American Airlines Donates $1 Million to Stand Up to Cancer
June 10 2017 - 6:00PM
American Airlines is proud to announce a $1 million donation to
Stand Up To Cancer thanks to the generosity of our customers.
Ten days ago American launched a flight promotion
whereby American would donate $1 to Stand Up To Cancer for every
flight purchased on AA.com during the month of June, up to $1
million.
“Our collaboration with Stand Up is breaking new
ground. We were thrilled to engage our team members who have been
touched by cancer in the campaign and it clearly resonated with our
generous customers,” said Elise Eberwein, American’s executive vice
president – People and Communications. “In a world where it
sometimes feels as though our differences are highlighted, we share
a common goal in the fight against cancer and this $1 million will
help bring innovative treatments to patients and fund
groundbreaking research.”
Stand Up To Cancer brings together the best and the
brightest researchers and mandates collaboration among the cancer
community.
“I can’t say thank you enough to the American
Airlines customers who made this $1 million donation a reality,”
commented John Biegel campaign participant and LAX-based captain
who is currently undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. “When
it comes to cancer research every dollar matters; and this donation
is going to make a meaningful difference in bringing treatment
options to cancer patients like me.”
American is proud to collaborate with Stand Up To
Cancer and advance their mission to raise funds to accelerate the
pace of groundbreaking translational research that can get new
therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.
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.StandUpToCancer.org.
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