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We do! The Goodyear blimps routinely display messages encouraging donations to support the victims of natural disasters. The blimps' electronic sign often provides telephone numbers or website addresses for the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, and other relevant organizations active in disaster relief efforts.
Goodyear, U.S. Marines Toys for Tots Event Huge Success
Posted: 12/13/2011
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the United States Marine Corps Reserve successfully conducted their second annual joint maneuver to benefit the Toys for Tots Foundation at the blimp base in Suffield, Ohio, December 9, 10 and 11. By all measures it was a record breaker in every category...
Goodyear Blimps, U.S. Marines in Toys for Tots Maneuver
Posted: 12/05/2011
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s three blimps in the United States and the United States Marine Corps Reserve will conduct joint maneuvers to benefit the Toys for Tots Foundation at the company’s airship bases in Ohio, Florida and California this weekend...
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...at Goodyear's historic Wingfoot Lake Hangar!
Posted: 11/30/2011
The Goodyear Blimps' support for Toys for Tots got its start at our hangar in Suffield last year. Thanks to the great success of that single event, it has set the gold standard for the Spirit of Goodyear's sister ships in California and Florida to match in their own communities this year...
Florida Goodyear Blimp Base and U.S. Marines to Host Toys for Tots Drive on Dec. 10 and 11
Posted: 11/28/2011
The Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Goodyear Blimp Base and the Spirit of Innovation – one of three blimps Goodyear employs in the United States – will host a Toys for Tots drive, in conjunction with the U.S...
Carson, CA Blimp Base to Hold Open House Dec. 8-10 in Support of Toys for Tots Campaign
Posted: 11/28/2011
The Carson, CA Goodyear blimp base and the Spirit of America proudly join our sister ships in Akron, OH and Pompano Beach, FL this year in supporting the USMC Reserve’s Toys for Tots Foundation with a festive 3-day Open House on December 8, 9 and 10. More than 60 Southern California Goodyear tire dealers will join in the Spirit of America’s toy drive, making this year’s event one of the largest local drives in Toys for Tots history...
Goodyear Blimp Gondola Goes to Smithsonian
Posted: 11/15/2011
SUFFIELD, Ohio, November 14, 2011 – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is making another significant gift to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Tuesday - the second in two years - with the donation of the Goodyear blimp gondola, or car C-49. The C-49 car goes to the Smithsonian on the heels of last year’s donation of a lifeboat used on the 1911 airship, Vaniman’s Akron, which utilized Goodyear’s first airship envelope. “The C-49 is a welcome addition to our collection as it fairly re..
Goodyear Blimp Gondola Goes to Smithsonian
Posted: 11/14/2011
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is making another significant gift to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Tuesday - the second in two years - with the donation of the Goodyear blimp gondola, or car C-49...
Belanger Elevated to Pilot-in-Charge of Spirit of Innovation
Posted: 08/02/2011
Airships are in Corky Belanger’s blood. He took his first ride in an airship when he was three months old and his father, Corky Sr., flew with Goodyear for more than 10 years. Earlier this month, Belanger’s experience with airships came full circle when he was named the Pilot-in-Charge for the Florida-based Spirit of Innovation. Belanger had served as the Assistant Pilot in Charge for more than a year and his experience and leadership skills make him a natural fit for the new position. Belan..
Red Cross Recognizes Goodyear, Chief Health Officer
Posted: 07/12/2011
AKRON, Ohio, July 12, 2011 -- David Plate, CEO of the Northern Ohio Red Cross Blood Services, recently presented Chief Health Officer Brent Pawlecki and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company with the 2010 Top Corporate Blood Donor Award. “From the beginning, Goodyear has been a part of what makes us exist,” Plate said...
From the Launch Pad to the Landing Strip: Spirit of Innovation to Provide Aerial Coverage for Atlantis Shuttle Launch
Posted: 07/06/2011
Goodyear’s premium reputation as an aerial service provider opens the door to some unique opportunities. One such special event will occur on Friday, July 8 for the Spirit of Innovation. The SOI will provide aerial footage for CNN of the Atlantis shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center. While any shuttle launch is special, the Atlantis will be the final flight for the shuttle program and news outlets have anticipated crowds of more than 500,000 people lining Florida’s coast to catch a glimps..
GOODYEAR RE-TEAMS WITH DISNEY AND PIXAR TO SUPPORT THE RELEASE OF CARS 2
Posted: 06/20/2011
GOODYEAR RE-TEAMS WITH DISNEY AND PIXAR TO SUPPORT THE RELEASE OF CARS 2 Iconic Tire Maker Gets Into The Action by Going ‘Lightyear’ AKRON, Ohio, June 20, 2011 - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced the details of its promotion of Disney and Pixar’s high-octane animated comedy adventure “Cars 2,” which opens in theaters nationwide on June 24, 2011. Inspired by Goodyear and the iconic Pixar character Buzz Lightyear, “Lightyear” tires will reprise the role as animated rubber on ..
A note from the Goodyear Blimp
Posted: 06/13/2011
We appreciate the sentiment expressed by all of our friends on this site over the tragic accident in Germany on Sunday. Some have inquired as to what this means for Goodyear blimps in the United States. We want you to know that we are not grounding our US-based airships...
Spirit of America's Senior Pilot Derek Reid Gets His Wings!
Posted: 06/07/2011
At any given time, there are never more than 150 U.S. Astronauts, a small, elite group whose accomplishments are the stuff of legends. Yet few people are aware that an even smaller group of elite aviators exist – Goodyear Blimp Pilots, whose U.S...
Goodyear Blimps Assist Tornado Relief Effort
Posted: 05/27/2011
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s three North American blimps are assisting the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA with a request for donations to aid those devastated by recent tornados. ..
Goodyear Blimp and U.S. Marines in Joint Toys For Tots Maneuver
Posted: 11/29/2010
The Goodyear blimp and the United States Marine Corps Reserve will conduct a joint maneuver to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation at the blimp base in Suffield, Ohio on Dec. 3 & 4...
