Bananera Nacional –BANASA– Donates Bricks and Bananas to the Victims of Guatemala’s Earthquake

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Representatives of Banasa donating 20,000 bricks to victims of Guatemala's earthquake

We hope that with our grain of sand we can alleviate some of the pain of thousands of Guatemalans.

San Marcos, Guatemala (PRWEB) November 30, 2012

On November 7, an earthquake struck Guatemala, killing 52 people, 40 in the department of San Marcos and 11 in the department of Quetzaltenango, region where a large part of the operations of BANASA are located and a large number of its employees live.

Also one million and a half Guatemalans were affected, more than 12,000 houses damaged, schools and buildings destroyed and more than eight thousand people are in shelters.

BANASA donated 20,000 bricks to help rebuilt the Institute of Commercial Science in San Pedro Sacatepéquez, and Central de Párvulos School in San Marcos. BANASA also donated bananas for the people in the shelters in several municipalities of San Marcos.

Bernardo Roehrs, Corporate Director of BANASA, stated: “We regret this tragedy that has affected our country and the families of our employees. We sympathize with the victims, mainly with the inhabitants of San Marcos and Quetzaltenango and hope that with our grain of sand we can alleviate some of the pain of thousands of Guatemalans."

About Banasa:
BANASA is one of the largest agribusiness in Guatemala, where it has over 3,500 direct and 10,000 indirect employees who contribute every day to the socioeconomic development of the country and the region.
http://www.banasa.net/eng/what_we_do.php

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