Having already pledged over $4 Million in relief efforts to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, Ford has announced
it will increase its contribution through vehicle donations, money and in-kind contributions by $2 Million more. Ford
has also dispatched its “Ford Mobile Incident Communications Command Center”, a 40-foot trailer with the latest in
high-tech communications equipment, to St. Bernard Parish. The community was one of the worst hit by Katrina and its
law enforcement is currently using the command center as its sheriff’s office.
The outpouring of aid to victims of the hurricane, especially from automakers, has been truly amazing. With the news
reports of Hurricane Rita becoming more dire by the moment, we only hope that the capacity of people to give in a
crisis isn’t completely drained by the next time it’s needed.
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