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NER Raises Money for Angel Flight North East
Copy By Joyce Brinton, Photos by Bruce Hauben and Joyce Brinton
The members of NER really stepped up to the plate (unlike
our ‘run preventing’ Sox, ha-ha) at the Spring Ramble and
the May 7th Novice Day/DE at NHMS by contributing or
soliciting contributions totaling $5,650 for NER’s charity, Angel
Flight Northeast. Special thanks go to Robert Cohen, former
NER Treasurer (and now Assistant to the Treasurer) for creating
a mechanism for Ramble participants to recruit friends, neighbors,
clients, and family to sponsor their miles driven on the
Ramble with donations to Angel Flight.
Robert even wrote to all his clients and raised over $1,000,
which he then generously matched. In addition he offered clients
an opportunity to take a ride in his racecar at NHMS during
the NER/NCR DE events May 7th–9th — each of those receiving
these Taste of the Track rides made generous contributions for
the privilege. Through these efforts Robert topped the list by
raising $2,600.
At the Ramble dinner, Bruce Hauben presented Robert with
a certificate for free registration to next year’s Spring Ramble.
The following people also were presented with Angel Flight
stuffed bears or potato heads (all dressed as pilots) to recognize
either the number of people they got to sponsor them or the
amounts of money they collected: Jim and Hannah Geltilcore,
Mike and Ann Kerouac, Mark and Bev Lieberman, Bill and Deb
Masser, and Bob and Rachel Pearlmutter. Thanks to all of these
and all the others who made contributions.
As you know, Angel Flight NE works with volunteer pilots
who donate their time, planes and all the costs of flying them,
to take patients and their families to medical institutions at
no cost to them. One of AFNE’s new initiatives is specifically
Larry and Bruce
aimed at assisting Armed Forces vets and their families in getting
necessary medical treatment. They provide these services
throughout the Northeastern states. If you go to the Angel
Flight NE website, http://www.angelflightne.org/, you can learn
more and read some of the heartwarming stories about some
of those who have benefited and the pilots who have flown
these missions.
At the Spring Ramble, Angel Flight NE supplied each of the
attendees a beautiful Angel Flight flight bag. Those bags were
donated to AFNE by one of its major sponsors, the International
Watch Company. Everyone at the Ramble absolutely loved
those bags.
And to top it all off, president Larry Camerlin and Roger
D’Entremont —chief of pilot certification, safety and training
— spent most of the day on May 7th at NHMS with a table
of information about Angel Flight NE. The table was strategically
placed near the snack bar and bathrooms (also out of the
strong winds) and many of the attendees visited and learned
more about AFNE. Some even received flight bags. Larry told
me that they had a great time, loved seeing all the cars and the
“great people” (his words, not mine) that are part of PCA. They
even had a couple of pilots volunteer to become Angel Flight
pilots!
Once again, thanks to everyone who helped make our fund
raising efforts at the Spring Ramble and Novice Day/DE such a
success.
Larry Camerlin, President and Co-Founder of Angel Flight North East
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