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December 19, 2018
In the wake of this year’s unusually high number of natural disasters, The Ford Disaster Relief Mobility Challenge has awarded four Transits to nonprofit organizations that support natural disaster relief efforts.
To be clear, this challenge was a contest. Ford offered the most versatile and flexible van on the market to organizations who had the most creative/effective ideas for their use. The idea was to get the most out of the Transit by giving it to people who know the disaster business the best. Also taken into consideration, was how the organizations would use the van when it was not engaged in disaster relief.
And the winners are:
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans
Empact Northwest, Kingston, Washington
Mercy Chefs, Portsmouth, Virginia
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN), Kansas City, Missouri
The idea of combining a high-capability vehicle like the Transit with the know-how of experts in disaster relief is just another example of Ford’s commitment to community involvement and improving mobility. There are now 7 specially equipped and designed Transit disaster relief vans in service across the country.
The Transits are not the first vehicles that Ford has donated as emergency response units. In the past five years Ford has provided 50 such vehicles. First responders appreciate specially designed vehicles, but Ford’s contribution doesn’t end there. Ford’s commitment to communities in need of response and recovery has included $5 million in funding and the mobilization of thousands of Ford volunteers.
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