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2008-04-02
NEWS RELEASE 

Hope Air Launches Updated Website

Toronto April 2, 2008 – Hope Air, the only national charity that arranges flights for Canadians in financial need to required medical care, today launched its new updated website, designed by Exclusive Group of Toronto.

In announcing the launch, Hope Air Executive Director Doug Keller-Hobson described the website as “a vital connection for our clients, volunteer pilots and its many corporate and individual supporters.”

Mr. Keller-Hobson said that, in addition to information on Hope Air and its Mission, answers to frequently asked questions and Profiles of Hope covering client success stories, the updated website has a number of innovative features, including:

• An enhanced user interface to enable ease when navigating the site;
• A new online interactive form for Clients to request a Flight;
• A new “Adopt A Flight” feature for donors who wish to sponsor a specific flight; and
• Details on Hope Air’s Volunteer Pilots Program for those donating their time and aircraft to fly missions not available from Commercial Airlines; and

Mr. Keller-Hobson also noted the new website contains enhanced recognition of Hope Air’s airline partners and government, corporate and foundation supporters. “These organizations, along with our individual supporters, enable Hope Air to provide its vital service to Canadians in need. Through their support, we recently were able to provide our 53,000 th flight.”

About Hope Air

Hope Air provides a beacon of Hope for Canadians in financial need who must travel for non-emergency medical care outside their home communities. Now in its 22nd year of service, Hope Air is dedicated to making needed health care accessible to all Canadians. Since its inception in 1986, Hope Air has arranged more than 53,000 flights for fellow Canadians. A significant proportion of the flights provided by Hope Air are for children and their escorts with transportation donated by our commercial airline partners, as well as our national team of exceptional volunteer pilots.