlying causes of problems that prevent
progress in these areas.
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