Gary Drescher wrote:

But I
don't think we sould kid ourselves into thinking that Angel Flight
volunteering makes us especially humanitarian.

I disagree strongly. Angel Flight does not exist to fly a bunch of boy
scouts around to raise pennies for a hospital that in the end won't make a
dent in their deficit.

Instead, there are thousands of families in the US who *need* Angel Flight.
They simply have no other transportation choice to seek the medical care
that they need to live. Without the organization, there are some,
especially organ transplant patients, who might die much sooner.

As an Angel Flight pilot, I believe I finally found *my* way to give back
to the community. If your calling is to be knee high in mud pulling
survivors out of an earthquake-ravaged village, I have a lot of respect for
you. But for you to tell me that spending hours away from my family every
month and spending many hard dollars out of my pocket flying for Angel
Flight is not humanitarian, I say you are wrong.

--
Peter













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