In conjunction with the National Milk Producers Federation, Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced a donation of $100,000 to the American Red Cross to assist in the aid and recovery effort in Haiti.
“This is a time for the U.S. dairy producer community to step up to the plate and help, in a coordinated way, to address an enormous humanitarian crisis close to home,” said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF, which manages CWT. “Dairy producers have given generously in the past to help with other international and domestic relief efforts. In this tragic situation, a cash donation to the Red Cross is the most effect and expeditious method to help people in Haiti.”
CWT is making a cash contribution to the Red Cross’s specific Haiti relief fund to best assist the people of that nation. Kozak said that CWT’s monetary contribution will be used to provide dairy products and other foods, along with water, fuel, medicine, shelter, or whatever services are most critically needed.
Haiti is one of dozens of countries that has, in the past, been a commercial market for U.S. dairy products sold through CWT’s Export Assistance program. CWT urges cooperatives not participating in CWT, along with individual dairy farmers not involved in the organization, to consider contributing to the Red Cross Haitian relief efforts.
Cooperatives contributing to CWT include the following organizations. More than 500 individual dairy farmers also support CWT with their membership contribution:
Agri-Mark Inc., Arkansas Dairy Cooperative Association, California Dairies Inc., Conesus Milk Producers Cooperative, Continental Dairy Products, Inc., Cooperative Milk Producers Association, Inc., Cortland Bulk Milk Producers Cooperative, Dairy Farmers of America, Dairylea Cooperative Inc., Empire Keystone Cooperative, Farmers Cooperative Creamery, Foremost Farms USA, Jefferson Bulk Milk Cooperative, Just Jersey Cooperative, Inc., Land O’ Lakes, Inc., Lone Star Milk Producers, Lowville Producers Dairy Cooperative Inc., Manitowoc Milk Producers Cooperative, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Massachusetts Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Inc., Michigan Milk Producers Association, Mount Joy Farmers Cooperative Association, National Farmers Organization, Northwest Dairy Association, Oneida-Madison Milk Producers Cooperative, Preble Cooperative, St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc., Schoharie County Cooperative Dairies, Select Milk Producers, Inc., Snake River Dairyman Association Inc., South New Berlin Milk Cooperative, Inc., United Dairy Cooperative Services, Inc., United Dairymen of Arizona, Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc., Western Tier Milk Producers Cooperative, and Zia Milk Producers.
3 Comments on “CWT Donates $100,000 to Haiti Recovery Efforts”
i find it remarkable that cwt can donate my money to red cross when i have to borrow money to put food on my own table.
i find it remarkable that cwt can donate my money to red cross when i have to borrow money to put food on my own table.
i find it remarkable that cwt can donate my money to red cross when i have to borrow money to put food on my own table.