Pilots For Kids
FSD - PFK 2015 at Sanford Children's Hospital and Avera McKennan Hospital
Description: Just a few weeks before Christmas, a group of pilots from Delta (Chris Rossing, Paul Dokken), SkyWest (Lisa Strohschein) and ExpressJet (Brian Rippe) in Sioux Falls, SD joined forces to bring a little spirit of the holidays to hospitalized kids in town. Armed with over $1500 in toys, games, plush airplanes and more, the uniformed pilots had the great pleasure of surprising and bringing a smile to the faces of several children and their families facing the stress of receiving treatment in search of better health during an otherwise happy time of year. // This was the fourth consecutive year a Pilots For Kids event was held in Sioux Falls (FSD) since 2012 when the local chapter was established. New this year was an event over at Sioux Falls’ other large healthcare facility, Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center. In addition to spreading Christmas cheer at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls as has been done annually since 2012, Santa’s pilot helpers were happy to include the kids and their families at Avera this year as well. // Even though pilots and others many times have to be gone during the holidays because of their work schedules, the Sioux Falls pilots involved in this year’s Pilots For Kids events bring to memory’s forefront a quote by the early American writer Mary Ellen Chase who once said, “Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.”
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IND - Riley Children's Hospital, 2015
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IND - St. Mary's Child Care Center, FT. Ben Campus, 2015
IND - St. Mary's Child Care Center, Downtown Campus, 2015
IND - IU Riley North, 2015
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