{"id":219005,"date":"2010-01-19T14:14:40","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T19:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efc2f8088330120a7edc281970b"},"modified":"2010-01-19T14:14:40","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T19:14:40","slug":"business-contributions-to-haiti-relief-efforts-pass-60-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/219005","title":{"rendered":"Business Contributions to Haiti Relief Efforts Pass $60 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Wow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-body\">\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/BCLC\/Haiti_CorporateDonations\" >Business Civic Leadership Center<\/a>,\u00a0a<br \/>\nprogram of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, $61 million in corporate<br \/>\npledges had been announced (as of 3:00 p.m. EST), with 28 donors\u00a0pledging<br \/>\n$1 million or more in cash or a mix of cash and in-kind support. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Update: <\/strong>As of <strong>5:00 p.m. EST, Monday, January 18<\/strong>, corporate contributions to\u00a0relief efforts had passed <strong>$75 million<\/strong>.\u00a0Million-plus commitments include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jefco.com\/cositemgr.pl\/html\/OurFirm\/NewsRoom\/PressReleases\/2010\/201001191press.shtml\" >Jefferies &amp; Co.<\/a> ($7.5 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digicelgroup.com\/en\/digicel-in-the-community\/haiti-relief-fund\" >Digicel<\/a> ($5 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.db.com\/presse\/en\/content\/press_releases_2010_4757.htm\" >Deutsche Bank AG<\/a> ($4 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genewscenter.com\/content\/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=9431&amp;NewsAreaID=2\" >General Electric Company<\/a> ($2.5 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wwwext.amgen.com\/media\/media_pr_detail.jsp?releaseID=1375232\" >Amgen<\/a> ($2 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citigroup.com\/citi\/press\/2010\/100114d.htm\" >Citigroup<\/a> ($2 million)\n<\/li>\n<li>Cr\u00e9dit Agricole S.A. ($1.45 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/microsoftontheissues.com\/cs\/blogs\/mscorp\/archive\/2010\/01\/13\/supporting-relief-efforts-in-haiti.aspx\" >Microsoft<\/a> ($1.25 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sutterhealth.org\/about\/news\/news10_haiti_relief.html\" >Sutter Health<\/a> ($1.25 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bd.com\/contentmanager\/b_article.asp?Item_ID=24391&amp;ContentType_ID=1&amp;BusinessCode=20001&amp;d=BD+Worldwide&amp;s=&amp;dTitle=&amp;dc=&amp;dcTitle=\" >Becton, Dickinson and Company<\/a> ($1.2 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbott.com\/global\/url\/pressRelease\/en_US\/60.5:5\/Press_Release_0811.htm\" >Abbott<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li>Alcon ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li>Avon ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bankofamerica.mediaroom.com\/index.php?s=43&amp;item=8615\" >Bank of America<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baxter.com\/about_baxter\/press_room\/features_stories\/01_14_10_haiti_relief.html\" >Baxter International<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecoca-colacompany.com\/presscenter\/viewpoints_haiti_earthquake_relief_efforts.html\" >Coca-Cola Company<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comcast.com\/Corporate\/About\/InTheCommunity\/Foundation\/Haiti.html\" >Comcast<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conocophillips.com\/EN\/newsroom\/news_releases\/2010news\/Pages\/01-15-2010.aspx\" >ConocoPhillips<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li>Credit Suisse ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.van.fedex.com\/node\/15855\" >FedEx Corporation<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.goldmansachs.com\/citizenship\/corporate-engagement\/haiti.html\" >Goldman Sachs<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/googleblog.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/posted-by-soandso-soandso-team.html\" >Google<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/investor.henryschein.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=74322&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=1375519&amp;highlight=\" >Henry Schein, Inc.<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/investor.shareholder.com\/jpmorganchase\/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=437742\" >JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li>Lowe&#8217;s Companies ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/press_releases\/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100114&amp;content_id=7916192&amp;vkey=pr_mlb&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=mlb\" >Major League Baseball<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.morganstanley.com\/about\/press\/articles\/b019d46b-0123-11df-92f7-854c54651381.html\" >Morgan Stanley<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.press.nestle-watersna.com\/press\/Emergency-Drinking-Water-Relief-for-Haiti-Nestle-Waters-North-America-Pledges-1-Million-in-Bottled-W.htm\" >Nestle Waters North America<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pepsico.com\/PressRelease\/PepsiCo-Foundation-to-Donate-1-Million-to-Haiti-Earthquake-Victims-Company-also-01142010.html\" >PepsiCo Foundation<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalcaribbean.com\/ourCompany\/pressCenter\/pressReleases\/info.do;jsessionid=0000XyYDLzURjlxu4w7Tn2MXKMX:12hdhua36?prDate=01-15-2010&amp;prCode=A\" >Royal Caribbean<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.starbucks.com\/blogs\/customer\/archive\/2010\/01\/15\/donate-to-the-haiti-relief-effort-at-starbucks.aspx\" >Starbucks<\/a> ($1 million)\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressroom.ups.com\/Press+Releases\/Current+Press+Releases\/UPS+Donates+%241+Million+to+Haitian+Earthquake+Relief\" >UPS<\/a> ($1 million) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a complete list of corporate donors to the relief effort, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/BCLC\/Haiti_CorporateDonations\">BCLC Web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">(This post is from <a href=\"http:\/\/pndblog.typepad.com\/pndblog\/\" >Philantopic<\/a> and originally appeared <a href=\"http:\/\/pndblog.typepad.com\/pndblog\/2010\/01\/business-contributions-to-haiti-relief-efforts-pass-60-million.html\" >here<\/a>).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?a=SE75wFhs6W4:lbzv47IZbFs:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?a=SE75wFhs6W4:lbzv47IZbFs:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?a=SE75wFhs6W4:lbzv47IZbFs:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?i=SE75wFhs6W4:lbzv47IZbFs:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?a=SE75wFhs6W4:lbzv47IZbFs:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?a=SE75wFhs6W4:lbzv47IZbFs:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?i=SE75wFhs6W4:lbzv47IZbFs:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?a=SE75wFhs6W4:lbzv47IZbFs:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SfLibraryBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/SfLibraryBlog\/~4\/SE75wFhs6W4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow. According to the Business Civic Leadership Center,\u00a0a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, $61 million in corporate pledges had been announced (as of 3:00 p.m. EST), with 28 donors\u00a0pledging $1 million or more in cash or a mix of cash and in-kind support. Update: As of 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday, January 18, corporate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4245,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219005\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}