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Bell Becomes First FARE Chairman's Level Donor
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Fort Worth, TX (September 25, 2006)
-- Bell Helicopter, a Textron company (NYSE: TXT) became the first corporate sponsor to achieve the Chairman's level of donation to the Foundation for Air Medical Research and Education (FARE). The donation was presented on September 6th, 2006 to FARE board members Dr. Kevin Hutton, Chris Zalar and Joan Black in Ft. Worth, TX. Presenting the check was Bob Fitzpatrick, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Also present for Bell was Treg Manning, Executive Director of Marketing and Strategy, and Sandy Kinkade, Six Sigma Black Belt and previous Bell EMS Marketing Manager. Bell has pledged $300,000 to FARE.
In making the donation, Bob Fitzpatrick said, "The importance of supporting the mission and vision of FARE in assuring every person has access to quality air medical transport was key in Bell's decision to make a major contribution. As an Army helicopter pilot involved in Medevac missions, I have seen the important role rapid response and patient treatment makes to survivability from serious injuries. We are proud and honored to the first in the FARE Chairman's Circle."
"We want to thank Bell Helicopter for being our first Chairman's Circle and lead founding donor in our major gifts campaign. Their contribution to FARE demonstrates Bell Helicopter's ongoing commitment to supporting the research, safety, and educational missions of FARE and AAMS," said Dr. Kevin Hutton, Chairman of FARE.
In addition to the humanitarian aspect FARE's research will foster, assuring safe operations is another aspect Fitzpatrick cited as a significant factor in supporting FARE.
Bell is one of the helicopter manufacturers who has committed resources towards the goal of reaching an 80% reduction in rotor wing related accidents over the next 10 years. With human factors being a major contributor, there is an opportunity for FARE to dig deeper into risk mitigation in the safety arena." He said.
With the EMS industry requiring a much more holistic solution for their mission requirements from the manufacturer, Bell has increased it already strong focus on providing the safest, most reliable products. Additionally Bell is committed to improving their industry-leading training programs to train EMS pilots and mechanics as well as provide the solutions to successfully support and manage EMS programs over time.
Bell Helicopter is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tilt rotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries.
Textron Inc. is a $10 billion multi-industry company operating in 33 countries with approximately 37,000 employees in continuing operations. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO and Greenlee, among others. More information is available at www.textron.com.
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