JetBlue Launches Eighth Annual ‘Swing for Good’ Charitable Fundraising Initiative
September 29 2016 - 12:15PM
Business Wire
-- Customers and Crewmembers Can ‘Bid for Good’
For One-of-A-Kind Experiences With Funds Benefiting Youth and
Education Non-Profits DoSomething.org, Together We Rise and the
JetBlue Foundation --
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) today launched its eighth annual
Swing for Good Golf Classic fundraising initiative. The charitable
campaign also includes the Bid for Good online auction, powered by
Charity Buzz. Since 2008, the Swing for Good and Bid for Good
campaign has raised nearly $3.2 million for 20 charitable
partners.
Bid for Good features opportunities to win one-of-a-kind
experiences such as JetBlue Getaways vacation packages, a
once-in-a-lifetime internship with DoSomething.org, a trip to the
Boston Red Sox training camp, a JetBlue flight simulator session,
access to VIP events and much more. Online bidding takes place
September 30 through October 21, 2016.
This year’s beneficiaries include three youth and
education-focused non-profit organizations:
- DoSomething.org –
DoSomething.org empowers young people to take action in their
community around a variety of causes. This non-profit returns for
the fourth time as a Swing for Good beneficiary.
- Together We Rise – JetBlue
welcomes Together We Rise for a second year. This non-profit
organization is led by young adults who were formerly in foster
care and focuses on transforming the way youth navigate America’s
foster care system.
- The JetBlue Foundation – This
JetBlue-sponsored private foundation encourages and advances
aviation-related education. The JetBlue Foundation’s mission is to
ignite interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) programs and place aviation top-of-mind as a career choice
for students, especially those from communities traditionally
underrepresented in the field.
“Swing for Good is our largest charitable fundraising
initiative,” said Robin Hayes, JetBlue’s president and chief
executive officer. “With the help of our crewmembers, customers and
business partners, we’re providing much-needed funds to youth and
education non-profits. Helping our charitable partners continue
their great work is just one way we live our mission of inspiring
humanity.”
Swing for Good brings together JetBlue leaders, crewmembers
and business partners to make a difference. The golf classic is
held at Bethpage State Golf Course in Bethpage, N.Y.
The campaign raises funds for charitable organizations focused on
youth, education and community – the core pillars of JetBlue’s
corporate social responsibility platform.
Join JetBlue in helping these worthy causes and Bid for Good at
charitybuzz.com/support/jetblue.
About Together We Rise
Together We Rise is a non-profit organization comprised of
motivated young adults and former foster youth. Our vision is to
improve the lives of foster children in America, who often find
themselves forgotten and neglected by the public.
About DoSomething.org
DoSomething.org makes the world suck less. One of the largest
global orgs for young people and social change, our 4 million
members in 130 countries tackle volunteer campaigns that impact
every cause. Poverty. Discrimination. The environment. And
everything else they care about. Our promise: Any cause, anytime,
anywhere. *mic drop*
About The JetBlue Foundation
Founded in 2013, the JetBlue Foundation is committed
to supporting aviation-related education in general and Science
Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) in particular. The
Foundation empowers and provides opportunities to underserved
students and communities through local and national education
institutions and aviation-related programs. For more information,
please visit www.jetblue.com/inspiringhumanity.
About JetBlue
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline® and a leading carrier in
Boston, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach),
Orlando and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 32 million
customers a year to 97 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of 925 daily flights. For more information,
please visit JetBlue.com.
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