Journey preview:
Day 1: First of 60 nights on the road in Kuujuuaq, Inuit village in Canada
Day 2: Kulusuk, Greenland, Inuit settlement with
population of only 263
Day 3: Vestmannaeyjar, the Pompey of the North
Day 4: End of Atlantic crossing, Norway's fjords
Day 1: First of 60 nights on the road in Kuujuuaq, Inuit village in Canada
Day 2: Kulusuk, Greenland, Inuit settlement with
population of only 263
Day 3: Vestmannaeyjar, the Pompey of the North
Day 4: End of Atlantic crossing, Norway's fjords
Day 1: Kuujuuaq, Canada
Day 2: Kulusuk, Greenland
Day 3: Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Day 4: Stavanger, Norway
Fly for MS
is a record-making endeavor meant to raise global awareness for
Multiple Sclerosis. On August 31th 2010 we will embark in
New York aboard a small plane for a 29,000 mile (47,000km) trans-Atlantic, trans-European journey
with stops in 30 countries over 60 days. Fly for MS is the
longest humanitarian flight ever undertaken, and the largest
scale cohesive MS event ever organized.
During the voyage we will fly needy sufferers for treatment to distant MS hospitals, share the joy of flying with other people with MS, and fly MS specialists to financially-strapped MS hospitals.
The distance we will cover is greater than that needed to circle the globe, making the trip one of endurance for both man and machine. Fewer than 300 people have ever flown a small plane for such a distance on a single journey, versus 4,100 successful climbs on Mt. Everest.
Our Mission
We will use the attention drawn by the boldness and record-making magnitude of our undertaking, which fascinates and fuels the imagination of people not previously familiar with MS, to inform them about the disease and the lives of those touched by it, their hopes and despairs, their challenges and unbelievable strength. Our target audience is the biggest ever for a single event: the 30 countries we will visit have a combined population of 1.2 billion and account for 1.4 million people with MS, 70% of the total worldwide.
Besides raising awareness, we will impact directly the lives of over 150 people with MS, and through them give hope and inspiration to most of those touched by MS. Additionally, in each country we will deliver a message with the key issues affecting the local MS community along with concrete suggestions for addressing them.
Our broader goal
During the voyage we will fly needy sufferers for treatment to distant MS hospitals, share the joy of flying with other people with MS, and fly MS specialists to financially-strapped MS hospitals.
The distance we will cover is greater than that needed to circle the globe, making the trip one of endurance for both man and machine. Fewer than 300 people have ever flown a small plane for such a distance on a single journey, versus 4,100 successful climbs on Mt. Everest.
Our Mission
We will use the attention drawn by the boldness and record-making magnitude of our undertaking, which fascinates and fuels the imagination of people not previously familiar with MS, to inform them about the disease and the lives of those touched by it, their hopes and despairs, their challenges and unbelievable strength. Our target audience is the biggest ever for a single event: the 30 countries we will visit have a combined population of 1.2 billion and account for 1.4 million people with MS, 70% of the total worldwide.
Besides raising awareness, we will impact directly the lives of over 150 people with MS, and through them give hope and inspiration to most of those touched by MS. Additionally, in each country we will deliver a message with the key issues affecting the local MS community along with concrete suggestions for addressing them.
Our broader goal
Finally, the entrepreneurial, spontaneous nature of our effort, conceived and implemented by a small multinational team, not by a large company of organization, should inspire others like us, showing them that they too can make a difference!
The Journey
SUPPORT MS AWARENESS
We are a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) U.S. federal
tax-exempt status filled.
*We are a non-profit corporation according to the U.S. law, with
501(c)(3`) status filled.
"My dad has been living with MS since 1984, when he was 36 and we were 8 and 9.
Back then, there were no drugs for MS in Czechoslovakia. When the drugs arrived years later, my dad was told he is to old to be given any.My dad had been in a wheelchair for years, and my mom became his full time care giver, limiting what we could do as a family. He couldn’t even make it to my sisters wedding. What keeps him going is painting …
I really admire your mission! I’m so excited you’ll come to Slovakia. Please keep my dad in mind, he has been so debilitated by MS. A short flight would make him so happy!" - Andrea, Peter's daughter [More testimonials]
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