Vehicles, Cash and Matching Funds to American Red Cross
DETROIT, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors today announced that the
GM Foundation and GMAC will make a combined immediate cash donation of
$400,000 to the American Red Cross Hurricane 2005 Relief Fund in support of
relief work in parts of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida devastated
by Hurricane Katrina. The GM Foundation has pledged up to an additional
$250,000 in matching funds for contributions made to the Hurricane 2005 Relief
Fund by GM and GMAC employees through the company's Global Aid Disaster Relief
website (http://www.gmability.com ).
In addition to financial support, the GM family will provide additional
relief support and aid to storm victims:
* GM is making available more than 25 cars and trucks for use by the
American Red Cross in relief efforts throughout the affected areas. These
vehicles, along with three Hummer H2s donated to the Red Cross last year and
the 10 other vehicles already in use following last month's strike of
Hurricane Dennis in Pensacola, are offered to the Red Cross for use in
transporting volunteers, food, water and medical supplies.
* OnStar has opened up its full range of services for its customers based
in or traveling in Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and
Kentucky. All OnStar customers in these states are getting immediate
assistance with routing requests, hotel reservations, weather updates, gas
station directions, contacting relatives and emergency communication with
public safety providers.
* The GM facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, is working with the local
American Red Cross chapter to collect needed supplies of bedding for the many
evacuees entering the area and expected to remain for an extended period of
time.
* GMAC will work closely with all its impacted customers in auto finance,
insurance and mortgage units. Customers are urged to contact customer service
or their branch offices where they will be assisted on a case-by-case basis.
Reports of fatalities, injuries and property destruction continue to mount
following the storm that struck yesterday and earlier last week.
"It may be days or weeks before the full extent of the destruction from
Hurricane Katrina is known, but in the meantime, GM, the GM Foundation and
GMAC will act now to help the American Red Cross bring relief to the victims
of this devastating storm," said Rod Gillum, GM Vice President Corporate
Responsibility and Diversity, and Chairman of the GM Foundation. "We invite
GM and GMAC employees everywhere to continue their proven tradition of
supporting disaster relief efforts by contributing online to the Red Cross
Hurricane 2005 Relief Fund."
The GM Foundation was established in 1976 to support the philanthropic
interests and business priorities of General Motors Corporation. In 2004,
worldwide contributions by GM and the GM Foundation totaled $68 million.
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been
the global industry sales leader since 1931. Founded in 1908, GM today
employs about 317,000 people around the world. It has manufacturing
operations in 32 countries and its vehicles are sold in 200 countries. In
2004, GM sold nearly 9 million cars and trucks globally, up 4 percent and the
second-highest total in the company's history. GM's global headquarters are
at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit. More information on GM can be found
at http://www.gm.com .
SOURCE General Motors Corporation
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