ABB Contributes $100,000 to American Red Cross Fund

Oct. 1, 2001
ABB Inc., the U.S. arm of global technology company ABB based in Norwalk, Conn., recently pledged $100,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund in light of the recent terrorist attacks and devastation in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. The company also plans to match (two dollars to every dollar) any additional employee contributions made to the fund. "We were very fortunate

ABB Inc., the U.S. arm of global technology company ABB based in Norwalk, Conn., recently pledged $100,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund in light of the recent terrorist attacks and devastation in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. The company also plans to match (two dollars to every dollar) any additional employee contributions made to the fund.

"We were very fortunate that no ABB employees were directly injured in last week's horrible attacks," said Donald P. Aiken, president of ABB Inc. "But that makes it all the more important that we do what we can to help rebuild in the aftermath of this tragedy."

For more information, visit www.abb.com.



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