ANAHEIM, Calif., June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On
Wednesday, June 19, United Airlines
employees reached a milestone of 1 million meals packed for charity
partner Rise Against Hunger, a global non-profit, working to end
hunger by providing food and life-changing aid to the world's most
vulnerable and create a global commitment to mobilize critical
resources. The millionth meal was packed during the airline's
annual sales conference in Anaheim,
Calif. this week. This achievement is part of United's
commitment to global community engagement as well as lifting up
communities in crisis after disaster.
"Packing 1 million meals is a monumental milestone and as a
global airline we are thrilled to partner with Rise Against Hunger
to make an impact in communities in need across the world," said
Jake Cefolia, United's senior vice
president of worldwide sales. "Our annual sales conference brought
together more than 800 United team members from 53 countries,
providing us with an incredible opportunity for an impactful
service project."
During the packing event, United employees assembled 100,000
meals to reach the goal of 1 million meals packed by the airline in
partnership with Rise Against Hunger. The meal packs included
enriched rice, soy protein, dried vegetables and 23 essential
vitamins and nutrients to provide a comprehensive array of
micronutrients. The airline plans to continue engaging even more
employees with Rise Against Hunger throughout the year, with plans
to pack a minimum of ninety thousand more meals by the end of
2019.
"United Airlines and their employees have been an integral part
of our movement to end world hunger," said Kate Day, interim CEO & President, Rise
Against Hunger. "Through financial commitment and bringing together
over 4,000 global employees to package 1 million meals, United has
helped nourish the lives of 10,000 people in critical need for a
full year in communities across South and Central America, Africa and Asia."
As the official airline partner of Rise Against Hunger, United
employees have been packing meals for the organization since 2017.
Employees from around the world have spent more than five thousand
hours volunteering through meal packing and meal distribution
events. Countries of impact have included Nicaragua, India, Zambia, Haiti, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Honduras among others.
Every customer. Every flight. Every
day.
In 2019, United is focusing more than ever on its commitment to
its customers, looking at every aspect of its business to ensure
that the carrier keeps customers' best interests at the heart of
its service. In addition to today's announcement, United recently
announced that luxury skincare line Sunday
Riley will make products exclusively for United customers to
experience in amenity kits, released a re-imagined version of the
most downloaded app in the airline industry, introduced
ConnectionSaver, a new tool dedicated to improving the experience
for customers connecting from one United flight to the next and
made DIRECTV free for every passenger on 211 aircraft, offering
more than 100 channels on seat back monitors on more than 30,000
seats.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the
World." We are more focused than ever on our commitment to
customers through a series of innovations and improvements designed
to help build a great experience: Every customer. Every flight.
Every day. Together, United Airlines and United Express operate
approximately 4,900 flights a day to 355 airports across five
continents. In 2018, United and United Express operated more than
1.7 million flights carrying more than 158 million customers.
United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route
network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, New
York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 779 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 569
regional aircraft. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193
countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter and Instagram or connect on
Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental
Holdings, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
About Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief
organization, aims to show the world that it is, in fact, possible
to end hunger by the year 2030. With 28 U.S. locations and five
international offices, the organization is committed to nourishing
lives, providing emergency aid, empowering communities and growing
the hunger movement. Rise Against Hunger has facilitated meal
packaging of nearly 500 million meals to be distributed to 74
countries around the world.
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