WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 11, 2016 /CNW/ -- Spirit AeroSystems and its
employees are contributing $30,000 to
the American Red Cross for flood relief efforts in North Carolina. Almost 600 people work at
Spirit's facility in Kinston,
N.C., building fuselage sections and wing spar components
for the Airbus A350 XWB.
"This natural disaster hit close to home," said John Beilman, chair of the Kinston Good Neighbor
Fund. "Thousands of people in this region have been affected by the
widespread flooding and will need help with cleanup. This is
exactly what the Spirit Good Neighbor Fund was designed to do —
provide help to our friends, neighbors, co-workers and communities
when they need it most."
Spirit's employee-run Good Neighbor Fund (GNF) contributes to
nonprofit organizations in U.S. communities where the company
operates and is funded entirely through employee contributions.
Both the Kinston and Wichita Good
Neighbor Funds contributed to the North
Carolina flood relief effort, and Spirit matched the GNF
gift dollar for dollar.
At this time, it is unknown how many Spirit employees were
personally impacted by the flooding. Spirit's Kinston site was shut down for more than 48
hours due to loss of power from Hurricane Matthew. Power was
restored Monday and employees began returning to work Monday
evening.
On the web: www.spiritaero.com
On Twitter: @SpiritAero
About Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both
commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates
sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's
core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing
components for the world's premier
aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses
on affordable, innovative
composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers
around the globe. More information is available
at www.SpiritAero.com.
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