NorthWest Airlines to be Honored at AmeriCares 18th Annual GalaAmeriCares Foundation AmeriCares, the international and national disaster relief organization, proudly announced today that Northwest Airlines will be the Honoree of their 18th annual benefit gala on May 16th at the historical Ellis Island Immigration Museum. President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush and AmeriCares Founders Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Macauley will be the evening's hosts, leading the tribute to Northwest Airlines for their consistent support of AmeriCares.  Over the past eight years, Northwest Airlines has continuously supported AmeriCares' disaster relief efforts around the world. This partnership has enabled AmeriCares to deliver over $24,000,000 worth of medicines and relief supplies to those suffering adversity. Most recently, AmeriCares and Northwest Airlines joined forces to deliver over 50,000 pounds of relief supplies to the victims of the earthquake in Taiwan. Northwest Airlines is the world's fourth largest airline offering more than 1700 daily departures with hubs in Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo, Osaka and Amsterdam. With its travel partners, Northwest serves more than 750 cities in 120 countries on 6 continents. Based on statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Northwest was the most-on-time U.S. airline among the seven largest network carriers for the period 1990-1999. AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs—and supports long-term healthcare programs—for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion. Since its inception in 1982, AmeriCares has delivered over $2.5 billion in aid to more than 130 nations worldwide.
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