FedEx Commits Additional $1 Million to Support Ongoing Hurricane and Earthquake Relief Efforts
September 28 2017 - 5:38PM
Business Wire
Gift Brings Total Commitment to $3 Million for
Disaster Relief
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has committed an additional $1 million
in cash and transportation support to deliver critical medical aid
and supplies to help communities recover after the devastating
hurricane season as well as the earthquake in Mexico. This brings
the company’s total commitment to $3 million in disaster relief
over the past few weeks. FedEx is proud to use its global network
to help numerous relief agencies respond to these unprecedented
disasters.
“The people in these hard-hit communities are in desperate need
of help. In difficult times like this, I am proud to be a part of a
company that uses its global network to provide essential, often
lifesaving resources,” said David J. Bronczek, president and chief
operating officer of FedEx Corp. “FedEx will continue to deliver
relief when and where it’s needed most.”
In advance of the storms, FedEx prepositioned relief supplies in
Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and South Florida. Since the San Juan
airport reopened, FedEx has sent two or more relief flights a day
filled with supplies for Hurricane Maria survivors.
FedEx is also working with relief agencies to deliver critical
supplies in Mexico. On board one of the relief flights—water
treatment systems that will help provide clean drinking water for
30,000 people a day.
This collaboration is part of the FedEx Cares “Delivering for
Good” initiative. The company uses its expertise in shipping and
logistics to connect organizations, communities and individuals
with the resources they need through charitable shipping and cash
donations.
For more information on our disaster relief efforts, please
visit our blog:
http://about.van.fedex.com/blog/2017-hurricane-season
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 $61 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 400,000 team members to
remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety, the highest
ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers
and communities. To learn more about how FedEx connects people and
possibilities around the world, please visit about.fedex.com.
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FedEx Media RelationsRae Lyn Rushing,
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