First-Ever CASMA Community Outreach Reception, Sponsored by Mondial Assistance, Raises Funds for Miracle Flights for Kids

Mondial Assistance and the Computerized Airline Sales and Marketing Association (CASMA) announced today that a reception held at CASMA’s fall conference has raised enough money for Miracle Flights for Kids to provide transportation for eight children in need of life-saving specialized medical treatment. The event marks the first time a fundraiser has been held at a CASMA conference. Miracle Flights for Kids is a Nevada-based non-profit charity focused on transporting seriously ill children to the treatments and evaluations they need.

“We are pleased to be the beneficiaries of the first ever community outreach reception at a CASMA conference,” said Vanessa Moreno, director of public relations at Miracle Flights for Kids. “And we’d like to thank CASMA and Mondial Assistance for joining our other travel-industry supporters in helping us provide a valuable service to children in need.”

The funds were raised through sales of raffle tickets during a one-hour reception at the Monte Carlo Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. Raffle prizes, donated by Mondial Assistance and other CASMA members, included two tickets to wherever jetBlue flies, two Flip Ultra HD camcorders and free stays at the Monte Carlo hotel, the Crowne Plaza San Jose del Cabo and the Hyatt Regency Montreal.

“Miracle Flights for Kids is a great organization,” said Mark Pond, president of CASMA. “As a leading trade group for the airline industry, we are pleased to partner with Mondial Assistance in helping Miracle Flights for Kids, which is already supported by so many of our members.”

Miracle Flights for Kids is the leading non-profit charitable flight organization in the United States. Based in Henderson, Nevada, Miracle Flights for Kids transports children who are seriously ill to evaluations and treatment centers across the United States. Any child needing medical treatment or seeking a second opinion not available in their own home town is eligible to apply. 83% of all donations received are allocated to helping sick children who have no other options. They have successfully arranged more than 60,000 flights to date, and counting. For more information about Miracle Flights for Kids please visit: www.miracleflights.org.

Computerized Airline Sales and Marketing Association (CASMA) addresses complex travel distribution issues. They are a unique forum of open exchange between airlines, experts in travel distribution and other industry related organizations. CASMA actively promotes the use of automation in airline sales and marketing to find the fastest, most efficient means of distributing the air product to the traveling public. For more information please visit: www.casma.org.

Mondial Assistance is a global leader in specialty insurance and emergency assistance services. Four percent of the world’s population or about 250 million people are served by Mondial Assistance businesses around the globe. In the United States, Mondial Assistance is the trade name of World Access Service Corp. As one of 29 business units, the U.S. operation serves major travel suppliers, health insurers, credit card, and entertainment companies with insurance products, international travel assistance, and concierge services. Mondial Assistance is part of the Allianz group of companies. For more information please visit: www.mondialUSA.com.