In conjunction with the Farnborough Air Show, the American Air Museum held a successful fundraising luncheon in Duxford, U.K. on July 15, 2006 to honor U.S. Senator Ted Stevens for his service as a pilot in WWII and to the U.S. government during seven terms in the U.S. Senate.
More than 200 people attended, including U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (Mississippi), Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma), and Pat Roberts (Kansas). The event brought in $200,000 for the Museum, which is supported by admission fees and the generosity of contributions to a 501(c)3 fund in the U.S.
Brodie, Collins, Cherel & Associates (BCC) manages the American Air Museum in Britain’s strategic fundraising efforts, including its planning giving program, The Legacy Society. BCC also serves at the AAM’s U.S.-based office.
The July 15th event was supported by following donors: Business partners Harry McKillop and Ross Perot, BAE, Boeing, Cubic Defense, DRS Technologies, EADS, Federal Express, General Atomics/Colsa, General Dynamics, GE, General Electric, Harsco, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, Textron, Inc., Thales, United Technologies, and Zenith Insurance Co.
The American Air Museum in Britain, opened by Queen Elizabeth II in August 1997, is a living memorial to the more than 39,000 American airmen who lost their lives flying out of U.K. bases during WWII. The Museum is located at former RAF Duxford, near the old university town of Cambridge.
For more information on the Museum, visit http://aam.iwm.org.uk.
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