Thu, Oct 08, 2009
Presented Annually For Humanitarian Leadership
The NBAA announced Wednesday that
the Civil Air Patrol will be presented with the NBAA Al Ueltschi
Humanitarian Award in recognition of the organization's efforts to
provide disaster relief for people and communities in times of
crisis.
"The Civil Air Patrol provides an essential service to this
country, by supplying not just aircrews, but also ground teams,
doctors, nurses, paramedics and others to support rescue efforts
following a disaster," said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. "These
unsung heroes volunteer their time and expertise to provide
assistance in 90 percent of inland search and rescue missions. The
commitment to service demonstrated by the people involved in the
Civil Air Patrol provide an example for all of us to emulate, and
their selflessness is what we honor with the Ueltschi Humanitarian
Award."
The Civil Air Patrol is a
federally supported non-profit that serves as the official civilian
auxiliary of the United States Air Force. The organization utilizes
general aviation aircraft for rescue missions, and its volunteers
have been involved in disaster-relief efforts including the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina,
wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma, and other missions.
NBAA's Al Ueltschi Humanitarian Award will be presented to Major
General Amy Courter of the Civil Air Patrol at NBAA's 62nd
Annual Meeting & Convention, being held at the Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
Al Ueltschi, the award's namesake, has been widely recognized
for his lifetime of dedication to philanthropic causes. He was
instrumental in the development of ORBIS, an international
non-profit organization dedicated to preventing blindness and
saving sight. Ueltschi, who has served as ORBIS's chairman for more
than 20 years, has made a number of significant financial
contributions to the organization and has been instrumental in
developing many of its most important initiatives.
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