This morning's edition of AVweb lists opportunities for pilots and for vacation home owners who want to assist the relief efforts on the Gulf Coast.
- Rol Morrow, Chairman, Air Care Alliance contacted AVweb stating, "useful information along with the only listing of all known volunteer pilot organizations is available on the Air Care Alliance website.
- For those unable to physically lend aid, vacation-home owners willing to donate their properties to families devastated by the storm are being urged by Gail Pinckney of Vacation Rentals for Families to list the location and duration the property will be available. Phone contact is listed as 770-939-0396 and email at grp315@att.net
- Vacation Rentals for Families also told AVweb they are attempting to organize free air transportation for refugees. Private aircraft owners interested in the effort may visit the organization's web site or call 678-799-1628 for details. A first mission is planned Friday for departure from Peachtree DeKalb Airport. along with private aircraft owners organized by Chase’Dev Enterprises will be organizing free relief airlift flights for affected families, from airfields close to the damaged areas in Louisiana and Mississippi; to relocate victim families to the donated homes."
- Aviation Coast Guard Auxiliary is always looking for volunteer aviators and those already trained have been mobilized and is (sic) at work.
Many of the airports in the region have been damaged, and much of the area is under day VFR only, with TFRs in place over New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast, so if you're a pilot that wants to help, contact one of the organizations above.
Awesome links, Marilyn. I knew you'd have something like this.
Posted by: barbara | September 02, 2005 at 08:19 PM