NORTH COUNTRY LIFE FLIGHT

Friday, November 1, 2013

Who has the best chicken wings in our region? You can help declare the winner of Wing Wars 6, a friendly competition among area restaurants that will raise funds for North Country Life Flight. At press time, eight eateries plan to participate; each bringing 500 of their best wings to Wiseguys in Lake Placid on Sunday, November 10th, from Noon till 4:00 PM. For $12 admission at the door at Wiseguys, you can eat wings for as long as they last. All of the door proceeds will be donated to North Country Life Flight, the region’s air medical rescue team. Raffles and silent auction items will also be part of the festivities with all funds benefitting Life Flight. The first 100 attendees will receive a free Wing Wars T-shirt.Wing Wars 6 is sponsored by WSLP/93.3 FM and presented by Yuengling.

Participating eateries in Wing Wars 6 include: defending 2012 champion Dancing Bears Restaurant at High Peaks Resort; 2008, 2009, 2011 Wing War Champion Wiseguys 2010 Wing War Champion Kanu Restaurant at Whiteface Lodge; Price Chopper; The Cottage Café; Generations Restaurant; Delta Blue Restaurant and Red Neck Bistro The winner will be announced live on WSLP/93.3 FM

New this year, the Wing Wars Champion will be selected by a panel of celebrity judges in blind tastings. The judges will be:

Jim Tolkan – actor from movies like Back to the Future and Top Gun
Craig Randall – Mayor of Lake Placid
Kevin Greg – Chef/Owner of Café Rustica Restaurant
Zack Morse – Radio Personality from Philadelphia
The crowd will also receive ballots to vote for their favorite wing.

"Wing Wars 6 is a great event to help raise funds for Life Flight and everyone is looking forward to it," said Jim Williams, Vice President and Sales Manager, WSLP-FM 93.3. "Everyone who attended the event in past years has been surprised and impressed with the variety of creative and tasty wing recipes cooked up for Wing Wars. Everyone enjoys eating, voting and helping to save lives by supporting North Country Life Flight. Life Flight is such a critical asset in our region; their service has made such a difference for so many individuals and families in our local area for over 24 years. This is a fun family event and a wonderful way to have some great eats and contribute to a great cause!".

The Flight of Your Life

Critical Care by Air

The North Country Life Flight Air Medical Rescue Team is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit medevac service serving northern New York State. Established in 1989, this year marks twenty four years of continuous service. Impacting communities from Lake Champlain to the 1000 Islands Region and from the Canadian border to south of the Adirondack Park, North Country Life Flight is a shining example of what can happen when the communities of the North Country work together to make a difference in the lives of the residents and visitors of this spectacularly beautiful and remote region.

North Country Life Flight quite literally bridges the gap between community and tertiary care by minimizing the time it takes for patients to reach the most appropriate facility based on their profile of injury or illness. Utilization of Life Flight cuts traditional transport time by as much as eighty percent and sometimes more.

Filling a Need

Air Medical Rescue is a key component of rural healthcare. It is especially important in northern New York. The distance between community care and urban based care is literally hours by ground. Even twenty years ago, the community knew that rapid air transport would make a huge difference in the health of the people of the region, so those people worked hard to create North Country Life Flight. They literally made what seemed to be impossible possible. They did it by taking a unique approach, which combined community resources, the generosity of our citizens and dedicated medical professionals. Although unique, that air medical rescue program the community created, as a joint endeavor, has proudly serviced the North Country for two decades.

Making a Difference

In that time, the highly skilled medical team that flies with North Country Life Flight has impacted lives across the region. Working with North Country hospitals and emergency personnel to provide the best care possible to the resident and visitors of the region, Life Flight is called the moment it is determined that a patient will benefit from expedient access to advanced care. That benefit includes helping to save lives, minimizing disabilities and giving patients a chance of survival that would otherwise be unavailable.

A Wonderful Program

Life Flight truly is Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Your support makes this wonderful program possible.

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