XJT Donates to Returning Vets

ExpressJet donated all the furniture and other assets from its ill-fated branded operations to Lamp Stand Institute and other organization helping vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The airline found it was not cost effective to recover the assets from the stations closed when its branded operation shut down.
"With the volume of returning service men and women, we in the private sector have to step up and help provide the additional care people need," said Dr. James Dunn, president of Lamp Stand Institute, one of the non-profit organizations that received donated equipment and furniture from ExpressJet. "The generous donation of furniture and other items from ExpressJet's operations throughout the country will go a long way to assist Lamp Stand Institute and its sister agencies provide medical, job-placement and housing services to veterans."
Lamp Stand Institute is part of 108 sister organizations providing assistance to returning veterans. In addition to the Lamp Stand Institute in Texas and Colorado, ExpressJet donations benefited more than a dozen organizations that support returning veterans in the communities ExpressJet served.
"On behalf of everyone at ExpressJet Airlines, I would like to express our gratitude to the communities that were always supportive of our branded service," said Jim Ream, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We also have the deepest respect for those who serve our country in the military. Our people are grateful that, even in the midst of challenging times, we could find an opportunity to assist veterans, and to give back to the communities that welcomed us."