CYPRESS, Texas — Paragon Aviation Group‘s annual “Fly for a Cure” campaign has taken off.
The mascots’ goal is to “fly” to as many FBOs as possible throughout the month of October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to help spread the word about early detection and raise money for breast cancer research, with an ultimate donation goal of donating $5,000 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, according to officials with the company, which has a network of 110 FBOs around the world.
How it works: Pilots take one of the mascots from one FBO and fly it to another. Pilots who participate in the campaign can claim a $10 Starbucks eGfit card, $10 Venmo credit, or choose for that $10 to be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Last October, the original mascot, Theodore, finished his journey with Paragon Flight Training, a flight academy based at Page Field Airport (KFMY) in Fort Myers, Florida, company officials reported. For every 10 FBOs Theodore visits, both companies will donate $100, up to a total of $1,000 each.
In 2020, Theodore visited more than 60 FBOs and helped Paragon exceed its goal with more than $1,400 donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
One of the new mascots, Captain Romeo, dressed as a U.S. Air Force officer, started his journey from Ross Aviation – Scottsdale (KSDL) on Oct. 1. For each FBO he visits, Paragon Aviation Group will donate $10 with the amount increasing to $20 if the FBO is a member of the Paragon Network, company officials noted.
Miss Juliet will start her voyage internationally at ExecuJet Munich, flying with Luxaviation Group’s fleet. Paragon Aviation Group will donate $10 for each FBO she visits and it will increase to $20 for Paragon Network FBOs.
To further increase awareness, Paragon asks every FBO to take a team photo wearing pink and post it to any of Paragon Aviation Group’s social media pages with the hashtags #ParagonThinksPink or #FlyForACure. For each FBO that makes a post, Paragon will donate $5.