The Virginia Chapter Ninety-Nines will once again be holding a Toy Airlift at Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport this Saturday. The Toy Airlift will benefit the children of military personnel at Fort Lee, Virginia and the veterans at McGuire Veterans’ Hospital.
The airport has placed a toy collection box in their lobby where pilots and residents can place new, unwrapped toys for children of all ages. The toys will be distributed to military families who need help providing for their children, many of whom are injured, ill or struggling financially. Items such as patient clothes, toiletries, and gift cards can also be placed in the box for veterans at McGuire Veterans’ Hospital.
This Saturday, December 12, local pilot(s) and residents can fly or drive the items collected to Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport where they will be picked up by U. S. Army Soldiers from Fort Lee to be delivered to their Holiday Helpers program or to McGuire Veterans’ Hospital. While they’re at the airport, visitors can listen to live holiday music and have lunch at King’s Korner Restaurant. Santa Claus will fly into the airport around 10 a.m. and will be in the terminal until 2p.m.
