Honeywell aids hurricane relief

Morris Township, N.J. – Honeywell will donate up to $500,000 to support multiple programs to help those who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. The contributions, made through Honeywell Hometown Solutions, will first target Honeywell employees affected by the storm. Remaining funds will be used to support local fire and rescue squads whose resources have been depleted through their efforts to rescue survivors and specific rebuilding projects in Honeywell communities, such as Baton Rouge and Geismar, La.

“Honeywell is committed to helping rebuild the communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina,” says Dave Cote, Honeywell chairman and c.e.o. “It has been great to see that Honeywell employees everywhere have asked what they can do to help. By partnering with our employees, we will play a role in bringing relief to the victims of this storm and helping them begin the long recovery process.”

Specifically, Honeywell will contribute $100,000 to the Honeywell Humanitarian Relief Fund and will match all employee donations dollar-for-dollar to the fund. Monies from the fund will be used to support local Honeywell employees and local fire and emergency squads. In addition, Honeywell is making the company’s Sikorsky 76 helicopter and its supporting air and ground crews available to FEMA to help with search and rescue and emergency supply efforts.

The company also will underwrite the costs associated with specific rebuilding projects in affected Honeywell communities once local efforts turn from search and rescue to rebuilding. Honeywell has approximately 525 employees in Louisiana and Mississippi.

 For additional information, visit www.honeywell.com.