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WestJet and Hope AirRequiteThanks and Hope at Thanksgiving MenuNewsEventsAbout ITTN-About ITTN-Editorial Team-Advertising-Privacy Policy-Disclaimer-Event Management by Advantage EventsPhoto Competition-2018 ITTN + Emirates Travel Photographer of the Year-2018 Entries-2017 Entries-2016 Entries-2015 Entries2018 AwardsVOTE NOWContact NewsEventsAbout ITTNAbout ITTNEditorial TeamAdvertisingPrivacy PolicyDisclaimerEvent Management by Advantage EventsPhoto Competition2018 ITTN + Emirates Travel Photographer of the Year2018 Entries2017 Entries2016 Entries2015 Entries2018 AwardsVOTE NOWContact Facebook Twitter YouTube RSS NewsWestJet and Hope AirRequiteThanks and Hope at Thanksgiving WestJet and Hope AirRequiteThanks and Hope at Thanksgiving Neil Steedman October 3, 2018In triumph of Thanksgiving, WestJet and WestJet Cares for Kids charity partner Hope Air teamed up to help patient Leora Wildi say thank you to those who supported her throughout her health journey.WestJet Thanks: Giving hope follows Leora, now 23, who was diagnosed with two types of unorthodoxy cancer at the age of 14. Her cancer treatment caused serious and life-long complications that has required increasingly than 50 trips from her hometown of Prince George, British Columbia, to Vancouver for specialised medical care.Cancer-free for eight years and counting, Leora is now speaking out well-nigh how Hope Air and WestJet played an integral part in her recovery. While doing so, she is moreover worldly-wise to thank some of those who helped her on her health journey by bringing them together for a very special day. To view the video, click here.“This Thanksgiving, our goal is for Leora’s story to inspire everyone to requite thanks to those who have helped them through their own life journeys,” said Richard Bartrem, WestJet’s Vice-President Marketing Communications. “By working slantingly Hope Air and providing the souvenir of flight we are helping underpass the gap for thousands of Canadians who need to travel for medical care. We hope by sharing Leora’s journey we can bring increasingly sensation to this hair-trigger soft-heartedness so other patients like Leora can wangle the healthcare they need.”“WestJet is an important and valued partner in helping Hope Air ensure that all Canadians have wangle to the medical superintendency they need, despite loftiness or forfeit of travel,” said Doug Keller-Hobson, Chief Executive, Hope Air. “We thank WestJet for this unique opportunity to raise sensation of Hope Air’s vital and important work.”Since 1996, WestJet and Hope Air have been working together to squire Canadian families with medical needs and in 2007 Hope Air became one of WestJet Cares for Kids founding partners. Hope Air co-ordinates flights for individuals of all ages, with a variety of illnesses and health concerns. By offering self-ruling transportation for health-related issues, Hope Air, with the support of WestJet and its other partners, relieve the strain on financially-burdened families and reduce their emotional stress when the uncertainty of illness prevails.Almost one-third of Hope Air clients report that they would postpone or cancel their healthcare visit if Hope Air was not worldly-wise to provide them with a self-ruling flight. This has serious repercussions for their health, and it can moreover interfere with their worthiness to work, superintendency for their family, shepherd school, or participate in the community. To learn increasingly visit Hope Air. Related ItemsDoug Keller-HobsonHope AirLeora WildiRichard BartremWestJet Cares for Kids Click to add a commentLeave a Reply Cancel replyYour email write will not be published. 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