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Nestle Waters North America
Nestle Waters North America Contributes to Hurricane Gustav Disaster Relief Effort
More Than 300,000 Bottles of Water Donated to Support Displaced Citizens and Volunteer Relief Workers Along the Gulf Coast
(CSRwire) GREENWICH, CT. - September 3, 2008 - Nestle Waters North
America has donated 302,568 half-liter bottles of Ozarka(R) and
Ice Mountain(R) Brand Natural Spring Water to citizens and disaster relief
workers affected by this week's Category 2 Hurricane Gustav. AmeriCares and the
American Red Cross,
along with local, on-the-ground agencies, are distributing the donations to
affected areas along the Gulf Coast. Evacuees and disaster relief
volunteers will receive the bottled water.
Hurricane Gustav made landfall on Monday, causing power outages, flooding,
water-supply problems, and structural damage. In Louisiana, nearly 800,000
homes are without power. Preliminary damages are estimated at between $2
billion and $10 billion.
"Many residents of the Gulf Coast are returning to homes without power and
need clean water to drink and cook," said AmeriCares emergency response
manager Jonathan Hodgdon, who is working on the relief effort from Baton
Rouge. "It's not as simple as running to the store to pick up bottled
water because many supermarkets are closed and cars are running out of
gasoline."
"We are proud to partner with AmeriCares and the Red Cross to provide
clean, portable water," said Alex McIntosh, director of corporate
citizenship for Nestle Waters North America. "Our partners have stepped up
with excellent logistics support to get bottled water and other essential
items to people affected by the storm."
NestlE Waters is committed to supplying clean water to citizens in need.
The company has provided millions of bottles of water to residents and
relief workers affected by natural disasters, including Hurricane Dolly,
the tornadoes and subsequent floods that struck the Midwest earlier this
year, as well as last year's California wildfires and Hurricane
Katrina.
About Nestle Waters North America
NestlE Waters North America Inc. is the number one bottled water company
in the U.S. Its family of 15 well-known brands includes Poland Spring(R)
Brand Natural Spring Water, the leading spring water brand in America.
Based in Greenwich, Conn., Nestle Waters North America's 9,000 employees
provide bottled water products to consumers across the country, including
Ozarka(R) Natural Spring Water and Nestle (R) Pure Life(R).
For more information please contact:
Sarah Piperato
For Nestlé Waters North America
617.939.8388
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