Harris Corporation Donates $10,000 to New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity
January 21 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company employees help build Habitat for Humanity home NEW ORLEANS,
Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an
international communications and information technology company,
has donated $10,000 to the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity to
assist with the rebuilding of homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
The check was presented during a reception sponsored by Harris
during the annual American Meteorological Society (AMS) conference
being held January 20 through 24 in New Orleans. Guests at the
Harris reception also made voluntary donations to the effort.
Harris is a leading supplier of weather systems to the Federal
Aviation Administration and other customers. The company provided
communications equipment and personnel to recovery efforts in the
Gulf Coast Region in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina's
destruction. In addition, a number of Harris employees attending
the AMS Conference traveled to New Orleans early to participate in
construction of a Habitat home on January 18. The New Orleans Area
Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH), celebrating 25 years of building
homes in New Orleans, is leading an unprecedented rebuilding effort
in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. During 2008, NOAHH plans to build
hundreds of new homes in the New Orleans area. "Hurricane Katrina
was one of the defining meteorological events of our time and we
are proud to be able to assist the New Orleans Area Habitat for
Humanity in its efforts to rebuild the homes and lives of people
affected by the storm," said Jeremy Wensinger, group president of
Harris Government Communications Systems. "We extend our
appreciation to our industry partners and to AMS for their support
of this event, as well as to all individuals who donated their own
time and money to help the residents of New Orleans." Established
in 1976, Habitat for Humanity International has built and
rehabilitated more than 225,000 homes worldwide for families in
need, sheltered more than 1,000,000 people in more than 3,000
communities worldwide, and continues to become a true world leader
in addressing the needs and issues associated with providing
affordable housing. Harris employees support ongoing Habitat for
Humanity efforts in U.S. cities where the company has major
operations. About Harris Corporation Harris is an international
communications and information technology company serving
government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue
of over $4 billion and 16,000 employees - including nearly 7,000
engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing
best-in-class assured communications(TM) products, systems, and
services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation
CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Harris Government Communications Systems,
+1-321-727-6514, , or Jim Burke, +1-321-727-9131, , or Marc
Raimondi, Harris Corporation - Washington, D.C., +1-703-739-1738, ,
all of Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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