At the Cecil Field Airshow 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla., a quilt was displayed as an auction item to benefit the Alan Henley Foundation, formed after Henley, the flight leader of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, was injured in a fall in his home.
The April show was organized by his many friends in the air show community, raising more than $130,000 to help Henley and his family with their medical bills and living expenses.
The quilt, coordinated by Devan Norris of Port Orange, Fla., was auctioned off for $5,000.
There was such a great response to the quilt that Norris is planning to coordinate the creation of two more quilts to auction off for charity.
If you have any performer or air show T-shirts and wish to donate to this project, you can contact Norris at [email protected].
For more information about Henley and the foundation: NAAT.net.
