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Letter from the Editor
Reverse Logistics Magazine, July/August 2008
It has been two months since an 8.0 magnitude earthquake devastated cities across the south-western provinces of China, displacing more than 15 million from their homes and towns and killing nearly 70,000. With the help of the Red Cross and organizations like Gifts In Kind and UPS, many have received aid. It’s uplifting to learn of so many organizations coming to the aid of those affected. We published a note in the RLA Newsletter about how UPS was helping by contributing logistic services for the delivery of critically needed supplies. That story is repeated below. In addition, we’ve learned that other RLA members have also stepped up to help with humanitarian efforts, namely Foxconn, FedEx, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Motorola. I’m sure there are many more, please let us know if your company is among the many “Corporate Heros” who have contributed to the relief efforts.
RLA founding member UPS is supporting the relief effort in Asia for both the China earthquake and the Mynamar cyclone disasters. UPS is contributing more than US$1 million in cash and in-kind support to the earthquake relief efforts in China through its charitable arm, The UPS Foundation. UPS is also making a cash donation of $500,000 to the American Red Cross in support of Red Cross earthquake response efforts on the ground, led by the Red Cross Society of China. UPS has pledged an additional $500,000 for in-kind support to aid the delivery of relief supplies. UPS has scheduled a brown tail flight for later this week into Chendu. The flight is in collaboration with Gifts in Kind, International and the China Embassy in DC. The UPS Foundation has donated $200,000 to CARE, the international humanitarian organization, to support its efforts to deliver aid to Myanmar in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Nargis. In addition, UPS is providing in-kind shipping and logistical support and expertise. UPS has sent a UPS supply chain expert to Thailand to manage a warehouse in Thailand, which is a staging area into Myanmar. The warehouse is part of the United Nations’ Logistics Emergency Teams in support of the World Food Program’s aid efforts.
The UPS Foundation has long been
a contributor to disaster relief. The
Foundation has contributed funds,
logistical expertise and in-kind transportation
donations for virtually every
major disaster in recent years.
RLA commends UPS for its humanitarian efforts.
