Winter sports fans will have a new mountain route this snow season when Breeze Airways launches nonstop flights from Orange County to Telluride, Colorado.
Routes open five days a week beginning Dec. 19 between John Wayne Airport and Montrose/Telluride Regional Airport.
The flights were made possible through a partnership between the airline and Colorado Flights Alliance, which promotes air travel to key destinations in the Centennial State.
“We see a huge opportunity with this route, allowing more guests to experience the amazing skiing that Telluride has to offer, as well as Colorado residents traveling to all that Southern California has to offer,” Breeze Airways’ CEO David Neeleman said in a statement.
$20M for City of Hope for pancreatic cancer research
Philanthropists Norman and Melinda Payson have donated $20 million to the City of Hope to create a center that will advance research and treatments for pancreatic cancer and diabetes.
The gift honors Norman Payson’s mother, who died of pancreatic cancer.
Before this latest contribution, Payson, an entrepreneur and president of NCP Inc., donated $10 million to City of Hope.
“City of Hope is uniquely positioned with the expertise to advance the pioneering treatments and cures needed to end pancreatic cancer, the epidemic of diabetes and related serious illness,” he said in a statement.
The $20 million donation follows a $150 million gift to CoH earlier this month from A. Emmet Stephenson Jr. and daughter Tessa Stephenson Brand. The Stephesons lost Emmet’s wife, Toni, to pancreatic cancer four years ago.
“Pancreatic cancer is among the most complex cancer types affecting millions of people around the world. Unfortunately, our family understands its impact all too well,” Payson said. “City of Hope is uniquely positioned with the expertise to advance the pioneering treatments and cures needed to end pancreatic cancer, the epidemic of diabetes and related serious illness. Melinda and I are honored to…
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