My co-author’s spouse, Adam Broome (Vice President-Legal, General Counsel & Secretary at Cree, Inc.), is a super-interesting guy for a whole lot of reasons,
not the least of which is his passion for aviation. Last week, Adam had a chance to combine his love of flying
with his desire to help out with the Haitian relief effort, by flying his 1983
A36 Bonanza for four days — January 21-24, 2010 — to help bring medical and
other supplies to Haiti on behalf of the Bahamas Methodist Habitat, a
Methodist-affiliated disaster relief organization based in the Bahamas.
According to this
news story:
Over the past few years, Bahamas Habitat has used small planes
to deliver supplies to Bahamas Methodist Habitat, a charity. When the disaster
struck Haiti, the group was in a good position to deliver early help, so it put
out a call for pilots, aircraft and donations.
So far, more than 190 people with aircraft have offered their
help, and Rotary International has helped with funding and the distribution of
supplies in Haiti. More than twenty planes are involved, with more coming,
Armstrong said. . . .
And though the small aircraft don't hold a candle to the
cargo capacity of their big brothers, they can hopscotch through small airports
in Ohio, Florida and Georgia to pick up supplies. In Haiti, the planes can
reach tiny airstrips where larger craft might have trouble.
And according to this article (Download Nassau Guardian Article on BMH-1) in the Nassau Guardian,
which contains contact, donation, and other information:
Kudos to Adam, Bahamas Methodist Habitat, and to the many
others who have given so generously of their time, money, and other resources
during this crisis.
Top photo: Adam's Route to Cap Haitien
Next Photo: fully loaded at Inagua
Third: Unloading
Bottom: View of Cap Haitien on the north coast of Haiti
I'm planning to take a long overseas trip and have scored a business
class seat, and so will have a power source at my seat. (Or so they
tell me.) However, I can't figure out what I'll need to plug in.