Spendenaktionen der Belegschaft in aller Welt
GE unterstützt mit tatkräftiger Hilfe seiner weltweiten MitarbeiterAktionen, die dieSchrecken derFlutkatastrophe in Asienlindern sollen.
GE stellte mehr als 10 Mio US-Dollar in bar, Produkten und Dienstleistungen zur Verfügung.
Zudem richtete die GE Foundation fürMitarbeiter des Konzernz ein "Matching Gift Center" ein, über dasdie entsprechenden Katastrophenfonds vomInternationalen Roten Kreuz/ Roten Halbmond oder der UNICEFunterstützt werden können.Bislang habenMitarbeiter von GE knapp 2,4 Mio. US-Dollar gespendet. Des Weiteren stelltedie GE Foundation u.a. eineSoforthilfe in Höhe von 1 Mio. US-Dollar für denKatastrophenfonds vom Internationalen Roten Kreuz bereit und spendete für die Katastrophenhilfeder UNICEF weitere 100.000 US-Dollar.
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The GE family has pledged more than $10 million in cash, products and services to the relief efforts following the earthquake and tsunami in South Asia. This includes an overwhelming outpouring from employees, who as of today have donated nearly $2.4 million, every dollar of which will be matched by the GE Foundation. This is in addition to the Foundation's contributions of $1 million to the Red Cross and $100,000 to UNICEF.
In addition, GE Elfun Volunteers chapters in India and Indonesia have partnered with relief agencies to organize local food, clothing and fund drives.
GE products and services are being brought to bear in this effort. In the days following the tragedy, teams from GE Energy, GE Healthcare and GE Infrastructure were deployed to the region to assess where GE services could help.
The following GE products and services have already been deployed or are en route to the region:
GE Infrastructure is ready to deploy mobile water filtration plants to the region. These systems will provide significant amounts of potable water directly to families in the region.
GE Energy is sending electrical power generators; including those that will provide electricity to run GE's mobile water filtration systems.
GE Healthcare has sent a variety of portable medical equipment, including X-ray and ultrasound machines to assist in critical first-level healthcare.
At NBC Universal
WNBC, the New York City "Owned & Operated" station of NBC, will present a live one-hour Tsunami Relief Fund Drive on Wednesday, January 5, that will air nationally on NBC's 14 owned and operated television stations through the United States. Held in conjunction with UNICEF, "NBC 4 Tsunami Relief" will air live and commercial-free at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT with a rebroadcast at 7 p.m. PT. Learn more on the NBC Web site:
http://www.wnbc.com/news/4036914/detail.html.
On January 15, the networks of NBC (NBC, USA, Bravo, Trio, Sci-Fi, MSNBC and CNBC) will air a benefit concert featuring a variety of celebrities and musical acts. For more information on this benefit, click here.
Here are ways you can get involved:
American Red Cross
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Global UNICEF site
Related Links:
Red Cross Press Release
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