President & Mrs. Bush Host AmeriCares 18th Annual Benefit GalaAmeriCares Foundation AmeriCares, the international and national humanitarian relief organization, this evening honored American Home Products and Northwest Airlines, Inc. at their annual gala at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush co-hosted the event with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Macauley, Founders of AmeriCares. The Master of Ceremonies was Harry Smith, host of the History Channel on the A&E Network.  "AmeriCares is proud to honor American Home Products and Northwest Airlines," says Robert Macauley. "Corporate philanthropy is essential to the success of AmeriCares' efforts to bring help and hope to those suffering from catastrophes around the world." American Home Products is one of the world's largest research based pharmaceutical and healthcare products companies. Over the past 14 years, AHP's charitable donations to AmeriCares have helped disaster victims and the indigent in more than 90 countries. Most recently, AHP and AmeriCares joined forces to deliver life-saving supplies to the mudslide and flood victims in Venezuela and Mozambique. Northwest Airlines is the world's fourth largest airline offering more than 2,600 daily departures. Over the past 8 years, Northwest Airlines has been AmeriCares' key transportation partner for disaster relief airlifts within the United States and throughout Asia. This alliance has enabled AmeriCares to deliver over $24,000,000 worth of medicines and relief supplies to victims of both domestic and international disasters. 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 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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