WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Six grants from
the Spirit AeroSystems Charity Golf Classic will contribute
$105,000 to nonprofit organizations
in Kansas, Oklahoma and North
Carolina.
The 2015 grant recipients are:
Kansas Food Bank - $30,000
Community Food Bank of East Oklahoma - $20,000
Mary's Kitchen Food Bank of North Carolina - $10,000
Real Men Real Heroes - $15,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas - $20,000
Rainbows United - $10,000
The annual Spirit Charity Golf Classic event raises money for
nonprofit organizations in Spirit communities and builds
relationships with Spirit's supplier partners. Since its founding
in 2011, the classic has raised $700,000 for charity. Funds raised at the annual
event support children's charities providing educational
opportunities and hunger relief programs.
"The money raised at the Spirit Charity Golf Classic will
improve lives," said Alan Young,
Spirit vice president, Global Supply Chain Management and chief
procurement officer. "These organizations do valuable work in the
communities where we live and work. We look forward to seeing them
make a difference with these grants."
The fifth annual Spirit Charity Golf Classic was held
Aug. 27, 2015. The private event
recognizes Spirit AeroSystems suppliers with a day of golf and
hospitality events while raising money for charitable
organizations.
Checks were presented to recipients at an event held at Spirit
AeroSystems headquarters Dec. 1.
Spirit will also present checks at manufacturing locations in
Oklahoma and North Carolina.
On the Web: www.spiritaero.com
On Twitter: @SpiritAero
About Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Spirit AeroSystems,
with headquarters in Wichita,
Kan., USA, is one of the world's largest non-OEM designers
and manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial aircraft. In
addition to its Wichita and
Chanute facilities in Kansas, Spirit has locations in Tulsa and McAlester,
Okla.; Kinston, N.C.;
Prestwick, Scotland; Subang,
Malaysia; and Saint-Nazaire,
France. In the U.S., Spirit's core
products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components.
Additionally, Spirit provides aftermarket customer support
services, including spare parts, maintenance/repair/overhaul, and
fleet support services in North
America, Europe and
Asia. Spirit Europe produces wing components for a host of
customers, including Airbus.
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