Flying to the Rescue
Fall usually finds Linden farmer Dave Pechan finishing up his grape harvest and making wine. Instead he’s off to Texas with the volunteer organization Angel Flight to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Sponsored by The Record newspaper, serving San Joaquin County and the Mother Lode in California's Central Valley. Visit us at www.recordnet.com.
Dave reaches Tennessee with two elderly evacuees and plans for a trip to San Diego tomorrow.
posted by Dave Pechan @ 6:13 PM
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Pechan is a pilot with Angel Flight America, a nonprofit group of 6,000 private pilots nationwide who volunteer to help in times of crisis. Mainly that means shuttling children stricken with cancer to and from treatments when their parents cannot afford commercial airliners, but since Angel Flight signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in August, it means helping out in natural disasters and other emergencies. Pechan plans to assist in the hurricane relief area by carrying supplies to rural towns that still do not have any road access and which have not received any government aid. He'll return to his family's vineyard at the end of September for the annual harvest.
3 Comments:
Dave, you're a good man with a big heart. Bless you for all that you are doing! I wish you a safe flight back home to your family ~ a friend in Stockton
Hi Dave,
Anna from WineCountry.com here, I just spoke with Dion, he told me about this.... You are indeed quite an angel to everyone down there!! I understand you will be coming home and then going back again. In the event there is anything I can do or I can send with you, please let me know.
Very Respectfully,
Anna
There should be more people like Dave in this world!
Sane in Stockton
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