Citation Special Olympics Airlift newsletter Oct 2009

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CITaT ION SPeCIaL OLYMPICS aIRLIf T / OC TOBeR 2009

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How to volunteer for the 2010 Airlift

An Update from the CSOA Director

Airlift logistics well underway

october.2009

Registration for the Citation Special Olympics Airlift is simple

CITaTION SPeCIaL OLYMPICS aIRLIfT 2010

and exclusively online at www.airlift.cessna.com. For the last year, the Ground Logistics Team

traffic not only at the Lincoln Airport but

has been working to prepare a plan for the

across the United States. FAA representatives

2010 Citation Special Olympics Airlift in

are working on preliminary routes from all

Lincoln, Neb. Every quarter this group of 45

quadrants of the country and will finalize the

individuals comes together to ensure the plans

routes once it is determined how many aircraft

are the safest and most efficient means of

are coming from each state. This is one reason

blending aircraft, athletes, volunteers, tugs

early registration by Citation owners is so vital.

and gators.

Processes and procedures are developed for

The plan begins at the local airport, and without their support the Airlift would never get off the ground, literally. We start the process by scouting various sites on the airport to find that perfect space that provides all the ramp

operators are needed to donate their Citation business jet(s), pilots and fuel on Saturday, July 17 and Saturday, July 24. passengers to sequencing your arrival time. Visit www.airlift.cessna.com for a list of those who’ve already committed to the event and a video featuring Harrison

We need to bring about 2,000 athletes and coaches to Lincoln, Neb., for the Special Olympics 2010 USA National Games.

Ford, our honorary chairman for the 2010 Citation Special

to ensure each Citation participating in

Olympics Airlift.

the Airlift is identified with a special “dove number” that allows them to be quickly recognized and to receive special handling. There are so many details that go into an

of aircraft, facilities to use for staging the

event of this magnitude that by the time the

athletes on arrival/departure day, an area

first aircraft arrives in Lincoln, nearly two years

to sort baggage, space for a temporary FAA

of planning will have occurred. I will cover

tower, volunteer and pilot hospitality tents, plus

several more logistical aspects of the Airlift in

the ability to stage buses to transport athletes.

the next newsletter.

It takes a lot of pre-planning to make the Citation Special Olympics Airlift happen, and the most important element of our planning is knowing how many aircraft we can count on and where those aircraft are based.

Rhonda Fullerton is Cessna Community Relations manager and director of the Citation Special Olympics Airlift

How to volunteer for the

2010 Games We have received several requests for information on volunteering at the

Inevitably upgrades or repairs are needed to

Special Olympics 2010 USA National Games in addition to flying in the

accommodate the Airlift. The Lincoln Airport

Airlift. The Games are expected to be one of the largest sporting events

Authority has already started this work and is

in the world in 2010, let alone perhaps the biggest event ever to be held

dedicated to helping make this the best Airlift

in the state of Nebraska. The Games would not be possible without the

ever.

help of more than 8,000 dedicated volunteers. There is something for

Our FAA team includes a good mix of new members and Airlift veterans. Even before our first meeting, the FAA had analyzed the typical traffic flow of the Lincoln and Omaha airports to help determine how many additional aircraft per hour the Lincoln Airport can handle. On July 17 and 24, 2010, the Airlift increases

one woman’s vision

everyone and no shortage of diverse ways to get involved: security, event logistics, welcome

Not only does this information allow the Airlift team to begin coordinating logistics, but it lets each state’s Special Olympics delegation plan for how they will get to the Games. State organizations have small budgets and often the cost of travel falls on the families of the athletes. Many cannot afford last-minute airfare, so travel methods will need to be decided early. Thank you to the Citation owners who have already signed up; you can help us even more by encouraging other owners to participate. For those who haven’t yet made the commitment, I urge you to visit www.airlift.cessna.com and register today. Here’s what we are asking you to do: volunteer your Citation for just two Saturdays – July 17, 2010, to take athletes from their home state to Lincoln Municipal Airport and again on July 24 to return to Lincoln to take these special passengers back home.

committee, delegations services, awards, receptions, ceremonies, information services, technology, cheering committee and more. All

Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed away in August, but events like the USA National Games will carry on her vision: to change the lives of those with intellectual disabilities, their families and communities, using sports as the catalyst for respect, acceptance and inclusion. It’s been said that the Special Olympics movement is built upon hundreds of big moments and thousands of small ones. This is your chance to play a part.

Jack J. Pelton Chairman, President & CEO

prospective volunteers must fill out a volunteer application form.

Special Olympics founder

Visit www.2010specialolympics.org

“ The plan begins at the local

Eunice Kennedy Shriver 1921 – 2009

Once you find this space, the real work begins.

She saw opportunity where others saw barriers. She started a movement and changed a world.

for more information.

airport, and without their support the Airlift would never get off the

It might seem early for Cessna to ask for your commitment to an event in July 2010, but this isn’t just any event – this is the world’s largest peacetime airlift and thousands of athletes and families are depending on us.

Your early commitment helps with logistics from manifesting

the air traffic control system and implemented

necessary to park/fuel/tug a large contingency

ground, literally.

Now is the time to join us for the 2010 Airlift

Corporations and individual Cessna Citation owners and

At a glance The most important element of

our planning is knowing how many

• July 17 & 24, 2010

aircraft we can count on and where

• Transporting 2,000 athletes

those aircraft are based. For more information:

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