Charity a Hallmark of NBAA’s Schedulers and Dispatchers

A new food drive joined the show’s annual Pay It Forward clothing donations.

Universal Weather & Aviation's Kevin Tipton and Anabel Monson (second from right) join Pay-it-Forward co-founder and S&D advisory council member Debbi Laux and NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen to display some of the nearly 4,400 garments worth more than $100,000 donated at this year's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference to benefit Tampa's disadvantaged. In addition to contributing 1,500 brand new shirts and blouses, Universal collected an entire rack of pre-owned business attire from its employees, and as a major sponsor of the clothing drive also donated the more than $400 in proceeds from a carnival-style claw-machine featured at its booth in the exhibit hall.

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

January 22, 2016

As NBAA’s 2016 Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference comes to a close, show organizers continued the SDC’s recent trend of making making an impact in the host city. For the sixth straight year, the Schedulers and Dispatchers (S&D) advisory council sponsored a “Pay-It-Forward” clothing drive, asking attendees to bring gently worn business attire for donation to Dress for Success-Tampa Bay, and Abe Brown Ministries, two local non-profit organizations that will help disadvantaged people secure employment.

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