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October 2, 2014 - Delta Air Lines' annual
"Breast Cancer One" employee survivor flight
took place Tuesday, kicking off the airline's
month-long campaign to generate awareness and
raise money for The Breast Cancer Research
Foundation. This year marked Delta's 10th annual
survivor flight, which honored more than 140
employee breast cancer survivors with a trip
from Atlanta to New
York City.
"Delta employees across the globe are united in
their passion and support for BCRF and its
critical mission of finding a cure for breast
cancer," said Sandy Gordon, Delta's Vice
President – In-Flight Service Field Operations.
"We are proud of our employees and customers, as
they unite efforts and help us celebrate this
major milestone."
The employee survivors, accompanied by Delta
leaders and BCRF executives, traveled from
Atlanta's
Hartsfield-Jackson
International
Airport
to New York City's John F. Kennedy International
Airport. Survivors were
celebrated and honored by Delta leaders,
employees and customers during festivities at
both airports including water cannon salutes and
live music.
In New York, survivors were
treated to an overnight stay which included
dinner and a meet-and-greet with some of BCRF's
world-renowned researchers. Nearly 80 percent of
the Delta employees involved were first-time
participants.
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