Getting
kids excited
about
aviation is
one thing,
but helping
them to
follow it as
a career and
find the
money for
flight
training is
another. For
one aspiring
pilot, help
came from an
unexpected
source --
the Montel
Williams
Show. Randy
Waldron, 24,
of Revere,
Mass., works
as a flight
attendant,
but his
dream is to
fly. That
dream was
derailed
when he
reportedly
discovered
his credit
rating had
been ruined
by his own
father, who
allegedly
used his
identity to
run up
thousands of
dollars in
debts,
leaving
Waldron with
no way to
pay for
training. A
producer
from the
show called
Daniel
Webster
College, in
Nashua, N.H.,
and
Waldron was
offered a
$54,000
scholarship.
The show
airs next
Tuesday.
"Being a
pilot has
been my
lifelong
dream,"
Waldron
said. "I
still have
not fully
comprehended
this entire
chain of
events. When
I was on the
show, I
really
couldn't
believe what
was going
on. I still
find it
amazing that
anyone
thought
enough about
my situation
and extended
a helping
hand. It has
forever
changed my
life."
