Airline launches campaign with Stand Up To
Cancer® (SU2C) and SU2C Ambassador Mandy Moore
- Mandy Moore joins American and
SU2C to launch this year's fundraising campaign with video
alongside airline team members.
- Customers earn American Airlines AAdvantage®
miles for donations to SU2C during two-month campaign.
FORT
WORTH, Texas, Aug. 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines, in collaboration with Stand Up
To Cancer (SU2C) and Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated
actress, singer and songwriter Mandy
Moore, is launching its annual campaign to raise funds for
innovative and life-saving cancer research.
Now through Sept. 30, customers
will receive 25 bonus American Airlines
AAdvantage® miles for every dollar they
donate of $25 or more to Stand Up To
Cancer.
Additionally, anyone who uses their American Airlines AAdvantage
Mastercard® credit card to contribute
between $25 and $10,000, will receive 50 bonus AAdvantage miles
per dollar until we reach $1 million
in donations.
"The outpouring of support from our generous team members and
customers has been remarkable in our six-year partnership with
Stand Up To Cancer," said American Airlines Chief Communications
Officer Ron DeFeo. "That's a
testament to how passionate we are about Stand Up's mission to save
lives by funding research that has led to groundbreaking scientific
breakthroughs in the fight against cancer. It's a disease that has
impacted so many of us and our loved ones."
Since first joining forces in 2016, American has raised more
than $11 million to benefit SU2C
through fundraising efforts. In 2019, American debuted a campaign
that offered those who donate the chance to honor a loved one by
including their name on an Airbus A321 aircraft wrapped in a
special SU2C livery.
"This year alone, nearly 2 million people in the U.S. will be
diagnosed with cancer," said Rusty
Robertson, Stand Up To Cancer Co-Founder. "Stand Up To
Cancer is committed to funding innovative cancer research and
dealing with health equity in cancer clinical trials to ensure
treatments are accessible and beneficial to all patients. We are
immensely grateful to American Airlines and their customers for
their longstanding support and to Mandy
Moore for her participation in this campaign. Together, we
can and will end this terrible disease."
SU2C brings together the best and the brightest in the cancer
community to help new therapies move from the laboratory to the
patient quickly. By galvanizing the entertainment community, SU2C
creates awareness and educates the public on cancer prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment and raises funds to support these
efforts.
"I have supported Stand Up To Cancer since its inception and it
has been truly amazing to see scientists, patients, actors,
musicians and athletes all come together for one common cause — the
fight against cancer," said Mandy
Moore. "To do this in partnership with them and
American Airlines, a company so close to my heart, is truly a full
circle moment. For many, cancer is a part of life's journey, and
through this campaign, I hope we can raise awareness for Stand Up
To Cancer's groundbreaking cancer research programs, while
inspiring cancer survivors, patients and those caring for a loved
one facing the disease."
Learn more about the 2022 fundraising campaign and how to donate
at StandUpToCancer.org/AmericanAirlines.
Watch the full video, here.
About American Airlines Group
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Twitter @AmericanAir and
at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.
About Stand Up To Cancer
Stand 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 division of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, a
501(c)(3) charitable organization, was established in 2008 by media
and entertainment leaders who utilize these communities' resources
to engage the public in supporting a new, collaborative model of
cancer research, to increase awareness about cancer prevention, and
to highlight progress being made in the fight against the disease.
As of July 2022, more than 3,000 scientists representing more than
210 institutions are involved in SU2C-funded research projects.
Under the direction of our Scientific Advisory Committee, led by
Nobel laureate Phillip A. Sharp,
PhD, SU2C conducts rigorous competitive review processes to
identify the best research proposals to recommend for funding,
oversee grants administration, and ensure collaboration across
research programs.
Current members of the SU2C Founders and Advisors Committee
(FAC) include Katie Couric,
Sherry Lansing, Kathleen Lobb, Lisa
Paulsen, Rusty Robertson,
Sue Schwartz, Pamela Oas Williams, and Ellen Ziffren. The late Laura Ziskin and the late Noreen Fraser are also co-founders. Russell Chew serves as SU2C's president and
CEO.
For more information, visit StandUpToCancer.org, Instagram,
TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
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