| Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Purchase, NY
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings ships freight for our military as a contract carrier. Atlas Air has been supporting Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon's programs now for two years.
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| John Dietrich, Atlas Air COO, receives American flag flown over Balad Theater Hospital in Iraq from Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon's president Alan Krutchkoff. The flag was a gift from the Balad Air Force Theater Hospital for the generosity Atlas Air demonstrated during AaSP's Operation XBox, which helped provide XBoxes for the hospital. The flag was presented at Atlas Air's charity event on October 16, 2008. |
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Last year, the company held a charity golf outing to support three different charities, one of which was AaSP's Operation X-Box 360 Project. The charity outing was a huge success and Atlas Air donated $10,000 to enable AaSP to overreach its goal and ship more than 80 XBoxes to its adoptees and units.
This year, Atlas Air is at it again, naming Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon as the charity for its seventh annual charity event held on Thursday, October 16, 2008. Suppliers, customers and employees donated generously to Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon. Nearly $20,000 has been raised to fund the purchase of camcorders for AaSP's Operation Home Front, supporting local NYC Metro area soldiers, including the NJ and CT Army National Guard. Special thanks to The Boeing Company, Preferred Composite Services, Hotel Connections, Genesis Aviation, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Pillsbury Law, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Global Crew Logistics, IBM, Mach 2, GE Aviation, High Standard Aviation, CIGNA and their leadership for their very generous donations. Special thanks to John D., Jim W. and all the folks involved with this event!
Besides contributing significantly to AaSP's Operation XBox last year, Atlas Air donated to our July 4, 2007, shipment , allowing AaSP to purchase 26 portable DVD players -- one for each of the active adoptees and units. These DVD players were very appreciated by our adoptees and a very special part of our July 4th care carton shipments.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings is an Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon Super Star Supporter. Thanks John and the leadership and thanks Jim for all your help. Thanks team!
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