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Enterprise Offers Disaster Relief Aid to Puerto Rico

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation made three donations totaling $250,000 to assist with immediate needs of those in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

by Staff
October 17, 2017
Enterprise Offers Disaster Relief Aid to Puerto Rico

Americares is one of the organizations that Enterprise has donated to in Puerto Rico.

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Americares is one of the organizations that Enterprise has donated to in Puerto Rico.

As recovery work continues across Puerto Rico and damage estimates grow in the wake of Hurricane Maria, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation is making three donations totaling $250,000 to assist with immediate needs of those on the islands:

- $100,000 to Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico, the United Way chapter in Puerto Rico that provides both short-term and long-term assistance and relief efforts across a range of partnerships;

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- $100,000 to Americares, a health-focused relief organization that helps people affected by poverty or disaster (in addition to $250,000 the Foundation pledged to Americares in the wake of Hurricane Irma);

- $50,000 to SPCA International, which supports shelters and rescue groups helping animals abandoned and displaced by natural disasters.

These pledges are in addition to the $1 million the Foundation gave to support Hurricane Harvey relief in late August, as well as $750,000 donated to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Irma support, and another $1 million gift to the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) earlier this year, according to Enterprise.

This year, the Foundation’s support for natural disasters has grown to more than $3 million.

“We have all seen the images of Puerto Rico in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria and know many on the island have a long road to recovery,” said Carolyn Kindle Betz, senior vice president and executive director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation.

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“But we also know that the support of Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico, Americares, and SPCA International will help bring hope and much-needed relief to disaster victims across the island,” Kindle Betz added. “These organizations are making a positive difference under incredibly difficult conditions and we are proud to support them in their efforts.”


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