Archive for October 2020
Cornerstones 50 Receives Major Donation from Plank Family Foundation
The Plank Family Foundation donated $20,000 to Cornerstones 50 to aid with safety-net and human services programs for families and individuals affected by COVID-19. Scott Plank, an impact investor and philanthropist, celebrated the donation made by he and his family in June at a recent employee gathering at Reston National Golf Course, according to a press release by…
Read MoreReston Investor, Philanthropist Donates $20K To Cornerstones
RESTON, VA — A local philanthropist and his family donated $20,000 to help Cornerstones provide support for Northern Virginia families impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Scott Plank, whose War Horse Cities purchased the Reston National Golf Course in 2019, and his family hosted a check presentation ceremony on Sept. 30 at the golf. The event…
Read MorePlank Family Foundation donates $20K to Cornerstones
Throughout the region, the need for immediate safety-net and emergency services continues to grow as the impact of COVID-19 is felt across multiple Northern Virginia neighborhoods and communities. For many local families and individuals, already struggling to keep a roof over their heads, feed their children, and access quality medical care, this pandemic only exacerbates…
Read MoreTechnical.ly- The Baltimore team working on drone delivery of human organs had its longest flight yet
In September, Scott Plank-founded MissionGO landed a pair of unmanned test flights in Las Vegas as part of its work to bring technology to the area of transporting organs for transplant. One bested last year’s kidney delivery across Baltimore. Baltimore-based unmanned flight experts that were behind the drone delivery of a kidney across the city…
Read MoreBusiness Insider- A drone just moved a human kidney across the Nevada desert to prove it could be the future of organ transport — take a look
Drone test flights in Nevada just showed that they can safely transport organs for transplant. MissionGo, a transportation logistics company, partnered with the Nevada Donor Network in a test to fly corneas and kidneys across the desert. MissionGo says the drone delivery can be more efficient, and reduce the carbon footprint of the donations. This…
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