Monday is the day for miscellaneous topics
I found out on our last Red Cross job that the following companies gave In-Kind donations. This means that they gave goods and services to support our disaster relief work. This type of generosity is rarely seen by the public, so I thought you might like to know what goes on "behind the scenes."
When companies like these donate food, cell phone air time, lodging, toys, books, or medical supplies, it allows the Red Cross to use cash donations for other vital needs. We couldn't do it without our industry partners. When I saw this list, I knew it would influence my purchasing decisions in the future.
3M
Abbott Labs
Academy Sports + Outdoors
Anheuser-Busch
Chevron
Coca-Cola North America
Country Inn & Suites by Carlson
CVS
Dollar General
Energizer
FirStar Fiber
Georgia Pacific Paper
GOJO
Grainger
Hasbro
Kraft
MasterCard
Maersk N.A. Inc.
Mattel
Nestle Waters, North America Inc.
Northern Products
Playtex
Reckitt Beckinser
Rite Aid
Royal Cup Coffee
Scholastic Inc.
Schering-Plough
Target
The Clorox Company
The Home Depot
Verizon
VSP
Walgreens
Wal-Mart
Waterjel
Wyeth
In other good news for the Red Cross, Marathon Oil Corporation donated $1.5 million for the 2008 hurricanes. For many of our disaster relief needs, there's no substitute for cold, hard cash, and Marathon's generosity is welcome, indeed.
This kind of news makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. In difficult economic times, I think it is especially wonderful to read about acts of generosity in the corporate world. It gives me hope!
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