VIDEO: Aerial parade supports Colorado COVID Relief Fund
Classic planes take to the sky to honor essential workers and raise money for Coloradans in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 30 planes paraded over metro Denver on May 14 to honor essential workers and raise money for the Colorado COVID Relief Fund.
The fund is hosted by the state and Mile High United Way to “raise and coordinate allocation of funds based on prevention, impact and recovery needs of community-based organizations in Colorado.”
Lockheed Martin is matching all donations to the fund up to $500,000. Contributions can be made online.
Metropolitan State University of Denver alumnus Scott McMillan organized the event, which included a plane flown by Dagmar Kress, an aviation affiliate faculty member and coach of the University’s national champion Aerobatics and Glider Club.
“I must say I feel honored to be on the list of all these formation pilots,” Kress said. “This is the biggest formation I’ve ever participated in.”
And it was all to honor the essential workers keeping Colorado safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The fundraiser is really what this is all about,” McMillan said.
