Honda has always believed in the Power of Dreams, but in these circumstances, our belief rests on something greater. We believe in the power of community to get us through hardship. Honda has made an initial $1 million pledge to food banks and meal programs across the United States, Canada and Mexico and is intended to provide the most vulnerable with access to food.
Honda will also engage and empower its associates to help their communities through “virtual volunteering” and by supporting organizations addressing food insecurity through a special matching gift fund. In addition to the $1 million dollar pledge to address food insecurity, Honda’s response includes a number of activities to support community and government efforts aimed at combatting the COVID-19 pandemic:
-Inventoried our stocks of Personal Protective Equipment at our North American facilities and have donated much of this equipment, including N95 face masks, to support frontline healthcare providers.
-Deploying our 3-D printers to manufacture visors for protective face shields that will be used by medical providers. And we continue investigating the ability to meet critical manufacturing needs related to medical equipment, including partnering with other companies.
-Engaging and empowering Honda associates throughout North America while at home, to serve as “virtual volunteers,” to help non-profits and people in need in their local communities while respecting the requirements of social distancing.
-Offering payment extensions and deferrals, as well as late fee waivers for existing Honda and Acura finance customers impacted by the pandemic, and a 90-day deferred payment to qualified customers for new vehicle sales that are financed by Honda and Acura Financial Services.
Here’s how Honda is expanding relief efforts to help more people in need: https://bit.ly/2ylPmP4
