CHICAGO, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA]
today announced $700,000
in grants from the Boeing Charitable Trust to help local
communities with the ongoing humanitarian and environmental crisis
caused by wildfires burning along the West Coast of the United States. Boeing is providing
$500,000 to the American Red Cross to
support its fire relief efforts in Washington, Oregon and California.
"On behalf of Boeing employees across the globe, we extend our
heartfelt sympathies to all those impacted by the West Coast
wildfires," said Boeing President and CEO David Calhoun. "As these wildfires have ravaged
the Western United States, the
American Red Cross has stepped up to answer the call at this
critical moment of need, and we are happy to support them in their
critical work. Through our partnership with the Red Cross, we will
help bring recovery and relief efforts to those who have been
displaced – and whose lives have been impacted – by these
destructive fires."
Additionally, Boeing is donating $200,000 to provide food assistance in these
states where significant numbers of the company's employees live
and work. $100,000 is being given to
Northwest Harvest in Washington,
and $50,000 apiece to the Oregon Food
Bank and Redwood Empire Food Bank in California.
"Thousands of our families, friends and neighbors have been
displaced around the west," said Stan
Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and
the company's senior executive in the region. "We are committed to
helping them through this exceptionally challenging time."
Boeing's grant to the Red Cross will provide shelter, food and
essentials for those who have been displaced from their homes due
to the wildfires. These funds will also assist in the ongoing
evacuation and aid delivery response in impacted communities.
"The Red Cross is working around the clock to help hundreds of
thousands of people forced to evacuate from their homes due to the
California, Oregon and Washington wildfires. We have taken extra
safety precautions due to the pandemic to ensure people feel safe
as we support the communities impacted by the wildfires," said
Don Herring, chief development
officer at the American Red Cross. "We are extremely grateful for
Boeing's support, which allows us to provide shelter, food and
comfort to help people in need."
Consistent with Boeing employee gift match programs, the company
will also match qualifying employee contributions made to eligible
nonprofits for wildfire relief efforts.
Media Contacts:
Jessica Kowal (Washington and Oregon): jessica.m.kowal@boeing.com
Tiffany Pitts (California): tiffany.l.pitts@boeing.com
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