Chevrolet Trucks to Assist With Tornado Recovery

From chevrolet.com:

Chevrolet is donating a dozen Silverado full-size crew cab pickups to United Ways in Alabama to help with recovery and reconstruction work following a series of deadly tornadoes that struck the region April 27.

The 12 donated pickup trucks, along with a GMC Savana full-size van, were due to arrive today at Tuscaloosa Chevrolet. From there they will be distributed to United Ways in western and central Alabama for use in local relief efforts.

The donations of the trucks came as people from throughout GM reached out to those hit hard by last week’s storms. GM volunteers from the southeast region are gathering in communities where the need is critical to acquire and distribute relief supplies such as tarps, flashlights and batteries.

Also today, the General Motors Foundation announced that it is providing a $100,000 grant to the American Red Cross to help disaster relief efforts in the southeastern states. GM is also encouraging employees to personally support these efforts through a donation link on GM’s internal website.

GM’s OnStar is providing Crisis Assist Services for subscribers in affected states, which provides free hands-free calling minutes and directions. OnStar’s Directions and Connections service is being provided for six months along with 1,000 hands-free calling minutes for each of the donated trucks.

The total Chevrolet, GM Foundation, and OnStar contribution is estimated to exceed $500,000.

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