Delta Volunteers To Build 15 Houses With Habitat For Humanity In Chile

 

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Delta Volunteers To Build 15 Houses With Habitat For Humanity In Chile

By Daniel Baxter
 

October 28, 2010 - Delta Air Lines and Habitat for Humanity will join forces November 1-3, to build 15 Habitat houses in El Monte, Chile, as part of Delta's Force for Global Good program to effect positive local and global change. The group leaves on Friday evening from Atlanta. 

This will be the second time Delta volunteers and Habitat for Humanity will work together in Chile.  Two years ago, 60 Delta employees traveled to Chile to build 15 houses in Casablanca. 

This year, more than 80 employees will build houses in El Monte, where many families are in need of housing following the Feb. 27 earthquake and its aftershocks.  El Monte is 34 miles southwest of Santiago, Chile's capital. 

 

"At Delta, we have a responsibility to help communities in need, especially those communities we serve.  The need for safe, affordable housing is still great.  It is our privilege to help Chilean families rebuild and improve their living conditions," said Ed Bastian, president?Delta Air Lines, and Habitat for Humanity International Board Member.

Delta volunteers will be joined by Mary Beth Witzel of Petaluma, California, a Delta SkyMiles? member who bid 338,000 miles in an online auction to win the opportunity to go on the trip.  The miles will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.  Mary Beth Witzel invited her daughter, Lisa Witzel to accompany her on the trip and participate on the build.   

"The generous partnership of national and international volunteers provides great support for Habitat Chile's affordable housing work," said Luis Santibanez, national director for Habitat for Humanity Chile. "We appreciate Delta's dedication and contribution to helping us improve the living conditions of families in El Monte." 

Delta has supported Habitat for Humanity for more than 20 years, and strengthened the partnership in 2006 when the airline unveiled the first 767-300 featuring a unique Habitat for Humanity livery and a Delta "Force for Global Good" decal. 

This is Delta's sixth international build with Habitat for Humanity.  Delta employees from around the globe use vacation time and pay a portion of their expenses to volunteer on the international builds and help those in need of simple, decent and affordable housing, while also taking the opportunity to know more about the country and its culture.

 
Delta has been involved in similar projects in South Africa, Ghana, India and Thailand.  Within the United States, Delta's volunteers also have built houses in New York, Mississippi, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Minnesota, Michigan, Florida and California. Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built, rehabilitated, repaired or improved more than 350,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.75 million people.

 

 
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