JetBlue's Ninth Annual ‘Swing for Good' Golf Classic to Raise Funds for Three Youth-Focused Charitable Partners
October 04 2017 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
-- Customers and Crewmembers Can ‘Bid for Good’
For One-of-A-Kind Experiences With Funds Benefiting Non-Profits -
KaBOOM!, Together We Rise and the JetBlue Foundation --
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU), known for its mission of inspiring
humanity, today launched its ninth annual Swing for Good Golf
Classic fundraising campaign at Bethpage State Golf Course in
Bethpage, N.Y. Since 2008, JetBlue's marquee fundraising initiative
has raised more than $4.8 million for its charitable partners
focused on youth and education. This year’s non-profit partners
include KaBOOM!, Together We Rise and The JetBlue Foundation.
"Swing for Good is one of my favorite events as we collaborate
with our business partners, customers and crewmembers to raise much
needed funds for youth-focused charities,” said Robin Hayes,
JetBlue’s president and chief executive officer. “Our philanthropy
and in-kind support focuses on youth, education and the community.
In addition to supporting educational initiatives, we must keep our
Puerto Rico and Caribbean communities and neighbors in mind.
JetBlue is supporting relief and recovery efforts and we invite our
customers, crewmembers and communities to join us.”
Swing for Good proceeds will benefit three youth-focused
non-profit organizations:
- KaBOOM! -- Since 2005, JetBlue
and longstanding partner – KaBOOM! – have worked together to fight
the deficit of play for children in underserved neighborhoods by
creating 25 safe play spaces throughout the airline’s network. Kids
aren’t playing enough—and the consequences are devastating. These
safe spaces are built in just one day powered by JetBlue
volunteers. JetBlue has playground builds planned for later this
fall in Los Angeles, New York City and Boston.
- Together We Rise -- JetBlue
welcomes Together We Rise for the third year. This non-profit
organization is led by young adults formerly in foster care and is
focused on transforming the way youth navigate America's foster
care system. JetBlue also partners with Together We Rise for
JetBlue For Good bike builds and sweet case suit case deliveries to
benefit children in foster care. This summer more than 300
crewmembers from JetBlue’s 11 maintenance stations volunteered to
build bikes to donate to local foster care agencies.
- 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 traditionally underserved
communities. Over the past four years, the JetBlue Foundation has
built lasting relationships with more than 26 aviation-focused
programs and provided nearly $512,000 in grants to help these
programs take off.
How to get involved – JetBlue’s annual charitable
fundraising campaign also includes the Bid for Good online auction,
powered by Charity Buzz which takes place online from October 6-27,
2017. Bid for Good features one-of-a-kind opportunities and
experiences such as:
- Deluxe JetBlue Vacations packages
- An opportunity to throw the ceremonial
first pitch at a Boston Red Sox game
- A trip to the Boston Red Sox training
camp
- Breakfast with members of JetBlue’s
Executive Leadership Team
- A JetBlue flight simulator
experience
- Access to VIP events and other
exclusive experiences.
Given the recent devastation in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean,
JetBlue is also using its Swing for Good platform to raise funds
and support for both short-term relief and long-term recovery
efforts. Customers can contribute at GlobalGiving.org/jetblue to
support the work of organizations on the ground. JetBlue has
committed to match donations to its GlobalGiving campaign
dollar-for-dollar up to $500,000 through Nov. 15. For more
information visit http://blog.jetblue.com/100x35jetblue/.
JetBlue For Good, JetBlue’s platform for social impact and
corporate responsibility -- Giving back is part of JetBlue’s
DNA and is core to its mission of inspiring humanity. Centered
around volunteerism and service, JetBlue For Good focuses on the
areas that are most important to the airline’s customers and
crewmembers - Community, Youth/Education and the Environment.
JetBlue’s core programs and partnerships directly impact the areas
where its customers and crewmembers live and work by enhancing
education and providing access to those that are traditionally
underserved. Signature programs include the award-winning Soar with
Reading initiative which has provided more than $2.25 million worth
of books to kids who need them most; Blue Horizons For Autism which
helps introduce air travel in a realistic environment to families
and children affected by autism; and Swing for Good which raises
funds for education and youth focused non-profits.
Join the #JetBlueForGood conversation on Twitter, Instagram and
Facebook, check for regular updates and get involved.
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.
KaBOOM!
KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to the bold new
goal of ensuring that all children, particularly the 16 million
American children living in poverty, get the balanced and active
play they need to thrive. KaBOOM! has been a powerful champion for
play since its founding in 1996, working with partners to build,
improve and open more than 15,000 playgrounds, engage more than
1,000,000 volunteers and serve more than 6,600,000 children.
KaBOOM! creates and catalyzes great places to play, inspires,
empowers and leads play advocates, and educates and elevates the
societal conversation about the importance of play in children's
lives. For more information, visit kaboom.org/act or follow the
conversation on why #playmatters at twitter.com/kaboom or
facebook.com/kaboom.
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 38 million
customers a year to 101 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of 1,000 daily flights. For more
information please visit JetBlue.com.
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