American Airlines will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
add a loved one’s name to one of its planes in honor of those who
are cancer survivors, current cancer fighters and those who lost
their battle with cancer. Anyone who makes a donation of $25 or
more to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) during the month of July can add
the name of a person they stand up for to an American Airlines
Airbus A321. The plane, which will begin flying this fall, will be
wrapped with a special SU2C design that includes names submitted.
The campaign launches July 1 with a digital and television ad
featuring Stand Up To Cancer Ambassador and superstar Tim McGraw
alongside six American team members from across the U.S. Tim as
well as each team member in this new campaign has been personally
affected by cancer, either as a survivor or a co-survivor caring
for a loved one fighting the disease.
“Every family in America has a cancer story, my own family
included. Too many of us have lost our parents, children, spouses
and friends to this terrible disease,” McGraw said. “I’ve been so
touched by the stories of the American Airlines team members I’ve
met over the past month and I’m honored to lend my voice to this
campaign to help create a world where all cancer patients can
become long-term survivors and have more time with the people they
love.”
As part of the company’s multi-year, multi-million dollar
collaboration with SU2C, 100% of donations received will go to
support Stand Up To Cancer’s collaborative cancer research
programs.
“Our national collaboration with Stand Up To Cancer was driven
by their proven approach to cancer research and our corporate
purpose to care for people on life’s journeys. In a few short
years, we’ve seen donations contribute to scientific breakthroughs
and more access to meaningful clinical trials,” said Elise
Eberwein, Executive Vice President of People and Communications at
American. “Today, we ask anyone who has been impacted by cancer
join us in our shared goal to make every cancer patient a long-term
survivor.”
American team members in Los Angeles and Nashville participated
in the campaign, which includes pilots, flight attendants,
mechanics, Customer Service agents and Fleet Service team
members.
To honor its own team members, the first names added to the
plane will be those of American team members who self-identified as
cancer survivors or are currently battling cancer.
“We are so honored to team up with American Airlines in this
empowering campaign, which offers anyone who’s been affected by
cancer the chance to join our mission, publicly honor a loved one
and stand up to cancer,” said Rusty Robertson, a co-founder of
Stand Up To Cancer. “American Airlines continues to be a
tremendous supporter of SU2C, and the critical dollars raised by
this incredible campaign expands our mission to accelerate the pace
of cutting-edge research and innovative cancer treatments to save
lives now.”
To make a donation to SU2C and add a name to this special plane,
visit aa.com/standup between July 1–31, 2019. Donors can visit
aa.com/standup again in late September to see the location of
their submitted names on the plane before it begins flying in
September. Terms and conditions apply.
About Stand Up To CancerStand Up
To Cancer (SU2C) raises funds to accelerate the pace of research to
get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. SU2C, a
division of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a
501(c)(3) charitable organization, was established in 2008 by film
and media leaders who utilize the industry’s resources to engage
the public in supporting a new, collaborative model of cancer
research, and to increase awareness about cancer prevention as well
as progress being made in the fight against the disease. Under the
direction of our Scientific Advisory Committee, led by Nobel
Laureate Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., SU2C operates rigorous,
competitive review processes to identify the best research
proposals to recommend for funding, oversee grants administration,
and ensure collaboration across research programs.
Current members of the SU2C Council of Founders and Advisors
(CFA) include Katie Couric, Sherry Lansing, Lisa Paulsen, Rusty
Robertson, Sue Schwartz, Pamela Oas Williams, Ellen Ziffren, and
Kathleen Lobb. The late Laura Ziskin and the late Noreen Fraser are
also co-founders. Sung Poblete, PhD, RN, has served as SU2C’s
president and CEO since 2011.
For more information on Stand Up To Cancer, please
visit StandUpToCancer.org.
About Tim McGrawHis
unparalleled career includes 43 number one radio singles, 16 number
one albums and countless industry awards and accolades. His unique
chart achievements include having three singles in the Top 20 of
the radio charts on multiple occasions, as well as having two
singles spend over 10 weeks at number one. His last solo
project spawned one of the biggest hit singles of all-time, “Humble
and Kind,” whose message continues to impact fans around the world
including a Spanish version sung by McGraw. He has routinely been
cited as one of the biggest touring artists in the history of
country music.
About American Airlines Group American Airlines
offers customers 6,800 daily flights to more than 365 destinations
in 61 countries from its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas-Fort
Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and
Washington, D.C. With a shared purpose of caring for people on
life’s journey, American’s 130,000 global team members serve more
than 200 million customers annually. Since 2013, American has
invested more than $28 billion in its product and people and now
flies the youngest fleet among U.S. network carriers, equipped with
industry-leading high-speed Wi-Fi, lie-flat seats, more in-flight
entertainment and power. American also has enhanced food and
beverage options in the air and on the ground in its world-class
Admirals Club and Flagship lounges. American was recently named a
Five Star Global Airline by the Airline Passenger Experience
Association and Airline of the Year by Air Transport World.
American is a founding member of oneworld®,
whose members serve 1,100 destinations in 180 countries and
territories. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq
under the ticker symbol AAL and the company’s stock is included in
the S&P 500. Learn more about what’s happening at American by
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