HAECO Americas was the sponsor of the 40th Annual HAECO Invitational Basketball Tournament held in December. Sixteen local high school basketball teams competed for the HAECO Invitational title during the tournament, with an attendance of over 6,000 people at the three-day event, which took place in Greensboro, North Carolina. During the tournament, an Aviation Career Fair was held for students, parents and teachers to learn about exciting aviation-related careers available in the area. Over US$200,000 was raised from event proceeds and will be distributed equally amongst the participating teams. In the four years that HAECO Americas has been sponsoring the event, the Invitational has raised a total of over US$2 million for local schools and other charities.