BENTON HARBOR, Mich.,
Jan. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Whirlpool Corporation is celebrating the conclusion of its
first-ever Global Habitat Build Project -- a project which
engaged more than 200 Whirlpool Corporation employee volunteers in
14 Habitat for Humanity home build projects in eight countries. The
project was coordinated to recognize the many contributions of the
company's former CEO, Jeff Fettig,
who stepped down as CEO on October 31
of this year, and to celebrate the 17-year partnership between
Habitat for Humanity International and Whirlpool Corporation.
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"What better way to recognize the standard of giving back set by
our Chairman and former CEO, Jeff
Fettig, than to collectively build homes around the world in
his honor," said Jeff Noel, the
corporate vice president of communications & public affairs for
Whirlpool Corporation. "At the same time, we're celebrating our
long-standing relationship with Habitat for Humanity. Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity
International, gave his time to hammer nails alongside our
employees, honoring our collaborative work building homes and
positively impacting society for nearly two decades."
Throughout the fall of 2017, Whirlpool Corporation's Global
Habitat Build Project included home builds in the following cities:
New Delhi; Pondicherry,
India; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Guangzhou,
China; Warsaw, Poland;
Sao Paulo; Bogotá, Colombia; Buenos
Aires, Argentina; Monterrey,
Mexico; Bloomington, Ind.,
U.S.; Marion, Ohio, U.S.; and
Benton Harbor, Mich., U.S.
Since 1999, Whirlpool Corporation's partnership with Habitat for
Humanity International has supported the organization's work
through product donations, financial contributions, and
volunteerism on the part of Whirlpool Corporation employees.
In more than 17 years of partnership with Habitat for Humanity,
Whirlpool Corporation has:
- Developed active programs in more than 45 countries
- Committed more than $101 million
in funding
- Helped improve the lives of more than 100,000 families around
the world through new construction or home repair projects
- Engaged more than 8,000 Whirlpool Corporation employees in
volunteer efforts
- Donated more than 184,000 ranges and refrigerators to new
Habitat homes in the United States
and Canada
- Sponsored more than 175 homes around the world
- Donated appliance products to nearly 76,000 Habitat families in
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
- Donated more than 46,000 appliances to Habitat Humanity ReStore
retail outlets
More information on Whirlpool Corporation's work with Habitat
for Humanity is available here.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the number one major appliance
manufacturer in the world, with approximately $21 billion in annual sales, 93,000 employees and
70 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2016. The
company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag,
Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht,
Jenn-Air, Indesit and other major brand names in
nearly every country throughout the world. Additional information
about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com, or find us on
Twitter at @WhirlpoolCorp.
SOURCE Whirlpool Corporation