Donations after 9/11: 1. Ford- $10 million to American Red Cross matching employee contributions of the same number plus 10 Excursions to NY Fire Dept. The company also offered ER response ! team se rvices and office space to displaced government employees. 2. GM- $10 million to American Red Cross matching employee contributions of the sam e number and a fleet of vans, suv's, and trucks. 3. Daimler Chrysler- $10 million to support of the children and victims of the Sept. 11 attack. 4. Harley Davidson motorcycles- $1 million and 30 new motorcycles to the New York Police Dept. 5. Volkswagen-Employees and management created a Sept 11 Foundation, funded initial with $2 million, for the assistance of the children and victims of the WTC. 6. Hyundai- $300,000 to the American Red Cross. 7. Audi-Nothing. 8. BMW-Nothing. 9. Daewoo- Nothing. 10. Fiat-Nothing. 11. Honda- Nothing despite boasting of second best sales month ever in August 2001 12. Isuzu- Nothing. 13. Mitsubishi-Nothing. 14. Nissan-Nothing. 15. Porsche-Nothing. Press release with condolences via the Porsche website. 16. Subaru- Nothing. 17. Suzuki- Nothing. 18. Toyota-Nothing despite claims of high sales in July and August 2001. Condolences posted on the website
It would certainly give my taxpayer teats a warm and fuzzy feeling, knowing a company would take my contribution and donate a teeny portion of it to a memorial fund. As far as contributions, I guess I couldn't find any details here: http://www.national911memorial.org/site/DocServer/NS11MM_FS_2007_final.pdf?docID=4541 However, in this document: http://www.national911memorial.org/site/DocServer/2007_Annual_Report.pdf?docID=4901 starting p.16, provides a breakdown of donors
Jayman that is for the memorial. It will be interesting to see how much of that money they will actually get. In foundations I have been a part of , most money is in the form of promissory notes to be given over time.
To be fair, they aren't going to be able to help next time, and they probably shouldn't have helped that time, considering their current situation.
The economy is in the tank and energy-efficient, energy-conserving and energy-producing products need to be built. Demand for such will be global after the recession, and some would suggest that the manufacturing of such products will lead the way out of recession. If such companies develop in America as I hope, then I'd look towards them for the donations in this hypothetical. Can GM Ford and Chrysler transform into such companies? With clear sighted leadership and taxpayer assistance, they very well might. Because that is much more important than donations of millions. It is about American industry building what the world consumers will want and need.
