American Airlines and nearly 60 of their cancer fighting, surviving
and co-surviving team members came together to film a campaign as
part of its collaboration with Stand Up To Cancer and (SU2C)
Ambassador Bradley Cooper.
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Last year, American Airlines launched a multi-year,
multi-million-dollar collaboration with Stand Up To Cancer because
of their groundbreaking approach to cancer research and commitment
to fighting this terrible disease by getting new therapies to
patients quickly.
“Standing up is a powerful thing,” said Bradley
Cooper, Stand Up To Cancer Ambassador.
“But it’s never meant more than it does now. It was an honor to
meet the employees of American and hear their personal stories –
it’s stories like theirs that continue to motivate me to Stand Up
To Cancer.”
Each participating team member in this new campaign has been
personally affected by cancer, and several are still undergoing
treatment or caring for a loved one fighting the disease.
“It was an honor and privilege to participate in the Stand Up To
Cancer campaign and my wife, Dana an LAX-based flight attendant,
and I were inspired by being around so many fellow survivors. It
has a great theme, something that has been ingrained in me since
childhood; when you get knocked down, you stand up, dust yourself
off and try again,” commented John Biegel, an LAX-based Captain who
is currently undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. “Fighting
cancer embodies that same theme and it has served me well not only
in this present fight but throughout life: never give up.”
Team members from 24 locations around the system, representing
pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, gate and reservation agents,
fleet service clerks and more, who either personally experienced
(or have a loved one who did), participated. In all, they dealt
with 18 different types of cancer including; breast, melanoma,
lymphoma, pancreatic cancer and more. The campaign was shot in the
airline’s hangar at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
“Going through this horrible diagnosis I often feel very alone,
but meeting everyone helped me regain confidence that there is a
life after cancer,” said Erica Lacasse, a 28-year-old Gate Agent
based in Portland, Maine who is currently undergoing treatment for
breast cancer. “Participating in the campaign also helped me accept
the fact that I am bald, and I am now rocking the bald head with
confidence.”
Six of American’s team members, including John and Erica, as
well as PHL-based flight attendant Katherine Samiljan, DFW-Res
agent Dondie Risinger, LAX-based technical crew chief aircraft
maintenance David Mansker, and PHX-based lead fleet service Steven
Goff, will be prominently featured in the spot and related
materials starting today.
The campaign will support Stand Up To Cancer’s collaborative
cancer research. During the month of June, American will donate $1
to Stand Up To Cancer for every flight purchased on aa.com, up to
$1,000,000. Visit aa.com/standup to learn more about American and
Stand Up To Cancer’s unique collaboration.
About American Airlines Group American Airlines
and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day
to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has
hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a
founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose
members serve more than 1,000 destinations with about 14,250 daily
flights to over 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group
Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its
stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on
Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.
About the Stand Up To Cancer InitiativeStand Up
To Cancer (SU2C) raises funds to accelerate the pace of research to
get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. SU2C, a
program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)(3)
charitable organization, was established in 2008 by film and media
leaders who utilize the industry’s resources to engage the public
in supporting a new, collaborative model of cancer research, and to
increase awareness about cancer prevention as well as progress
being made in the fight against the disease. As SU2C’s scientific
partner, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and a
Scientific Advisory Committee led by Nobel Laureate Phillip A.
Sharp, PhD, conduct rigorous, competitive review processes to
identify the best research proposals to recommend for funding,
oversee grants administration, and provide expert review of
research progress.
Current members of the SU2C Council of Founders and Advisors
(CFA) include Katie Couric, Sherry Lansing, Lisa Paulsen, Rusty
Robertson, Sue Schwartz, Pamela Oas Williams, Ellen Ziffren, and
Kathleen Lobb. The late Laura Ziskin and the late Noreen Fraser are
also co-founders. Sung Poblete, PhD, RN, has served as SU2C’s
president since 2011.
For more information on Stand Up To Cancer, visit
www.standup2cancer.org.
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