Fun_People Archive
14 Feb
Help Feed AA Pilots

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 97 13:49:44 -0800
To: Fun_People
Subject: Help Feed AA Pilots

Forwarded-by: "Jack D. Doyle" <doylej@peak.org>
Forwarded-by: Gregorb@chesco.com (Greg Balch)
From: alt.disasters.aviation:

Please pass this form to as many people as you know!!  The strike date is
Feb 15th.

We need to show the world just how they can help.

Help Feed AA Pilots
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It's just not right.  Thousands of pilots in our very own country are living
at or just below the six figure salary line.  And if that wasn't bad enough,
many of them may  go several weeks or months without a paycheck if they are
forced by American Airlines management to strike.

But now you can help.  For about three hundred dollars a day ~ that's less
than the price of a 25" television set ~ you can help keep a pilot
economically viable during their time of need.

Three hundred dollars a day may not seem like a lot of money to you,  but
to a pilot, it could mean the difference between a vacation fishing in
Florida or a Mediteranean cruise.

For you, three hundred dollars is nothing more than half a month's rent or
mortgage payment.  But to a pilot, three hundred dollars a day will almost
replace his or her salary.

Three hundred dollars a day will enable a pilot to upgrade his or her home
computer, buy that new 100" television set, trade in the 6 month old Lexus
for a Ferrari, or enjoy a dinner (with champagne) at The Mansion.

"HOW WILL I KNOW I"M HELPING?"

Each month, you will receive a complete financial report on the crew member
you sponsor.  Detailed information about his or her stocks,bonds,401K, and
real-estate holdings will be mailed to your home.  You will be able to watch
your pilot's net worth grow.  You'll also get information on how they chose
to invest their 1.2 million dollar lump sum they get upon their retirement.

"HOW WIILL THEY KNOW I'M HELPING?"

Your pilot will be told that her or she has a SPECIAL FRIEND that just wants
to help.  Although the pilot won't know your name, he or she will be able
to make collect calls to your home via a special operator in case they need
more funds.

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I want to help!!  In the event of a strike by the APA, I would like to
sponsor the crew member listed below.  I would like to sponsor (circle your
selection/s):

___CAPTAIN                        ___F-100 CREW MEMBER
___AN ENTIRE FLIGHT CREW          ___A300 CREW MEMBER
___FIRST OFFICER                  ___SUPER-80 CREW MEMBER
___NAVIGATOR                      ___727 CREW MEMBER
___767 CREW MEMBER                ___MD-11 CREW MEMBER

___Please apply my donation to the crew member most in need.


Please charge the account listed below $326.25 per day (or  $350.29 for
MD-11 crew members) for the duration of the strike.  Please send me a
picture of the crew member I have sponsored, along with a set of "wings"
and my very own "new" red S.C.O.P.E. badge (while supplies last)

<> Mastercard   <> Visa   <> American Express    <> Diner's Club   <>
AAsset Card   <> Discover Card
Account Number:________________________________   Expiration
Date:_________________________
Signature:______________________________________

       Send Completed Forms to the APA. Or, Enroll By Phone:
(97X)-988-3188

Note: Sponsors agree not to contact the crew member sponsored or their
families in person or by other means including, but not limited to, phone
calls, letters, email, or third parties.  Contributions made are not tax
deductible.  In the event of no strike action taken, sponsors agree to a
one time administration charge of $500.00 to cover administration costs of
this program.

[Note - written by nowaboard@aol.com, originally appeared in a.d.a on
	2/10/97, and reposted here with the author's permission - ed.]

© 1997 Peter Langston