ATLANTA, Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air
Lines (NYSE: DAL) employees from across the country will build or
renovate affordable, single family homes in partnership with
Habitat for Humanity International this fall.
The annual builds will take place in six cities, including
Delta's hubs in Atlanta,
Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York
City, Seattle and Los Angeles. More than 2,400 Delta
employees will participate in the projects, which began
Sept. 7 and will continue through
Nov. 17.
"Delta is invested in giving back and making a difference in the
communities where our employees live, work and serve," said
Tad Hutcheson, Delta's Managing
Director – Community Affairs. "I am proud of our employees for
donating their valued time and talents to help build homes in
partnership with families from coast to coast."
An infographic highlighting the 2016 builds is available
here.
Projects include an all-Habitat development for military
veterans and their families in Seattle; a home in Atlanta funded through TechOps' oil recycling
initiative and two additional homes built side-by-side in
Atlanta's Westside; and a home in
Minneapolis-St. Paul funded by
Delta's on-board recycling program. Additionally, Delta employees
will help rehab a home in Queens, New
York, and a home in Los
Angeles. The Los Angeles
project will mark Delta's first build inside the city limits.
Delta employees have helped build or rehab 227 Habitat homes in
12 countries around the world. The domestic builds will mark homes
228-235 for Delta. Habitat is one of Delta's core community
partners as it acknowledges the need for safe, decent and
affordable shelter around the globe.
Earlier this year, Delta announced it will contribute 1 percent
of its net income from the previous year to key charitable
organizations, including Habitat for Humanity. This commitment will
be fulfilled through cash contributions and in-kind travel, as well
as grants from The Delta Air Lines Foundation. In 2016, Delta is
projected to give $37 million to
charitable organizations worldwide.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Driven by the
vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for
Humanity has grown from a grassroots effort that began on a
community farm in southern Georgia
in 1976 to a global nonprofit housing organization in nearly 1,400
communities across the U.S. and in over 70 countries. People
partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they
can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes
alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through
financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support
affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the
strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better
lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more,
visit habitat.org.
About Delta
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million
customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50
Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fifth time in six years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
an unprecedented five consecutive years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer
service to 321 destinations in 56 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta
employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a
mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding
member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the
industry's leading transatlantic joint venture with Air
France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin
Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers
customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets
including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita.
Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities,
global products and services, and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as
delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and
Facebook.com/delta.
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