ST. GEORGE, Utah, October 6, 2004 – In a system-wide display of solidarity, SkyWest Airlines
employees across the nation will wear pink ribbons and denim Friday, October 8, to support Lee National
Denim Day for Breast Cancer Research and Awareness.
Employees will donate five dollars to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in exchange for
the opportunity to wear pink and denim to work – displaying support for fellow employees and the
millions nationwide who have fought the battle against cancer.
For some SkyWest employees, the fight is not only for awareness, but for life itself. “SkyWest
supporting an event like this not only contributes to research for treatments and cures, but
reminds all of us how precious life is,” said Susan Smith, SkyWest Payroll Tax Accountant and
cancer survivor. “Hopefully it will encourage all of us to take preventive measures to protect
ourselves and those we love.”
Kathy Hayes-Wurzburg, the Company’s Director of Air Cargo Services, is currently fighting her
second battle with cancer. “SkyWest has supported me both times I learned I had cancer,” said
Kathy. “There are thousands of worthy causes out there, so it pleases me to no end that SkyWest
is involved in the fight against breast cancer. The fight for awareness is not only for me, but
for all those that may need help and research in the future.”
SkyWest is proud to help contribute to the millions of dollars Lee National Denim Day will raise
this year for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, which helps finance breast cancer
education, screening and treatment programs that might otherwise go unfunded.
“We feel honored to contribute to this great cause in any way we can,” said Necia Clarke-Mantle,
Vice President of the People Department. “While several SkyWest employees have fought the battle
against cancer first-hand, its effects have touched the lives of all of us. We want to make a
difference by joining co-workers and families across the nation in the fight against cancer.”
The Airline’s support of breast cancer research and awareness can be witnessed across the nation
in SkyWest’s 7,300 employee workforce — responsible for 1,400 daily departures, serving 125 cities
in 34 states and three Canadian Provinces.
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