Former MCC-Maple Woods employee takes flight at local volunteer organization

After volunteering with the program for more than five years, Dana Buchanan has been hired as the new flight coordinator for Angel Flight. Her last day as administrative assistant at MCC-Maple Woods was Friday.

Angel Flight is a national program that provides free flights to those who need medical care outside of their local area. Pilots volunteer time and aircraft to fly patients, mostly within the Heartland region, to other treatment centers for everything from surgery to chemotherapy to dialysis. The flights are free for the patients and medical providers.

Buchanan will be serving as the flight coordinator for the local chapter of Angel Flight. She will focus on matching up patients with pilots from the region to get them to their respective treatments and back home.