Altria Donates to Red Cross

Source from:  Henrico Citizen 01/04/2009

Henrico-based Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris USA, recently donated$400,000 to the American Red Cross's national disaster relief fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide help to people affected by large 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 Agee, director of corporate contributions for Altria Client Services. To date, the Greater Richmond Chapter has sent 16 workers and the emergency response vehicle to help with hurricane relief efforts. Enditem