WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems
and its employees are contributing $30,000 to the American Red Cross for flood relief efforts in
North Carolina. Almost 600 people work at Spirit's facility in Kinston, N.C., building fuselage sections and wing spar components for the Airbus A350 XWB.
"This natural disaster hit close to home," said John Beilman, chair of the Kinston Good
Neighbor Fund. "Thousands of people in this region have been affected by the widespread flooding and will need help with cleanup.
This is exactly what the Spirit Good Neighbor Fund was designed to do — provide help to our friends, neighbors, co-workers and
communities when they need it most."
Spirit's employee-run Good Neighbor Fund (GNF) contributes to nonprofit organizations in U.S. communities where the company
operates and is funded entirely through employee contributions. Both the Kinston and Wichita
Good Neighbor Funds contributed to the North Carolina flood relief effort, and Spirit matched
the GNF gift dollar for dollar.
At this time, it is unknown how many Spirit employees were personally impacted by the flooding. Spirit's Kinston site was shut down for more than 48 hours due to loss of power from Hurricane Matthew. Power was
restored Monday and employees began returning to work Monday evening.
On the web: www.spiritaero.com
On Twitter: @SpiritAero
About Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in
Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include
fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses
on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support
customers around the globe. More information is available at www.SpiritAero.com.
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