Air Show Performers Injured In March 12 Accident
The following e-mail was sent to ANN by the International
Council of Air Shows (ICAS) Foundation:
Dear Air Show Friends and
Colleagues:
As you have likely heard by now,
Kyle and Amanda Franklin were involved in an accident at the Air
Fiesta 2011 in Brownsville, Texas on Saturday, March 12. It now
appears that Amanda's injuries will require a difficult and
potentially expensive recovery and rehabilitation process.
To help ensure that they are able
to focus on the difficult challenges of healing rather than the
financial challenges of that process, the ICAS Foundation has
created a "Kyle and Amanda Fund." Every penny donated to this fund
will go directly to Amanda and Kyle. It is our hope that members of
the air show community will contribute to this fund as generously
as their circumstances allow.
And the Foundation has made that
process very easy:
1. By check. Make your check
payable to ICAS Foundation and mail it to ICAS Foundation, 750
Miller Drive, Suite F-3, Leesburg, Virginia 20175.
2. Online. Go to ICAS Foundation
website. On the left
side of the page there is a Quick Link to make a charitable
contribution. Use the link and click on "Donate Now" on the next
page. Indicate the donation amount, and complete your donation by
following the prompts.
3. By credit card. Call the ICAS
Foundation Chairman, Caroline Trinkwalder, at 734-595-0864.
Caroline will take your credit card number and expiration date over
the phone and run your card for your specified donation amount. You
can advise Caroline how you wish to designate your
donation.
4. You can also call ICAS
headquarters (703-779-8510) with credit card information and we'll
make sure that the information is passed along to Caroline
securely.
Due to the peculiarities of IRS
regulations, a direct contribution to the Kyle and Amanda Fund will
not be tax deductible. We hope that that will not deter you from
making a contribution.
If you would like for your
donation to be tax deductible, you can make a contribution to the
ICAS Foundation Family Fund, a program that the Foundation runs to
help any member of the air show community who needs financial
assistance. An increase in donations to the ICAS Foundation Family
Fund will make it possible for the Foundation to make larger
contributions to people in the air show community - like Amanda and
Kyle - who can benefit from assistance.
Thank you in advance for your
participation in this very important fundraising effort.
Very Respectfully,
The ICAS Foundation Board of
Directors
Kyle Franklin posted the following on the act's facebook
page:
Franklin's Flying Circus
"For all updates on Amanda and
myself, please check back to this page. I will only update this
page. I will not be posting on my personal page or Amanda's
personal page. Amanda and I are both still in the hospital. Amanda
will be going into surgery in the morning for her burns and I may
go in for surgery on by burn in the next 2-3 days.
Thank you all for your love and
support,
Kyle"