AMERICAN AIRLINES, TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN TEAM UP TO FLY 14 AMPUTEE PATIENTS TO SKI AT THE NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED IN COLORADO

Annual Trip Offers Teens Therapeutic Ski Activities, Life-Changing Experiences

AA and Scottish Right Hospital For Children Team Up For Ski Trip

A group of 14 teenage amputee patients of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children will visit the slopes of Colorado from Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, thanks to American Airlines and the hospital. This is the 31st year for the all-expense-paid trip, which is supported by generous Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children donors and air transportation provided by American Airlines. The young patients will participate in a ski adventure featuring activities tailored specifically for them.

The details:

The teens will be skiing and snowboarding at Winter Park's National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD), one of the world's largest outdoor therapeutic recreation facilities.
The teens will be paired with a volunteer instructor from the NSCD for a week to learn to ski, facing such activities and challenges as carrying their skis in the snow while wearing their prostheses.
This is the seventh consecutive year that American Airlines, an official sponsor of the trip, is providing air transportation for the teens, medical staff and chaperones.
Travel is being arranged through Miles For Kids In Need® – part of the American Airlines Kids In NeedSM program, which provides support for a variety of purposes related to the well-being of children and their families.
Founded in 1989, the American Airlines Miles For Kids In Need program offers members of the American Airlines AAdvantage® loyalty program the opportunity to donate their AAdvantage miles to help provide air travel for children and their families via partnerships with some of the world's foremost entities dedicated to caring for children.

For photos and a video from last year's ski trip, please vist AA.com/joinus.