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Media Advisory - WestJet and David Foster Foundation highlight importance of organ donation

CALGARY, Feb. 24, 2015 /CNW/ - WestJet invites members of the media to join WestJet President Gregg Saretsky, David Foster Foundation CEO Michael Ravenhill, and other community members at an event to highlight the importance of organ donation and informed consent.

WHAT: WestJet and David Foster Foundation put spotlight on organ donation

WHEN: Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 10 a.m. MST

WHERE: WestJet Campus, 22 Aerial Place NE, Calgary, Alberta

INTERVIEWS:

Gregg Saretsky, President, WestJet. Gregg will sign an organ donor consent form in support of the need for informed consent and organ donation.

Michael Ravenhill, CEO, David Foster Foundation. Michael will speak to the efforts of the David Foster Foundation, one of the WestJet Cares for Kids charities, an organization that provides financial support for non-medical expenses to Canadian families with children in need of life-saving organ transplants.

NOTE TO MEDIA: Email media@westjet.com for more information and to RSVP prior to event.

SOURCE WestJet

For further information: Media contact: Media Relations, 1-888-WJ-4-NEWS (1-888-954-6397), media@westjet.com.