Delta Air Lines announced that its fourth annual Delta Day of Hope took place at more than 70 airports around the world on May 2 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the American Cancer Society and raise more than $1 million toward the effort to end cancer.
According to a release, Delta Day of Hope is modeled after the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life and took place inside airport facilities Delta serves around the world including Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Detroit; London; Los Angeles; Nagoya, Japan; Madrid; Minneapolis-St. Paul; New York; Rome; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Seattle; Tokyo; and Vancouver, British Columbia.
"We are proud of the enthusiasm and generosity of our employees in the more than 70 cities around the globe who will help raise public awareness in support of the fight against cancer as we honor the commitment and dedication of the American Cancer Society as part of their 100th birthday this month," said Gil West, SVP Airport Customer Service and Delta TechOps and Delta's executive sponsor for the American Cancer Society. "Delta takes our mission to raise $1 million very seriously and we want to do our part to end to a disease that's touched all of us."
In addition to the airport walks, two events took place in Atlanta. The first was a Jet Drag at the Delta TechOps facility on May 3. The Jet Drag is an airplane-sized tug-of-war between teams of employees and a Delta Boeing 757 aircraft. The teams pulled the jet 20 feet to determine who can move it in the shortest amount of time. The second event took place at Delta's corporate campus and consisted of a walk that included hundreds of employees, family, friends and members of the local community.
Delta noted that it will also donate $1 to the American Cancer Society for the first 50,000 new luminarias lit on the Delta Facebook page through the end of May. With Delta's Light to Finish the Fight application and awareness promotion, visitors have the opportunity to create a virtual luminaria in honor or in memory of loved ones who have been affected by cancer, share it with their friends and build additional awareness of American Cancer Society's fight to end cancer.
Starting this month and continuing throughout the year, a Boeing 767-400 will travel the globe featuring American Cancer Society's 100th Anniversary logo with the phrase "The Official Sponsor of Birthdays" near the nose of the aircraft, adjacent to the boarding door. The aircraft flies international routes and will raise awareness for American Cancer Society in Europe, Latin America and the United States.
More Information:
cancer.org
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