Tue, Dec 25, 2012
Annual Campaign Brings Airline's 2012 Total Philanthropic Contributions To $9 Million
US Airways and its wholly owned subsidiaries' 38,000 employees pledged $1.455 million to the airline's annual "Hope Takes Flight" campaign to benefit the United Way. This year's campaign ran between Sept. 18 and Nov. 13. "Thanks to the generous spirit of the 38,000 employees of US Airways and our wholly owned subsidiaries, PSA and Piedmont Airlines, we exceeded our United Way goal for 2012," said US Airways' Chairman and CEO Doug Parker. "Together we have raised nearly $11 million for United Way since 2000, and I could not be more proud of all that our employees accomplished in 2012 to take care of those in need in our communities."
The "Hope Takes Flight" campaign is more than writing a check. US Airways employees participated in a variety of fundraising events, including the airline's popular Jet Pulls in its three hub cities of Charlotte, N.C., Phoenix and Philadelphia. A record 109 teams participated, "pulling" in nearly $29,000 alone. The winning team of employees in Philadelphia pulled a 50-ton Airbus A319 the required 15 feet in 4.799 seconds. PSA and Piedmont also contributed to US Airways' Hope Takes Flight campaign, with Piedmont Airlines coordinating their own Dash-8 pulls in five locations. Additional in-kind contributions to the United Way total $2,639,000, and bring US Airways' total time and philanthropic contributions for 2012 to $9 million.
The airline provides charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations in its hub cities of Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. through four channels of giving: the Corporate Giving Program, the US Airways Education Foundation, the US Airways Community Foundation and Volunteerism.
The US Airways Corporate Giving Program invests in IRS 501(C)(3) nonprofit arts and culture, human services and education organizations that enhance the quality of life in the airline's hub and focus cities. Including the Hope Takes Flight campaign, in 2012, US Airways' Corporate Giving totaled $3,962,000.
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