When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico back in 2005, Habitat for Humanity jumped in to help with the disaster relief efforts and that is when a partnership between them and Nissan was formed. In order to assist Habitat for Humanity with their efforts during the Hurricane relief Nissan donated 50 trucks. In the more than ten years since, Nissan has continued this relationship donating 88 vehicles and logging in over 80,000 volunteer hours by assisting in the build for 71 homes across the country.
Just recently, Nissan announced that they would be continuing that partnership by pledging a further ten years of volunteer service along with a $1 million donation. On the heels of that announcement, Nissan helped to organize a six-day accelerated build for a house in Nashville. They gathered a group of 50 journalists from all over the U.S. to participate in this project which was dubbed “The House the Media Built.”
“Nissan began its relationship with Habitat for Humanity more than a decade ago with a donation of $1 million, 50 TITAN trucks and an abundance of employee volunteer time following Hurricane Katrina,” said Dan Bedore, director, Nissan Division Communications. “This relationship goes to the heart of our values, not only as a corporate citizen, but as neighbors in the communities in which we live, work and serve.”
Hear more about this project and Nissan’s relationship with Habitat for Humanity in the video above.
“Nissan North America Doubles down on Partnership with Habitat for Humanity with “The House the Media Built”” Nissan Online Newsroom. N.p., 28 Oct. 2016. Web. 02 Nov. 2016. <http://nissannews.com/en-US/nissan/usa/releases/nissan-north-america-doubles-down-on-partnership-with-habitat-for-humanity-with-the-house-the-media-built>.
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