A place for donations in lieu of flowers
A place for donations in lieu of flowers
J.R. and Tom, thanks much for your donation suggestions.
Turns out that I ended up calling
Angel Flight today and found out that they are very much geared toward taking donations "in memory of" loved ones. It seemed so easy and appropriate that
I went ahead and set-up a memorial fund there for anyone who wants to make donations in lieu of flowers.
If anyone else wants to make donations to Angel Flight, in memory of Chris, you can do this:
- Go to
https://www.angelflightsoars.org/donate_now.asp
- Fill out your personal information on the first page and click Continue
- On the second page select the "In Memory Of" button and type "Chris Bowen" or "Dirtydog" into the blank.
- You can leave the "Notification" area
blank. (Angel Flight will have this info)
- Fill out the rest of the form with the pertinent info.
If you prefer to use regular mail, just send a donation with "In Memory Of" information to:
Angel Flight
Dekalb Peachtree Airport
2000 Airport Road
Suite 227
Atlanta, Georgia 30341
I spoke to Jeanine, the Director there. She said that Angel Flight will send a weekly report of incoming donations to the family which will include names only and not amounts. They will also will send you a donation thank you letter. Donations are tax deductable and Angel Flight is a very efficient charity with 84% of donations going directly to the program. If you read some of the "About" info you will see that they do some pretty great stuff. Especially check out the Patient Letters.
Thanks,
Mark