AT&T Lends A Helping Hand To Those Impacted By Arizona Wildfires

AT&T Makes $50,000 Contribution to American Red Cross

PHOENIX, Arizona -- Showing support for a state ravaged by fires, AT&T announced today it will contribute $50,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to help trained Red Cross disaster workers provide food, shelter, emotional assistance and basic supplies to individuals and families around the state impacted by the fires.

In addition, the company will provide 1,000 AT&T Prepaid Phone Cards to the Red Cross to help displaced families keep in touch with loved ones. In order to encourage contributions from employees and retirees, the company has announced it will match donations of $25 or more up to an additional $10,000.

AT&T and its employees have a long-standing tradition of assisting communities during natural disasters," said Ken McNeely, AT&T president, Pacific Region. We know recovery from this fire will require significant resources, and AT&T wants to do its part for Arizona and the communities where we live and work."

We appreciate AT&Ts generous gift and hope other corporations will follow suit," said Cathy Tisdale, CEO, Grand Canyon Chapter of the American Red Cross. Additional thanks should go out to all the other organizations that are supporting the firefighters, displaced families and those keeping domestic animals safe," said Tisdale.

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of the Arizona wildfires and thousands of other disasters across the country each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to those in need. Call 1-800-HELP NOW or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to the Grand Canyon Chapter, 6135 North Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, AZ, 85015. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting http://www.redcross.org/.
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