ST. LOUIS – Anheuser-Busch announced earlier
this week that it is providing 2,156 cases of emergency drinking water (or
51,744 cans) for use by relief workers and residents affected by the tornado
in Oklahoma City and its surrounding suburbs.
A truck loaded with the water left Cartersville,
Ga., and is expected to arrive in the region this week. Anheuser-Busch is
working with the American Red Cross to get the water where it's most
needed. Additionally, the company has made a $25,000 donation to
the Red Cross to assist in their relief efforts.
"Relief workers and people in the
community are in need of fresh drinking water as they work to recover from the
tornado, and this is one way Anheuser-Busch can help our friends and
neighbors," said Peter Kraemer, vice president of supply for
Anheuser-Busch.
Since 1988, Anheuser-Busch has donated more
than 72 million cans of emergency drinking water following disasters.