Wednesday, October 31, dawned gray and blustery, giving a hint that the evening Halloween festivities and candy gathering for the kids might truly be scary and uncomfortable. In Tampa, we were caught between high pressure to the northwest and a developing Tropical Storm Noel over the Bahamas. Thus we were enduring an unusual four day […]
CAIR Flight Mission Stories and Testimonials
CAIR Flight pilots fly approximately 22,834 miles a year. That is almost 1 trip around the world at the equator! These are just a few of the people we help. Below are the stories of how CAIR Flight gives back to the community and to the people it serves. It is all about the mission and the mission is what we do!
Giving the Gift of Fun and Laughter
CAIR Flight and Faces of Courage coordinated their efforts to bring days of fun and laughter to these cancer survivors from Atlanta. The women participated with 88 others in a weekend retreat at Rotary Camp Florida in Brandon, FL. Working together these two Tampa-based 501(c)3 organizations allowed Anna and Carolyn to make the journey and […]
CAIR Flight and GivingFlite Partner for Teenagers
CAIR Flight and GivingFlite partnered together to transport two Tampa area teenage girls to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Pediatrics. Within this facility is another specialized center dedicated to the multi-disciplinary evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of children and teens with multiple sclerosis (MS). Summer vacation for sixteen year old Amber began with […]
My Day with Trudy
Chuck Norris, CAIR Flight Volunteer Pilot As a volunteer pilot for CAIR Flight, I’m always looking for opportunities to fly a mission. I’m a father of two and a full time sales representative in the medical industry, so finding a mission that fits within my limited free time can be challenging to say the least. […]
CAIR Flight and GivingFlite Go the Distance
By M. Wilson On January 12th CAIR Flight teamed up with GivingFlite—a Birmingham-based organization similar to our own that is dedicated to connecting patients with distant medical resources and support services— to help us complete two missions. With careful planning from Mission Coordination and the ingenuity of CAIR Flight’s pilot, Gray Sample, a plan was […]
Annual Checkup and a Check
By M. Wilson CAIR Flight received a referral call from the American Cancer Society’s Patient Services. A Tallahassee resident needed transportation for her annual oncologist appointment here in Tampa. So how did the mission get filled? Pilots Coordinate to Make Mission Happen Arnie Glauser has been flying since he was 14 years old. “I started […]