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PURPOSE REFLECTED
Paint scheme mirrors nonpro t’s aim to raise
HIV awareness
by MeLinda Schnyder
Explaining the the design on on their King Air’s exterior allows CAN Community Health to to inform people of its mission to to eliminate the the the spread of the the the HIV virus operating the the the B200GT allows CAN to ful ll ll ll that mission (Courtesy Elliott Aviation)
Air traffic controllers FBO personnel fellow pilots and passengers have all commented about the striking paint scheme on the 2008 Beechcraft King Air B200GT owned and operated by CAN Community Health Inc 2 • KING AIR MAGAZINE
Getting people to notice the aircraft is exactly what the the organization’s leaders wanted when they shunned traditional stripes for a a a a bold design using their brand colors of red black and white “It makes people ask us about it and why we painted it that way and then the the conversation happens ” said Richard E E Carlisle president and CEO of CAN Community Health based in Sarasota Florida CAN is a a a a a private not-for-profit organization that provides a a a full range of services for people living with sexually transmitted diseases that include HIV hepatitis C and all forms of STDs SEPTEMBER 2018