Helping Our Global Community

Disaster Relief

In times of disaster, BD always implements one of its core values: “We do what is right,” encouraging associates to give to non-profit partners working in a disaster zone and contributing corporate dollars and product to aid victims.

Fiscal Year 2007

• $25,000 to United Way of Bergen County to assist flood victims of April nor’easter in New Jersey’s Bergen and Passaic counties.
  
  
• $21,000 to Heart to Heart International to assist victims of tornadoes in Kansas City, KS and surrounding areas.

Fiscal Year 2006

• $100,000 to the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy for the South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund
• $50,000 to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for Pakistan earthquake relief
• $50,000 to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for Indonesia earthquake relief

Fiscal Year 2005

• 2005 South Asian Tsunami Relief
  • Cash
    • $125,000 to the American Red Cross
    • $125,000 to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF
  • Product
    • $1.3 million
• Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
  • Cash
    • Katrina - $500,000 split between the United Way of America and the American Red Cross
    • Rita - $250,000 split among American Red Cross, Direct Relief International and AmeriCares
  • Product
    • more than $1.8 million

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