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OurEmployeesGo theExtraMile
Kenya-basedCTCstaffmemberSusan
Nduta,CindyMcAlister, andZaneWilemon
Lotsofmothers take trips tovisit theirgrownchildren.But
for most, the trek doesn’t involve a journey to Africa and
twoweeks of volunteerwork at amission inKenya. Cindy
McAlister, however, didmake that long trip, and it turned
out to be one of thegreat experiences of her life.McAlister, an assistant in theAmericanAirlinesPublish-
ing group, visited Africa last year to see firsthand the work being done by her two sons, Zane and Rance
Wilemon, who established amission inMaai Mahiu, Kenya, in 2002. The brothers’ nonprofit organization,
Comfort theChildren International (CTC,
), seeks to improve the lives of people in
thepoverty-strickenareabydoing things likebuildingschools, teaching trades, helpingwithnutritional and
medicalneeds, andsimplydemonstrating thatsomeonecaresabout them. “Yougiveyour love to thepeople,
and that’swhat theywant,” saysMcAlister. “Theywant tobehugged. Theywant tobeheard. Theywant you
to call thembyname. It just draws you.”
During her two weeks inMaai Mahiu, McAlister made home visits tomud huts to
spend timewith young people and the elderly, went grocery shopping for shut-ins, gavemanicures
and pedicures towomenwho have few luxuries in life, and even assisted a team in building a two-
room schoolhouse so that children would have to walk only minutes rather than hours to attend
school. “It was wonderful to see everything and be part of it,” she says. “Now I have a hunger to
help.”
McAlister’s sonshave futureplans tobuilda community center andpossibly low-incomehousing
in thearea.McAlister, for her part, wants to return. “Thepeople thereput a joy inmy life,” she says.
“I thought I had lotsof joy before, but thishasgivenmeabundant joy.”
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Yellow-RibbonDecalsHonorMilitary
Nearly two-thirdsof AmericanAirlines
andAmericanEaglepilots, aswell as10
percent of all our employees, areactive
military reservistsor veterans. So it’snot
surprising thatweholda special place in
our heart for our armed forces.Nowwe
havea special notation for themon three
of our aircraft aswell. Ina showof sup-
port for thosewho serve in themilitary,
anAmericanAirlinesBoeing757, a737,
andanAmericanEagleATRaircraft have
beenadornedwith iconic yellow ribbonson
their tailsand the slogan “In support of all
who serve” on their fuselages. Thisunique
salute to the commitment andheroismof
our nation’s soldiers, bothpast andpres-
ent, wasunveiledonVeteran’sDay, and the
aircraft arenowflying throughout our route
network.
American supports veteransandmili-
tarymembers viaa variety of programs
andevents throughout the year, including
America’sHuey 091Foundation, SkyBall,
DisabledVeteransAdventureSkiWeek,
Seats forSoldiers, theSnowball Express,
andother initiatives. Additionally, American
andAmericanEagleextend special travel
benefits to veterans.
DineLikeRoyaltyonAA
First- andbusiness-classpassengerson
AmericanAirlines’ flights fromEurope to
theUnitedStatescannowdineoncuisine
designedbya former chef to theBritish
royal family. ChefDarrenMcGrady, pictured
here, served the royal family for 15 years
and for four of thosewasprivatechef to
PrincessDiana.Hehascreatedsignature
dishes forAA that embodypleasing ingre-
dientswithbroad
Europeanappeal.
Belowaresomeof
thenewmenu items.
•StuffedChicken:
chicken stuffed
withCumberland
sausageand served
withhoney-braised
red cabbageand roasted spring vegetables,
accentedwithgarlicand tarragon.
•Oatmeal-CrustedPork: porkwithaDram-
buie juniper-berry sauceandofferedwith
cauliflowerpureeandFrench-stylepeas.
•CottagePie: seasonedbeef toppedwith
pipedpotatoesand shredded cheeseand
bakeduntil goldenbrown.
Visitwww.aa.comorwww.theroyalchef
.com formore information.
