DALLAS, Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today
announced it is donating more than $500,000 to charitable organizations across the
nation thanks to the carrier's 33rd Annual LUV Classic
Golf Tournament.
Supporting Children's Charities
The carrier continues
its support of children facing serious illness by helping
organizations with dollars they can use to improve the lives of
kids who are receiving treatment. Following the successful golf
tournament, and thanks to the generous donations of sponsors and
participants, Southwest donated the following:
Make-A-Wish®: $150,000
University of California San
Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco:
$100,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities®: $100,000
Ronald McDonald House of
Cincinnati: $75,000
Ronald McDonald House of
Hawaii: $50,000
With this year's donations to Ronald McDonald Houses, Southwest
has now donated to a Ronald McDonald House in every state the
carrier serves*
*Southwest has announced its intention to serve Hawaii, subject to requisite governmental
approvals.
To celebrate Southwest's 33rd annual tournament, the
carrier held a 33 FORE 33 drawing allowing one of its platinum
level sponsors to choose a children's charity to receive a
$33,000 donation on behalf of the
33rd annual LUV Classic. This year's winner,
Coca-Cola®, chose the Children's Miracle Network as its
organization to receive the donation.
In total, the carrier has donated more than $17,500,000 to charities across North America since starting the tournament in
1985.
"We are honored to be able to provide much needed funding to
organizations that are making a huge impact across the United States," said Laurie Barnett, Southwest's Managing Director of
Communications and Outreach. "We look forward to seeing our
partners put the dollars to good use as they help provide for
children who are sick and for families and caretakers who put
everything on hold while caring for their loved ones. At Southwest,
it is in our DNA to give back to communities where our People and
Customers live and work."
In addition to the cash donations, 260 Employees volunteered
more than 2,100 hours at this year's LUV Classic, earning each of
the 2018 recipients six roundtrip flight tickets through
Southwest's "Tickets for Time" program. This program allows
each Southwest Airlines Employee who volunteers a certain amount of
time in a year to earn roundtrip tickets for a nonprofit
organization of their choice to use for fundraising efforts or
transportation needs. Click here to learn more about Southwest's
community outreach programs and how the Company encourages
Employees to give back to their communities.
If you are interested in learning more about how you can support
next year's tournament, which is scheduled for Oct. 11, 2019, visit this link.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
In its 48th year of
service, Dallas-based Southwest
Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from
other air carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by
more than 58,000 Employees to a Customer base topping 120 million
passengers annually. Southwest became the nation's largest domestic
air carrier in 2003 and maintains that ranking based on the U.S.
Department of Transportation's most recent reporting of domestic
originating passengers boarded. In peak travel seasons, Southwest
operates more than 4,000 weekday departures among a network of 99
destinations in the United States
and 10 additional countries. Southwest has announced its intention
to serve Hawaii, subject to
requisite governmental approvals.
Southwest coined Transfarency® to describe its
purposed philosophy of treating Customers honestly and fairly, and
low fares actually staying low. Southwest is the only major U.S.
airline to offer bags fly free® to everyone (first
and second checked pieces of luggage, size and weight limits apply,
some carriers offer free checked bags on select routes or in
qualified circumstances), and there are no change fees, though fare
differences might apply.
Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online at Southwest
Airlines or by phone at 800-I-FLY-SWA.
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