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Sentient to be official private jet sponsor of MPTF and support air travel needs for fundraising events, offer affinity Membership Program
Weymouth, Mass., May 23, 2006 - Sentient Jet, the leader in private jet membership, and The Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF), one of the entertainment industry's leading charities, today announced a sponsorship agreement that will support MPTF's mission of "taking care of its own."
As the official private jet sponsor of MPTF, Sentient will provide assistance with travel needs in connection with fundraising events. Sentient will also offer an affinity program that will give MPTF supporters the opportunity to generate additional contributions to MPTF.
"This sponsorship represents a wonderful commitment from Sentient to help MPTF in many ways," said Jeffrey Katzenberg, chairman of the Motion Picture & Television Fund Foundation. "It is another way industry leaders can give back to help those in need while addressing their travel needs."
"This alliance with Sentient will be of tremendous benefit to MPTF, and we are extremely grateful for their support," said Ken Scherer, CEO of the Motion Picture & Television Fund Foundation. "The Sentient sponsorship will help raise needed funds through their support of our special events and donor outreach."
"We are thrilled to be associated with an organization that has demonstrated such a deep and lasting commitment to helping colleagues in need," said Steven Hankin, chief executive officer of Sentient Jet. "We recognize that private aviation can help The Motion Picture & Television Fund achieve its goals and are pleased to provide an innovative system that gives MPTF supporters another way to make a contribution."
About The Motion Picture & Television Fund
The non-profit Motion Picture & Television Fund, headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif., was founded in 1921 to provide "relief" for those in the film industry who had fallen on hard times. Today, 85 years later, MPTF is a major service provider supporting the health and well being of the entertainment community. Healthcare, childcare, retirement living and social/charitable services are offered with compassion and respect for the dignity of the whole person. Care is offered through the MPTF 250-bed hospital, five outpatient health centers, charitable financial assistance and community outreach programs, a full-scale retirement community and a children's day care center. More information is available at www.mptvfund.org.
About Sentient Jet
Sentient Jet, Inc., headquartered in Weymouth, MA, is the leader in private jet membership. Members enjoy access to premium executive class aircraft with a guaranteed response time anywhere in the continental United States in ten hours or less. Sentient Jet Membership is a jet membership program of Sentient Jet, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sentient Jet Holdings, LLC. All flights are operated by FAR Part 135 air carriers ("Operators"), who shall maintain full Operational Control of charter flights at all times. Operators providing service for Sentient Jet Membership must meet both FAA safety requirements and additional standards established by Sentient Jet, Inc. Some flights will be operated by Sentient Flight Group, LLC or by one of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sentient Jet Holdings, LLC, each as an individual FAR Part 135 air carrier with full Operational Control of their respective charter flights and each operating in full compliance with all FAA requirements and Sentient Jet, Inc. standards. The Sentient Program is the flexible, safe, convenient and economically prudent approach to private jet travel. More information on Sentient is available at www.sentient.com
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