The Friends of AIRLIFE Organization is a 501(c)3 non-profit group that was started in 1998 to raise funds and awareness after the fatal helicopter crash and related car accidents in Littleton, CO. donations and funds raised by the AirLife memorial Run/Walk are used for ongoing care and maintenance of the AIRLIFE Memorial Park near the site of the helicopter crash, EMS education, the Jim Ulrich Silver Falcon EMS Award, and charitable assistance to families of EMS professionals who have lost their lives in the line of duty.