GM announces $100,000 contribution to Haiti relief efforts
 

DETROIT (Jan. 13, 2010) - The General Motors Foundation approved an immediate $100,000 contribution on Wednesday that will go toward the American Red Cross relief fund to help earthquake-stricken Haiti. GM, Hendrick Motorsports manufacturer, also has provided a direct web-link that employees can conveniently access from their desktop work stations to contribute personally to the Red Cross disaster fund.

"As one of the world's largest car companies, doing our part to contribute aid to Haiti is not about business but our obligation to our fellow man," said Ed Whitacre, GM chairman and CEO. "There is remarkable compassion among GM employees, and I know that same spirit will make a difference in helping the Haiti relief effort."


Since its inception in 2000, GM Global Aid has facilitated more than $15 million in donations for disaster relief worldwide. Through this program, GM and its national and international business units and the GM Foundation can quickly direct vehicles, services, or supplies, as well as monetary contributions, to charitable organizations assisting in local disaster relief efforts. An essential component of GM's disaster relief efforts is that which allows GM employees and others worldwide to contribute funds to disaster relief efforts. Donations from the GM Global Aid fund come from the GM Foundation, which was created in Nov. 4, 1976. As such, none of the funds being donated are from TARP money.

Nice :)

:thumbsup:

Are they sending cash, or equipment like trucks?

Well. Sending Federal aid and the Marines. Isn't that the same thing. It all comes from the same place. :sm0:Tax dollars. :yikes:

Well if $100,000 from GM is good; so compared with their income lvl I should send some pocket lint to Haiti. But not the real fluffy stuff, the hard crusty bits in the very corner.

just sayin ;)

yeah seems to be the going rate for donations to disaster victims these days. They donated the same amount where I work too. But there was one disaster they only donated $25,000 for and I was like WTF.... Because this company has spent over $20,000 just flying me across the country in one year...

but yeah, at least GM is donating something. They are in major debt, you can't expect a company that just had bankruptcy to donate $1,000,000 or anything...

UMMMmm.......I think they are in debt so you will need to put it on your credit card, there is a link somewhere....just sayin.

A nice gesture...Any word on what the Asian carmakers have donated?

So in other words, WE donated 100k.

Your net income has been negative since 2004?

Exactly. :laugh:

Well, look at it this way... that 100k will go for something useful like food, shelter, medical supplies and so on.

It could have gone for fuel for the company jet. Bonus for an executive... and so on and so on. :rolleyes:

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