The Bacardi Family, which traces its roots back to Cuba, has donated disaster relief to the PADF on the wake of two destructive hurricanes.
The Bacardi Family’s roots to Cuba has been highlighted recently with the release of the book “Bacardi and the Long Fight For Cuba,” written by Tom Gjelten, a correspondent for National Public Radio. The New York Times reviewed the Bacardi family’s struggle with Cuba as an engaging, moving narrative organized around the lives of members of the Bacardi family and the founders of the business of rum.
Bacardi LTD is the largest private distillers of spirits in the world. Having escaped the acquisition of “bourgeois” property by Fidel Castro’s regime, Bacardi continues fighting for Cuba in exile and is currently headquartered in the Bahamas. The Bacardi family’s contribution to environment hazards in Cuba was preceeded by a $150,000 donation to support wetlands in the Bahamas.
Bacardi Ltd. Donation to PADF Assists Disaster Relief in Cuba
Mon Sep 29, 9:00 AM ET
To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Michael J. Zamba of Pan American Development Foundation, +1-202-458-6180, mzamba@padf.org; Pat Neal of Bacardi Limited, +1-441-294-1110; or Amy Federman, Burson-Marsteller, +1-441-294-1110, Amy.Federman@bm.com, for Bacardi Limited
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In the aftermath of two destructive hurricanes and two tropical storms that recently struck Cuba, Bacardi Limited has donated $100,000 to the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) to provide assistance to the people on the island.
“Through this donation to the Cuban people, Bacardi Limited has continued to demonstrate its leadership in the area of humanitarian assistance,” says John Sanbrailo, Executive Director of PADF.
PADF has been working with individuals and organizations to collect cash donations (U.S. tax deductible) that will pay for humanitarian relief to Cubans. PADF accepts donations through a toll free number (800) 941-0114 and a special website www.panamericanrelief.org.
“The Bacardi family and Company are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the recent hurricanes in Cuba. We hope that this donation will help alleviate some of the pain that the Cuban people are experiencing and remind all Cubans that they continue to remain in the hearts and minds of all Cuban exiles,” said Facundo L. Bacardi, Chairman of Bacardi Limited.
Marc Wachtenheim, Director of the Cuban Development Initiative at PADF, encourages individuals and companies to help the survivors. “Bacardi Limited’s donation has made a big difference to PADF’s disaster relief assistance in Cuba. Donations large and small have come in to support survivors of these storms,” he said. “But, we cannot stop here as this disaster requires assistance from around the world.”
Bacardi Limited, with its roots in Cuba more than 145 years ago and being Cuba’s first multi-national company, encourages companies and individuals to help those in dire need on the island.
PADF, which is a non-governmental organization, has in-depth experience in natural disaster relief. The non-profit organization is currently also involved in disaster relief in Haiti, where four back-to-back storms have resulted in more than 400 deaths and hundreds of thousands of homeless in that Caribbean nation.
About Pan American Development Foundation
PADF is an independent 501(c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1962 through a unique partnership with between the Organization of American States and private enterprise to promote, facilitate and implement social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean through innovative partnerships and integrated involvement of the private and public sectors. For more information, visit www.padf.org.
About Bacardi Limited
Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, produces and markets a variety of internationally recognized spirits. Bacardi Limited’s brand portfolio consists of more than 200 brands and labels including: BACARDI(R) rum, the world’s number-one selling rum; GREY GOOSE(R) vodka, the world-leader in super premium vodka; DEWAR’S(R) Scotch whisky, the number-one selling blended Scotch whisky in the United States; BOMBAY SAPPHIRE(R) gin, the fastest-growing premium gin in the spirits industry; CAZADORES(R) blue agave tequila, one of the top-selling premium tequilas worldwide; MARTINI(R) vermouth, the world-leader in vermouth; and other leading brands. It was founded in Santiago de Cuba, February 4, 1862. For more information, visit www.bacardilimited.com.
SOURCE Pan American Development Foundation
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