Vought Can Do! Campaign
Raises $153,000 for Local Food Banks
DALLAS, JAN. 13, 2010 –Vought Aircraft Industries announced today that its 2009 Can Do! campaign raised approximately $153,000 to benefit food banks and non-profit agencies in the communities where Vought sites are located.
The funds provide meals and emergency groceries to the needy. Every dollar raised provides approximately six full meals. Since this annual drive began in 1982, Vought has donated approximately $4 million to food banks and non-profit agencies in local communities.
“Our employees give generously to others, even during difficult economic times,” said Tom Stubbins, Vought vice president of human resources. ”They are stewards in our communities and recognize the value in providing for others less fortunate during the holiday season.”
Each December, employees participate in numerous fundraising events that are planned and implemented by the Vought sites. The local campaigns typically consist of food sales, games, raffles and the sale of Can Do! shirts. These grassroots fundraising events raised more than $85,000 in 2009 ($836 in Brea, Calif.; $654 in Everett, Wash.; $20,700 in Dallas; $12,192 in Grand Prairie, Texas; $15,000 in Hawthorne, Calif.; $7,544 in Milledgeville, Ga.; $11,621 in Nashville; and $9,500 in Stuart, Fla.). Two locations also collected food for donation: 147 pounds in Brea and 190 pounds in Everett.
Voluntary payroll deductions throughout the year are added to site donations, accounting for more than nearly $38,000 in 2009. In addition, Corporate contributes $30,000 to the total fundraising effort.
Vought Can Do! in California benefits the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. In Florida, the beneficiary is the United Way White Doves Project. In Georgia, the Milledgeville drive benefits the St. Stephen’s Food Pantry and The Empty Stocking Fund. Nashville’s donations benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. In Texas, the contributions go to the North Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food Bank. In Washington, the Vought drive benefits the Everett Food Bank.
About Vought
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. (www.voughtaircraft.com) is one of the world's largest independent suppliers of aerostructures. Headquartered in Dallas, the company designs and manufactures major airframe structures such as wings, fuselage subassemblies, empennages, nacelles and other components for prime manufacturers of aircraft. Vought has annual sales of approximately $1.8 billion and about 6,000 employees in eight U.S. locations.
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