Target Pledges up to $1 Million for Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts
September 11 2017 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Retailer will provide assistance to its team,
along with financial resources and in-kind product donations to
national and local relief organizations
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) announced today that the company
is committing up to $1 million in cash and in-kind donations to
support communities impacted by Hurricane Irma. The donations will
benefit Target team members, as well as national, local and
international relief organizations that are committed to providing
support for those impacted by the disaster. This donation is in
addition to the $3.5 million that the company committed last week
to Hurricane Harvey relief.
“In the wake of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, I have been
moved by the remarkable outpouring of support and commitment from
people around the country. While we’re in the earliest stages of
relief along the Gulf Coast and southeastern United States, we’ll
stand with our Target team and be there to support the community on
the long road to recovery,” said Target CEO and chairman Brian
Cornell. “Similar to Hurricane Harvey, we know that providing the
financial resources and products that families need is the greatest
impact Target can make. Target today is proud to commit up to $1
million to be there for our team, guests and communities through
this difficult time.”
As the company did with Hurricane Harvey, Target will provide
resources and support to assist impacted team members and their
families. The company set up a disaster relief fund last week,
administered by Global Impact, to support Target team members and
will continue to match employee donations dollar-for-dollar up to
$1 million. Target team members will have the option to donate to
Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma or both relief funds when they
donate. For team members working at stores that are currently
closed, Target will offer team members shifts at neighboring Target
stores and to pay eligible team members while locations are
closed.
In addition to the resources provided to Target team members,
Target will donate up to $1 million to several national, local and
international community organizations that focus on community
relief. The donation includes:
- Up to $500,000 for the American Red
Cross. The donation will include $250,000 in cash and in-kind
product donations, as well as up to $250,000 that Target will
provide to match donations that its guests make to The American Red
Cross. Guests can donate here.
- $100,000 for Habitat for Humanity to
support the organization’s efforts to rebuild homes across the
southeast.
- $300,000 to national local relief
organizations, including the Salvation Army, to help them purchase
the supplies and essentials (like water, food and baby supplies)
they need to assist with recovery efforts.
- $50,000 each to UNICEF and Save The
Children to aid international communities impacted by Hurricane
Irma.
In the days leading up to Hurricane Irma’s U.S. landfall, Target
closed more than 120 stores and four distribution facilities for
the safety of its team and guests. Stores in Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina and distribution facilities in Florida and Georgia
will reopen on a case-by-case basis, taking into account guest and
team member safety and potential property damage.
Target’s distribution team members worked tirelessly before the
storm hit to get products to stores as quickly as possible and help
guests get the supplies they need for their families. The company
shipped nearly three million bottles of water to stores, along with
more than 45,000 packages of batteries and nearly 20,000
flashlights. When the distribution facilities reopen later this
week, Target’s supply chain teams will immediately begin pushing
products to impacted Target stores, including some trailers that
were pre-loaded to distribute before the hurricane hit.
A full list of location closures can be found here.
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests
at 1,816 stores and at Target.com. Since 1946, Target has given 5
percent of its profit to communities, which today equals millions
of dollars a week. For more information, visit
Target.com/Pressroom. For a behind-the-scenes look at Target, visit
Target.com/abullseyeview or follow @TargetNews on Twitter.
For more information, visit Target.com/Pressroom.
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