Chevrolet Donates Silverados for Sandy Relief

Seeing the widespread distruction and loss of life caused by hurricane Sandy, Chevrolet has announced they’ve donated 50 Silverado pickup trucks and Express cargo vans to the American Red Cross for use in relief and recovery efforts.

“It is during disasters like this that we all need to pull together as a country and Chevrolet has a role in that,” said General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson. “Making these vehicles available quickly where they can do the most good is something we can do right now.”

In addition to this, the GM Foundation has given $250,000 to fund the Red Cross Disaster Responder Program.

“The impact of Hurricane Sandy is being assessed up and down the East Coast and even further west, and the road to recovery will be long for many families,” said Neal Litvack, Chief Development Officer of the American Red Cross. “GM’s generous donation of vehicles and the GM Foundation’s donation of finances will help the American Red Cross to respond with shelter, food and care, aiding affected residents now and after the storm, as they move toward recovery,”