How are we going to raise $68,000?

When you think about the money that has to raised to charter an airline, rent buses in D.C., provide 160 meals x 3, plus all of the ancillary expenses that go into the trip - it can seem mind blowing. And in some ways it is - it will be the major challenge that we face as we start putting these trips together.

Once, when I was telling a friend about a huge task that I had ahead of me, he asked me "Well, do you know how to eat an elephant? - you eat him one bite at a time!" And that's what we have to do when it comes to raising the funds for each Honor Flight.

First of all, we are very fortunate to have some great corporate sponsors. Knology made the first committment to the West Georgia Honor Fund in the amount of $10,000, which was followed by another $10,000 from WLTZ/CW Network. We are going to need a couple of more $10,000 corporate sponsors to get things off of the ground.

Secondly, each volunteer Guardian will pay $400, which covers their costs of the trip. We will raise another $16,000 this way.

Thirdly, and the secret incredient, we need civic clubs, churches, private donors, school children to adopt a WWII Veteran. Join our "20 for 20" Club and get 20 people in your organization to donate just $20 - that equals $400 and pays for one veteran to go to Washington, D.C. If we can just get 30 organizations to commit to sponsor 1 veteran - we are on our way to completing West Georgia Honor Flight #1. Can your organization commit to even more than $400? Even better - we'll get there even quicker!