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ACC Aids in Hurricane Relief
November 21, 2008 - MKE
Hurricane Paloma hit Cayman Brac and Little Cayman early on
November 8th as a category 4 storm. Cayman Brac was hit the
hardest and over 90% of the buildings there suffered significant
damage. Several local business owners in the Caymans, in
cooperation with a nationally known home building supply chain,
donated generators and chainsaws to the people of "Le Brac" as the
locals there call it. Another prominent individual in Grand
Cayman donated the money to have these supplies flown from
Georgetown, Texas. ACC delivered the first load of generators
to Le Brac on November 12th and flew back to the states. The
call came a day later for us to pick up and deliver another load of
generators along with some chainsaws. After loading the cargo
in Georgetown, the aircraft made its way down to
Grand Cayman to clear customs inbound, get fuel, and then continued
on to Le Brac to deliver the cargo. As the
crew continued to meet local officials on Le
Brac, it was discovered that they needed our plane and
services to ferry much needed building supplies from Grand Cayman
to Cayman Brac. ACC donated some flight time and fuel to help
the Cayman Fire Department get some Ice and Water shield rolls,
Fiber Rock, and insulation delivered quickly to Le
Brac to begin repairs to the high school. ACC also
ferried a full load of donated supplies from local Grand Cayman
businesses to The Brac, including much needed food. "The
whole experience was extremely rewarding for me as I've been
through several hurricanes myself while growing up in Louisiana,
claimed ACC captain Michael Lane,
"I've experienced first hand the damage and hardships caused by
these storms and I was honored to be able to help out. I wish to
pass along to all ACC employees the heart-felt gratitude
of everyone in the Caymans. We were welcomed like family
and thanked with hugs and home cooked meals. It felt
great to be able to help and it gave me more meaning to the
Thanksgiving holidays this year."
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