Collette Joins Efforts to Provide Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria
byDaniel McCarthy/另一家旅行社正在竭尽所能,以帮助土耳其和叙利亚的救援工作。
Collette on Monday announced it was joining the humanitarian effort that is aimed at helping the hundreds of thousands of people injured by
The tour operator is supporting efforts through The Collette Foundation, with direct contributions to a number of charity organizations includingWorld Central Kitchen, which gives fresh meals to those who need them the most, andDirect Relief, which focuses on supporting search and rescue efforts in the near term.
“我们的想法与那些受到土耳其和叙利亚地震影响的人,” Collette首席执行官Dan Sulivan说。
“We’re thankful that we’re able to make contributions to the relief efforts through the Collette Foundation. Both ‘Word Central Kitchen’ and ‘Direct Relief’ have been doing and continue to do great work to help those affected by this disaster.”
As of Feb. 13, one week since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck, over 36,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands more injured.
Intrepid, which has a long history with Turkey and currently operates 30 tours with 25 local team members in the country, has also launched humanitarian efforts. The tour operator said it will match all donations to the Turkiye and Syria Earthquake Appeal up to $100,000 AU and will donate all profits made on bookings to Turkey through April 30.