DENSO gives $40,000 to American Red Cross to aid Tennessee disaster relief


SOUTHFIELD, MI, March 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO, the world's second largest mobility supplier, has donated $40,000 to the American Red Cross disaster fund to help respond to recent tornadoes that impacted the Nashville community.

"Our hearts go out to those affected by the tornadoes that swept through central Tennessee last week," said Jack Helmboldt, chair of the DENSO North America Foundation (DNAF) Board of Directors and president emeritus of DENSO's Maryville, Tennessee, facility. "Our associates and the communities in which we operate are always our highest priority, and this donation is a way for us to give back to those who need it most."

In Tennessee, DENSO has facilities in Athens, Maryville and Mt. Juliet, a suburb east of Nashville. All DENSO employees from the Mt. Juliet logistics facility are unharmed and accounted for; operations were briefly impacted by the storm but have since ramped back up.

Providing disaster relief grants through the American Red Cross and other local agencies to support the communities DENSO serves is one of the company's core principles and is part of DNAF's mission. DNAF is a registered 501(c)3 corporate foundation, founded in 2001.

DENSO also encourages its employees, and their friends and families to donate to the American Red Cross to help support the disaster relief efforts.

Source: DENSO

Published March 14, 2020