Media Contacts:
Christine Welch
American Red Cross Southern California Region
Telephone: (909) 374-0376
christine.welch@redcross.org
redcross.org/SoCal

Bob Starr
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
Telephone: (714) 761-7618
Bob_Starr@yamaha-motor.com
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Yamaha’s Outdoor Power Equipment Division announced that it is donating and additional 500 portable generators to the American Red Cross to support those impacted by both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. This second donation of 500 generators, valued at just under $700,000, were exclusively the EF2200iS model and have already delivered this week to the Red Cross distribution facility in Greenville, South Carolina.

“The American Red Cross is thankful for our longstanding partnership with Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., which generously donated 500 generators to assist families in areas where power restoration is challenging. Together we are bringing life-sustaining power to alleviate human suffering in the aftermath of this disaster,” said Brad Kieserman, Vice President of Disaster Operations and Logistics at the American Red Cross.

“The lingering devastation from both storms is much more than anyone can imagine, and all of us at Yamaha are proud to offer this assistance to those in these rural areas so much in need” said Mike Chrzanowski, President and CEO of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. “We truly hope that our generators coupled with the support of the Red Cross will begin to ease the burden and suffering these families are experiencing.”

Since Hurricane Helene made landfall, and the Red Cross has been working around the clock with dozens of partners to get help to people as quickly as possible, including providing safe shelter, meals, emotional support, and relief supplies for people facing unimaginable destruction. For additional information on Hurricane Helene disaster relief efforts and resources, visit: redcross.org/Helene.

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