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FedEx provides support for Hurricane Sandy relief

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, 4:49pm

A FedEx-sponsored Salvation Army Disaster Response Unit

(DRU) is now serving those in need on hard-hit Staten Island. In 2006, FedEx began an initiative with The Salvation Army in support of their network of DRUs. These vehicles are mobile canteen trucks that can each feed 2,500 people a day.

FedEx and Direct Relief International

FedEx Corp. announced this week that the company is donating $50,000 cash and $100,000 in-kind transportation services to Direct Relief for Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery efforts

Source: Direct Relief International

The Salvation Army gives thanks

The Salvation Army thanks supporters for ongoing relief efforts along the East Coast following Hurricane Sandy’s devastating blow.

Source: blog.salvationarmyusa.org

Because of supporters like FedEx

The Salvation Army has served hundreds of thousands meals via several service sites and mobile canteens

Source: blog.salvationarmyusa.org

FedEx provides funding for Heart to Heart

FedEx provides annual funding for Heart to Heart in support of the Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) which is being put to good use in the wake of Sandy. Currently, the MMU is parked at a Red Cross shelter at Manhasset High School in Manhasset, NY. The shelter is serving 300 clients with 200 more expected soon. The MMU is staffed with doctors, medics, nurses, social workers and law enforcement representatives.

Source: FedEx

FedEx relief shipments

The first in-kind FedEx relief shipments began arriving early on November 1 at the Salvation Army staging location in Brooklyn, NY. The first of many shipments included 2,000 hygiene kits. Half will go to Nassau County and half to Suffolk County on Long Island.

Source: FedEx

FedEx Corp. announced this week that the company is donating $50,000 cash and $100,000 in-kind transportation services to Direct Relief for Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery efforts. The donations are part of a generous $1.2 million commitment in support of a handful of humanitarian organizations providing emergency relief. Read more in Joe Birch's article here.