Pledge now and help Fisher House™ Foundation!!

This year's benefactor of donations to Flights for Charities will be Fisher House™ Foundation and it is very easy to contribute.

To pledge, simply complete the form to the right and then press the SEND button at the bottom of the page.

PLEDGING (vs. DONATING) to Flights for Charities is similar to pledging to a walk-a-thon. Pledge a monetary amount ($0.25, $0.50, $1.00, etc.) PER FLIGHT that will be made during Flights for Charities. After the event, youwill receive an email indicating your total donation amount, which will be equal to the amount pledged per flight times the actual number of flights completed.

EXAMPLE:

If 32 flights are completed and you pledge $1.00 per flight, then your total donation at event completion would be $32.00 (32 flights x $1.00/flight = $32.00).

NOTE: NO MORE THAN 39 FLIGHTS WILL BE ATTEMPTED, SO YOUR TOTAL DONATION WILL NOT BE MORE THAN 39 TIMES YOUR PER-FLIGHT PLEDGE AMOUNT.

Best of all, since Fisher House™ Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, your contribution is tax-deductible!!

What Happens After I Pledge Online?

Once you have submitted your pledge online, you will receive a confirmation email. After the event, you will recieve a second email notifying you of the results of the event along with an invoice for the amount due.

What is Flights for Charities?

Flights for Charities is a fundraiser during which Jim Rice will celebrate his 39th birthday and his love of hang gliding by attempting to complete 39 mountain flights in a single day to raise funds for Fisher House™ Foundation. Flights for Charities follows on the heels of the very successful Jumps for Charities fundraiser held in May 2006, during which Jim completed 37 skydives in a single day (in celebration of his 37th birthday) to raise over $4,000.00 for Angel Flight Southeast.

Jim is a Space Station flight controller with NASA. He currently works out of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Payload Operations Center in Huntsville, AL, where he commands and controls the experiment-related hardware on-board the Space Station.

Jim chose to hold this event as a way of showing support for the men and women of our armed forces that are valiantly and selflessly serving our country. Jim has a cousin who is currently serving a second tour of duty in Iraq.

** NEW NEW NEW DATE ** Flights for Charities will be held at Lookout Mountain Flight Park in Trenton, GA, on June 22, 2008. First flight is scheduled for daybreak (5:59 a.m.). ** NEW NEW NEW DATE **

About Fisher House™ Foundation

Because members of the military and their families are stationed worldwide and must often travel great distances for specialized medical care, Fisher House™ Foundation donates "comfort homes," built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury. Learn more

COMPLETE THIS FORM TO PLEDGE ONLINE

Thank you for supporting Flights for Charities!! Your 2008 tax-deductible donation will benefit the following non-profit 501(c)3 organization:

Fisher House™ Foundation
Rockville, MD

 Total pledgers as of June 20: 103
Cumulative per-flight pledges as of June 20: $159.55
Fundraising potential as of June 20: $6,222.45
Per-Flight Pledge: $
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