MOLINE, Ill., Oct. 6, 2017 /CNW/ -- Deere & Company
(NYSE: DE) will make a $1 million
cash donation to support Habitat Hammers Back, a long-term recovery
initiative organized by Habitat for Humanity International to help
repair and rebuild communities ravaged by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma
and Maria.
"Habitat for Humanity has many years of experience helping
families build back after disasters, providing longer-term,
sustained efforts to help people and communities recover," said
Samuel R. Allen, chairman and CEO of
Deere & Company. "Deere and its employees, dealers, and
customers have already and will continue to be involved in these
efforts."
The $1 million commitment to
Habitat Hammers Back is another step in the response by Deere and
its Foundation to the hurricane disasters, including:
- An annual $500,000 contribution
by the John Deere Foundation to the American Red Cross Annual
Disaster Giving Program that helps the Red Cross pre-position
supplies, secure shelters, maintain vehicles and train volunteers,
so response can begin immediately.
- Personal employee contributions of more than $100,000 to the Red Cross, local food banks, and
other aid organizations – a total matched by the John Deere
Foundation.
- Deployment of heavy equipment by John Deere's business
divisions and dealers to help in the recovery efforts.
Habitat's three-phase disaster response focuses on immediate
relief, community stabilization and long-term recovery. The
organization is in its immediate response phase – including damage
assessments and clean-up – in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean. Deere will encourage and organize
individuals and teams of employees to support the recovery efforts
through the company's employee volunteer program.
Habitat has been responding to disasters since 1997 and to date
has helped more than 230,000 families in 52 countries through its
disaster response work. Following Hurricane Katrina, Habitat
organizations along the Gulf Coast built more than 6,000 homes and
removed debris and cleaned more than 2,500 homes in preparation for
rehabilitation. Habitat also mounted responses to Superstorm Sandy,
tornadoes through the South and Midwest, and earthquakes and
typhoons overseas.
Deere & Company (www.JohnDeere.com) is a world
leader in providing advanced products and services for customers
whose work is linked to the land - those who cultivate, harvest,
transform, enrich and build upon the land to meet the world's
dramatically increasing need for food, fuel, shelter and
infrastructure.
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