24 June 2013
Gloucestershire Airport in Staverton has announced that they will be supporting Cirencester-based charity fly2help as their Charity of the Year. Fly2help supports families and individuals facing a wide range of trauma or tragedy by giving them the opportunity to experience the liberation and freedom of flight at an Air Smiles Day.
Kim Davenport, Business Development Manager, Gloucestershire Airport said, “We’re delighted to announce our support for fly2help for the next year. After helping with an Air Smiles Day earlier this year, we saw first-hand the positive effect that it had on a family with a child suffering from a serious illness when one of our pilot’s donated a flight in his aircraft. Each of the staff were so humbled by the experience that we decided that we would all like to continue supporting the charity.”
The airport joins an impressive list of partners that have already pledged support for fly2help including the Red Arrows, the RAF Typhoon Display Team and the Battle of Britain Memorial Fund. This is the fourth year that Gloucestershire Airport has nominated a Charity of the Year. In 2012 they raised £3,200 through events such as an Open Day and a Ball for Help for Heroes and Aerobility.
For further information on Air Smiles Days and aviation charity fly2help, visit <a href=’http://www.fly2help.org’ target=’_blank’>www.fly2help.org</a> or follow the charity on Facebook and Twitter under fly2help.
