Target Donates $400,000 to Communities Affected by Hurricane Matthew
October 11 2016 - 2:58PM
Business Wire
Donation to aid impacted families and support
clean-up response in U.S. and Haiti
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced a donation of
$400,000 to assist communities in the U.S. and Caribbean affected
by Hurricane Matthew. The donation includes $100,000 in Target
GiftCards to be distributed by Salvation Army through the
Multi-Agency Resource Centers across Florida, Georgia and the
Carolinas, $100,000 in funds for the American Red Cross to provide
food and shelter for impacted families and enable a rapid clean-up
response, $25,000 for Team Rubicon to aid in clean-up and $25,000
in Target GiftCards for local organizations to provide essential
supplies. To support response and recovery in impacted areas of the
Caribbean, including Haiti, Target will donate $75,000 to both Save
the Children and UNICEF.
Target has more than 103 stores and 20,000 team members in the
affected areas. In addition to the monetary donation, Target stores
are also helping where they can, providing parking lot space to
FEMA and mobile response units and beginning to coordinate
volunteer efforts for the coming weeks.
“We were devastated to hear about the destruction caused by
Hurricane Matthew across the U.S. and the Caribbean. Our thoughts
are with all of those tragically affected by the storm – many of
whom are Target guests and team members,” says Laysha Ward, chief
corporate social responsibility officer, Target. “The need in these
areas is great and we’re honored to work with wonderful partners
like the Salvation Army, American Red Cross and UNICEF to help
provide relief and comfort during the storm recovery.”
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests
at 1,799 stores and at Target.com. Since 1946, Target has given 5
percent of its profit to communities, which today equals more than
$4 million a week. For more information, visit
Target.com/Pressroom. For a behind-the-scenes look at Target, visit
Target.com/abullseyeview or follow @TargetNews on Twitter.
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