American Airlines Holds Fundraiser in Support of United Negro College Fund Hurricane Katrina Relief
Posted on: Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 18:00 CDT
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines today joined the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to hold a fundraising event at American's Fort Worth headquarters to help raise money for the UNCF Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. The fund assists students from UNCF colleges who were impacted by the hurricane, and will help them to continue their education.
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The event was a collaborative effort of the UNCF and American's Marketing and Human Resources departments and American's African American Employee Resource Group. In attendance were Maurice Jenkins, Senior Vice President- UNCF; Diane Stephenson, Area Development Director-UNCF; and Dr. John Waddell, incoming president of Paul Quinn College. Dr. Waddell surprised American and the UNCF with a $1,500 donation to the campaign.
"American Airlines is to be commended for stepping up to help these victims of Hurricane Katrina get the college education they need," said UNCF President and CEO Michael L. Lomax. "At a time when a college degree is a minimum requirement for almost every good career, the hurricane could have not only derailed these young people's education but affected the rest of their lives as well," Lomax said. "American's commitment to helping them will play an important part in keeping their education and careers on track."
American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, has been a longstanding UNCF partner for more than 26 years, supporting the organization's fundraising efforts and the nationally televised Annual Evening of Stars event. Additionally, the airline serves 25 of the communities in which UNCF's member colleges and universities are located.
The campaign is just one of a number of events taking place around the country to support the UNCF Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. In addition to today's event, American Airlines' employees around the country are hosting a variety of fundraising activities to support the campaign. Airline employees can make their own personal contributions by payroll deduction. Also AmericanGiving, an independent American Airlines employee giving program, will match dollar for dollar up to $20,000 from a general AmericanGiving fund established for Hurricane Katrina Relief. To date, the campaign, which began July 1, has raised more than $18,000.
About UNCF
As the nation's oldest and most successful minority higher education assistance organization, the United Negro College Fund's mission is to provide financial support to its 39 member institutions and increase minority degree attainment by reducing financial barriers to college. UNCF institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 25 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees. UNCF administers nearly 450 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship programs, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 65,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. Learn more about UNCF at http://www.uncf.org/ .
About American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with flexible fare-search options, the ability to check in for flights and a lowest-fare guarantee. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation .
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CONTACT: Sonja Whitemon, Corporate Communications of American Airlines,Inc., +1-817-967-1577, or corp.comm@aa.com ; or Brenda Siler of UNCF,+1-703-205-3454
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