Altria donates $400,000 to the Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund

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Contact: Theresa House
Public Relations Representative
American Red Cross, Greater Richmond Chapter
Office: 804.780.2297 § Cell: 804.396.0186
Email: houset@usa.redcross.org
http://www.greaterrichmond.redcross.org/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 10, 2008

Continuing their longtime support of the American Red Cross, Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris USA, has contributed $400,000 to the national disaster relief fund. The fund enables the Red Cross to provide help to people affected by larger scale disasters such as Hurricane Ike.“Through this donation, Altria has made a tremendous amount of help possible. If the American Red Cross did not provide the help that we do to disaster victims, who would?” said Reggie Gordon, CEO of the Greater Richmond Chapter. “This donation is but one example of how they have supported the work of the Red Cross.”

“Altria and its family of companies are proud to support the tremendous preparation and response by the American Red Cross during the recent hurricanes. We thank the Red Cross, its staff and hundreds of volunteers from all across the country who are bringing needed relief to communities impacted by the storms,” said Charlie Aggie, director of corporate contributions for Altria Client Services.
Thus far the Greater Richmond Chapter has sent 16 workers and the emergency response vehicle to help with hurricane relief efforts.

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In the Photo: Altria representatives Gordon Dixon and Charlie Aggie recently presented a check for $400,000 to Greater Richmond Chapter CEO Reggie Gordon. Also on-hand were Sean O’Berry, Red Cross vice president for financial development as well as other Red Cross staff members.