US Directory Helicopter Assisted With Katrina Relief Effort

Pictured is the US Directory Eurocopter A-Star B-3 helicopter, shown on the tarmac in Gulfport, Miss., while flying relief supplies in conjunction with the Mississippi State Police and Mississippi Air National Guard following Hurricane Katrina. Piloting the helicopter for this mission was US Directory CEO Robert Oesterlund, while Skip Middleton tossed out water, ready-to-eat meals and diapers to victims. US Directory's relief work was coordinated through American Eurocopter, headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas. Middleton and Oesterlund's time and expenses were donated by USDirectory and its affiliates. The US Directory helicopter is hangared next to its corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla. The helicopter was built in First Quarter 2006 and customized at Oesterlund's request, in yellow ... naturally.

-Submitted by Skip Middleton, IBIS LLC, Boca Raton, Fla., May 5, 2006