DETROIT -

Following last week’s fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, the General Motors Foundation has announced a $100,000 grant to the American Red Cross to aid emergency relief efforts.

The funds will help provide shelter and meals for affected families, and aid the Red Cross in preparing for and responding to disasters in the Lone Star state.

GM has a significant presence in Texas, the company noted, and is a member of the American Red Cross Disaster Responder Program, helping to ensure that funds are on hand to offer immediate relief when disaster strikes.

“As home to our Arlington assembly plant, we count many Texans as family, friends and neighbors and want to help them in this time of great need,” said Selim Bingol, vice president, general manager of Global Communications and Public Policy and chair of the GM Foundation.

“All of us extend our condolences to those affected by the West, Texas tragedy. We hope that partnering with the Red Cross will help build more resilient communities across the state,” Bingol said.

The GM Foundation has provided more than $7 million to global disaster relief efforts within the U.S. since 2004, the company said. Also, the Foundation last year provided nearly half a million dollars to colleges, nonprofit organizations and students across Texas through its Plant City Grants, Buick Achievers Scholarship Program and University Grants initiatives.

And this year, as part of the GM Foundation’s $1 million grant to Habitat for Humanity International, volunteers with Team GM Cares will lend a hand in neighborhood revitalization efforts in Arlington and Austin.
 

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