Posted August 26, 2016

 

MONTREAL –  Gildan Activewear, Inc. announced that it is donating an assortment of clothing items, including T-shirts, underwear and socks, to the victims of the Louisiana floods.

 

The donation is being made to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s office to support their efforts in distributing clothing items to some of the over 30,000 families displaced.

 

“Our thoughts are with the residents of southeast Louisiana in the wake of this devastating event,” said Eric Lehman, president, Branded Products, Gildan. “Gildan is once again responding to a need for humanitarian aid in the regions where we operate and we hope that these basic items can help provide a small amount of comfort to the displaced individuals and families in Louisiana.”

 

Under the company’s Gildan Gives program, Gildan has encouraged its more than 2,600 employees in the United States to get involved and will match all monetary donations made towards the relief efforts.

 

Gildan is a leading manufacturer and marketer of quality branded basic family apparel, including T-shirts, fleece, sport shirts, underwear, socks, hosiery and shapewear. Gildan owns and operates vertically integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities primarily located in Central America, the Caribbean Basin, North America and Bangladesh.

 

Source: Gildan

Gildan donates products to Louisiana flood victims