FedEx Pledges $1 Million in Aid to Support Relief of Nepal Earthquake Disaster
May 01 2015 - 5:55PM
Business Wire
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has committed approximately $1 million
in cash, transportation support and a chartered flight to deliver
critical medical aid and supplies to Nepal in the wake of last
week’s devastating earthquake. The Memphis-based global
transportation and logistics company is mobilizing its disaster
relief program through its existing relationships with Direct
Relief, Heart to Heart International, Water Missions International,
American Red Cross and The Salvation Army.
“FedEx is committed to responding to the aftermath of the
earthquake in Nepal,” said Frederick W. Smith, chairman and CEO of
FedEx Corp. “Working together with international relief
organizations, we are utilizing our global transportation network
to assist in this massive recovery effort.”
Through the company’s monetary and transportation contribution,
FedEx will transport life-saving medical supplies and medicines,
shelter, and water treatment systems to Nepal. Specific
contributions include:
- Transporting on behalf of Direct Relief
large volumes of IV solutions, medicines, surgical supplies, and
other medical essentials requested and approved by Nepal’s Ministry
of Health and Population.
- Sponsoring Heart to Heart
International’s mobile medical clinic, which contains tents, vital
medicines, medical supplies, portable medical equipment,
communication equipment, non-perishable food and water purification
systems.
- Transporting 12 large Living Water
Treatment Systems, 31 potable water chlorinators and 12 large water
tanks on behalf of Water Missions International. Combined, these
systems will provide fresh water for up to 370,000 people per
day.
- Providing a $250,000 cash donation to
the American Red Cross, which works directly with the Nepal Red
Cross Society.
- Presenting The Salvation Army with a
$50,000 cash donation.
“In response to enormous human tragedy in Nepal, Direct Relief
is working to ensure that more lives are not put at risk by
providing emergency medical aid to the country’s Ministry of Health
and to local partners we have worked with for several years,” said
Thomas Tighe, president and CEO of Direct Relief. “The
extraordinary step FedEx has taken in making this aircraft and its
amazing team available is a powerful force-multiplier to the
humanitarian effort underway.”
To learn more about FedEx disaster relief efforts in Nepal,
visit http://about.van.fedex.com/blog/nepal-earthquake/.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $47 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 325,000
team members to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. For more information, visit
news.fedex.com.
FedEx Corp.Media Relations:Gretchen Mathis,
901-434-5701gretchen.mathis@fedex.com
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