ATLANTA and PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, April 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) completed its 13th Global Build with Habitat for
Humanity this week with the construction of six homes in
Chulavista, a small community 35
miles north of Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico. Sixty-five volunteers participated in the joint
build with Delta's alliance partner Aeromexico – a lineup of 45
Delta employees from 23 stations across five countries, two
SkyMiles customers, two Delta retirees and 16 Aeromexico
employees.
The effort marks the first in a series of 2017 Delta and Habitat
for Humanity initiatives, including a second Global Build in
Mexico slated for October, where a
volunteer team will return to the community of Chulavista to build six additional homes. In
addition, Delta volunteers will build seven homes across U.S.
cities this fall, including Atlanta, Los
Angeles, Minneapolis,
New York City and Seattle, marking Delta homes 242 through 248
in partnership with Habitat for Humanity throughout the airline's
15-plus years of support. Delta's partnership with Habitat for
Humanity supports the airline's commitment to contribute 1 percent
of its net income from the previous year to key charitable
organizations.
"As a global carrier, we continue to expand our long-standing
partnership with Habitat for Humanity across global communities and
2017 will be a remarkable year for deepening this commitment," said
Tad Hutcheson, Delta's Managing
Director – Community Engagement. "There is no greater testament to
the Delta Difference than our employees, customers and partners
coming together to build a stronger community."
The joint Delta and Aeromexico team worked alongside future
Habitat homeowners in Chulavista
to begin the early construction of six new homes. Volunteers
constructed the foundation, bathroom, kitchen facilities and two
rooms. Habitat for Humanity Mexico will provide families with the
training and guidance to complete their new home with help from
local volunteers, architects and engineers.
"This effort marks Delta and Aeromexico's third Delta Global
Build together and complements 23 years of partnership," said
Mike Medeiros, Aeromexico's Chief
Operating Officer, who participated in the build. "A commitment to
serving others and giving back to the communities where we live,
work and serve is a shared core value among both Delta and
Aeromexico. This build allows us to deepen our servant leadership
model, while working together for families in Chulavista."
For the seventh consecutive year, a SkyMiles customer who bid
for the opportunity to participate through Delta's SkyMiles
Experiences online auction was embedded as a volunteer. Diamond
Medallion member Ron Berg from
Edina, Minn., won the experience
with a bid of 321,000 miles, and was joined by his wife,
Julie Berg.
"The extraordinary commitment of partners like Delta helps
families break the barriers to securing decent and affordable
housing," said Colleen Finn
Ridenhour, senior vice president of Development at Habitat
for Humanity International. "We are grateful for the continuous
support of Delta and its employees to make a difference in helping
families around the world have a decent place to live."
The latest homes in Mexico
marked Delta's 236 through 241 home builds across 12 countries in
partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Employees have previously
participated in Delta Global Builds in Argentina, Chile, China,
the Dominican Republic,
Ghana, India, Mexico, the
Philippines, South Africa
and Thailand.
Delta and Aeromexico collectively offer 75 codeshare
destinations that represent over 1,000 daily flights in six
countries.
About Delta
Delta Air Lines serves more than 180
million customers each year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune's
top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most
admired airline for the sixth time in seven years. Additionally,
Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline
survey for an unprecedented six consecutive years. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 322 destinations in 58 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000
employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800
aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global
alliance and participates in the industry's leading
transatlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia
as well as a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its
worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than
15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including
Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de
Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has
invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products
and services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in
the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on
the Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub,
Google.com/+Delta, and Facebook.com/delta.
About Habitat for Humanity
Driven by the vision that
everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity has
grown from a grassroots effort that began on a community farm in
southern Georgia in 1976 to a
global nonprofit housing organization in nearly 1,400 communities
across the U.S. and in over 70 countries. People partner with
Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call
home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside
volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial
support, volunteering, or adding a voice to support affordable
housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability
and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves.
Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit habitat.org.
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