DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund Sends Relief to Florida Tornado Victims; Donates $25,000 and Tons of Food Via Convoy of Dodge R
16 Février 2007 - 4:20PM
PR Newswire (US)
- Chrysler Group responds to Florida residents devastated by
tornadoes in central Florida AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 16
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund is
assisting the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida by
donating $50,000 to Second Harvest -- $25,000 in food and $25,000
in cash -- to assist residents affected by the recent tornadoes.
"The DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund has a history of being a
'Good Neighbor and Good Citizen' and helping communities in good
times and bad," said Frank Fountain, Chrysler Group Senior Vice
President of External Affairs and Public Policy and President of
the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund. "The donation to Second
Harvest is an example of supporting communities where we live and
do business." Both the Orlando Business Center and the Parts
Distribution Center (PDC) support Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge
dealerships in Florida, Alabama, eastern Tennessee, Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina. "When the employees of the Chrysler
Group Orlando Business Center and PDC heard about the devastation
in Central Florida, we quickly responded," said Erwin Raphael,
Chrysler Group Director - Retail Sales Promotions Southeast
Business Center. "With the assistance of the DaimlerChrysler
Corporation Fund we were able to coordinate this significant
donation." On February 2, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes struck
a wide area of central Florida. More than 15 people were killed;
homes, businesses and religious institutions were completely
destroyed; and 20,000 residents were left without power and with
limited access to food. In response, the DaimlerChrysler
Corporation Fund quickly coordinated a convoy of eight Dodge Rams
to deliver $25,000 worth of food and a $25,000 cash donation to
Second Harvest. The Dodge Ram convoy, led by an escort from the
Orlando Police Department, will leave from DaimlerChrysler's
Orlando PDC and deliver the food supplies to Second Harvest at 11
a.m. today. Joining the caravan will be a truck from Second Harvest
carrying the balance of the donated food. The food donation will be
followed by a check presentation ceremony at noon. "It only took a
few moments for entire neighborhoods to be literally wiped off the
map," said Dave Krepcho, Executive Director of Second Harvest Food
Bank of Central Florida. "The relief effort has now turned to
recovery for these families, and this incredible support from the
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund will help our organization play an
important part in getting people on that long road back to normal."
Second Harvest will immediately distribute the food items to the
residents of central Florida. In addition, the organization will
use the monetary donation to purchase additional products and
deliver them to the agencies that Second Harvest services. Second
Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Second Harvest Food Bank
collects and distributes millions of pounds of donated food
products to more than 500 local feeding programs in our community.
These programs include emergency food pantries, shelters,
congregate meal sites, nonprofit daycare centers, and others. Last
year alone, more than 15 million pounds of food were distributed
for Central Florida's hungry children, seniors, working poor,
homeless and others in need. Dodge Brand Dodge is the Chrysler
Group's best-selling brand and the fifth largest nameplate in the
U.S. automotive market. In 2006, Dodge sold more than 1.3 million
vehicles in the global market. Dodge continues to lead the minivan
market with a 20 percent market share in the U.S. In the highly
competitive truck market, Dodge has a 15 percent market share. Last
year, Dodge entered key European volume segments with Nitro and
Caliber. Dodge Avenger will make its European debut this spring.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund The DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Fund is the primary source of charitable grants made by
DaimlerChrysler Corporation. Now in its 54th year, the Fund
annually supports hundreds of charitable organizations throughout
the United States and, increasingly, around the world. DATASOURCE:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund CONTACT: Curtrise Garner,
+1-248-512-2712, or , or David Elshoff, +1-248-512-2690, or , both
of DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund Web site:
http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/
http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/
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