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Nestlé Waters

When natural disasters strike, clean drinking water is an essential and immediate need.

Nestlé Waters North America and AmeriCares share a long history of partnership dating back to 1989. When the devastating hurricanes hit the US Gulf Coast in August and September 2005, Nestlé Waters donated 10 truckloads of water—as part of a larger 1.5 million bottle donation to all responding disaster agencies—to help AmeriCares bring vital relief to survivors in those areas.

“One of the greatest challenges organizations like ours face during emergencies is how to get supplies quickly to the people who need them,” said AmeriCares President and CEO Curt Welling. “Pre-staging large quantities of bottled water in areas in this country that are most at risk will greatly help us act more efficiently and effectively in emergency situations.”

Following their generous response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, AmeriCares and Nestlé Waters created a one million bottle water reserve at the onset of the busiest part of the 2006 and 2007 hurricane seasons. This reserve was created specifically to enable rapid distribution of clean, potable water to those in need throughout the Gulf Coast after a disaster, and cover the cost of delivering the water directly to the regions most affected.

“One of the great lessons of Hurricane Katrina is that preparation matters,” says Kim Jeffrey, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé Waters North America. “That is why we donated our time, labor, and our bottled water to such a forward-thinking project. If disaster strikes, clean drinking water must be readily available to those in need.”

The bottled water reserve was stored in regions vulnerable to hurricanes and flooding, including Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. AmeriCares headquarters in Stamford, CT also maintains a storehouse of Nestlé bottled water for disaster relief. Following the success of this effort, Nestlé hopes to renew and expand the program in 2008 to provide disaster coverage for more even communities.

Other Partners

Boeing

Boeing has been a dedicated partner in the AmeriCares mission to bring health and hope to people in desperate circumstances since 2009. Its Humanitarian Delivery Flight program has supported our emergency aid shipments to Chile, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Somalia. The program is a collaborative effort among Boeing, its airline customers, domestic nonprofits and international nongovernment organizations to deliver humanitarian aid to communities in need around the world.

MedImmune

MedImmune is an AmeriCares Annual Emergency Response Partner and recognizes that planning and preparation are critical to a swift and effective relief response that ensures the delivery of urgent and ongoing medical care in emergency situations.

JCCI NY

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York (JCCI) has been a loyal friend to Americans who have suddenly found their homes and communities devastated by disaster. JCCI’s first gift of support to the AmeriCares U.S. Disaster Fund came in response to the series of deadly tornadoes that swept through southern states in the spring of 2011.

MetLife Foundation

MetLife Foundation began supporting the AmeriCares mission in 1995. Since then, the partnership has grown to include support for our Global Medical Assistance Program, AmeriCares operations in India and our emergency response capability around the world.

ING

For more than 10 years, ING U.S., its employees and the ING Foundation have ensured that AmeriCares is prepared to respond when disaster strikes.

GE Foundation

As part of its effort to increase access to quality health care for all Americans, the GE Foundation is continuing to generously support the AmeriCares U.S. Medical Assistance Program. The grant expands the reach of GE’s Developing Health program which drives GE’s “healthymagination” initiative, a commitment to help change the world’s approach to health care by lowering costs, touching more lives, and improving quality.

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