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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 670534" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>UPS Donates $1 Million to Haitian Earthquake Relief</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #666666">Business Wire</span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">posted: <strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px">1 HOUR 2 MINUTES AGO</span></span></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">UPS (NYSE:UPS) today contributed more than US$1 million in cash and in-kind support to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti through its charitable arm, The UPS Foundation. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">The $1 million donation will include $500,000 in cash and up to $500,000 of in-kind services for the shipment of needed supplies. The funds will be divided between The American Red Cross, CARE, UNICEF and other organizations that assist with long-term relief activities. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">“With hundreds of thousands of people affected, our hearts go out to Haiti,” said Dan Brutto, president of UPS International. Brutto serves on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. “Through our financial commitment and logistics expertise, UPS is positioned to respond quickly to the urgent needs and tremendous suffering that have been created by the earthquake. We felt it was critical that we act fast to support the relief efforts.” </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">With a network that extends around the globe, UPS has been a leader in disaster relief and response. In recent years, UPS relief efforts in the Philippines, Samoa, China, Myanmar and across the United States have included warehouse management, transportation network design and supply chain distribution. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">In addition to providing financial and in-kind commitments to Haiti relief, UPS is a member of the World Food Programme’s Logistics Emergency Teams (LETs) and anticipates the activation of those teams. The LETs initiative involves providing “loaned” logistics experts to oversee on-site disaster response, normally for a deployment of three-to-six months. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">UPS provided logistics support in Haiti just two years ago when the island nation was slammed by hurricanes and flooding. One of the UPS experts dispatched in 2008, UPS Americas Region Health and Safety Manager John Vera, describes crisis response in Haiti as extraordinarily difficult because the country has little modern infrastructure. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">“Our job is to respond quickly and get supplies to those who need it most, but it’s not an easy task in Haiti,” said Vera. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">UPS will continue to work closely with relief organizations that are active in the Haiti recovery effort over the coming weeks. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Founded in 1951 and based in Atlanta, Ga., The UPS Foundation’s major initiatives include programs that support community safety, nonprofit effectiveness, economic and global literacy, environmental sustainability and diversity. The UPS Foundation pursues these initiatives by identifying specific projects where its support can help produce a measurable social impact. In 2008, The UPS Foundation donated $46.9 million to charitable organizations worldwide. Visit community.ups.com for more information about UPS's community involvement. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><em>For additional information on UPS disaster preparedness, please visit </em><a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressroom.ups.com%2Fdisasterprep&esheet=6141934&lan=en_US&anchor=www.pressroom.ups.com%2Fdisasterprep&index=1&md5=b6a3ec34951437db599e6527acd09056" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: #2864b4"><u>www.pressroom.ups.com/disasterprep</u></span></em></a><em>.</em> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #fff">__._,_.___</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 670534, member: 1246"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][B]UPS Donates $1 Million to Haitian Earthquake Relief[/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1][COLOR=#666666]Business Wire[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] posted: [B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1]1 HOUR 2 MINUTES AGO[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] UPS (NYSE:UPS) today contributed more than US$1 million in cash and in-kind support to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti through its charitable arm, The UPS Foundation. The $1 million donation will include $500,000 in cash and up to $500,000 of in-kind services for the shipment of needed supplies. The funds will be divided between The American Red Cross, CARE, UNICEF and other organizations that assist with long-term relief activities. “With hundreds of thousands of people affected, our hearts go out to Haiti,” said Dan Brutto, president of UPS International. Brutto serves on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. “Through our financial commitment and logistics expertise, UPS is positioned to respond quickly to the urgent needs and tremendous suffering that have been created by the earthquake. We felt it was critical that we act fast to support the relief efforts.” With a network that extends around the globe, UPS has been a leader in disaster relief and response. In recent years, UPS relief efforts in the Philippines, Samoa, China, Myanmar and across the United States have included warehouse management, transportation network design and supply chain distribution. In addition to providing financial and in-kind commitments to Haiti relief, UPS is a member of the World Food Programme’s Logistics Emergency Teams (LETs) and anticipates the activation of those teams. The LETs initiative involves providing “loaned” logistics experts to oversee on-site disaster response, normally for a deployment of three-to-six months. UPS provided logistics support in Haiti just two years ago when the island nation was slammed by hurricanes and flooding. One of the UPS experts dispatched in 2008, UPS Americas Region Health and Safety Manager John Vera, describes crisis response in Haiti as extraordinarily difficult because the country has little modern infrastructure. “Our job is to respond quickly and get supplies to those who need it most, but it’s not an easy task in Haiti,” said Vera. UPS will continue to work closely with relief organizations that are active in the Haiti recovery effort over the coming weeks. Founded in 1951 and based in Atlanta, Ga., The UPS Foundation’s major initiatives include programs that support community safety, nonprofit effectiveness, economic and global literacy, environmental sustainability and diversity. The UPS Foundation pursues these initiatives by identifying specific projects where its support can help produce a measurable social impact. In 2008, The UPS Foundation donated $46.9 million to charitable organizations worldwide. Visit community.ups.com for more information about UPS's community involvement. [I]For additional information on UPS disaster preparedness, please visit [/I][URL="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressroom.ups.com%2Fdisasterprep&esheet=6141934&lan=en_US&anchor=www.pressroom.ups.com%2Fdisasterprep&index=1&md5=b6a3ec34951437db599e6527acd09056"][I][COLOR=#2864b4][U]www.pressroom.ups.com/disasterprep[/U][/COLOR][/I][/URL][I].[/I] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#fff]__._,_.___[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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