Yamaha’s Outdoor Power Equipment Division announced that it has donated 500 portable generators to the American Red Cross to support those impacted by Hurricane Helene and Milton. The 500 generators, valued at $1 million, are a mix of 500 EF2200iS and EF7200DE models. Deliveries to the American Red Cross distribution facility in Greenville, South Carolina, began last week.
“The heart and soul of our entire company aches for all those affected both by such a large loss of life this storm has wrought and for the suffering and destruction that so many are still experiencing,” says Mike Chrzanowski, President and CEO of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. “All of our products have been created for people and their families to enjoy in the great outdoors and we hope this donation will be just a step in helping all those affected to return to living normal lives as soon as possible.”
Since Hurricane Helene and Milton made landfall, the American 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.
“The American Red Cross is thankful for our longstanding partnership with Yamaha Motor Corporation, which generously donated 500 generators to assist families in areas where power restoration is challenging,” adds Brad Kieserman, Vice President of Disaster Operations and Logistics at the American Red Cross. “Together we are bringing life-sustaining power to alleviate human suffering in the aftermath of this disaster.”
