KCS Donates $500K-plus to Red Cross for Ukraine
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
Honoring a pledge made in March, Kansas City Southern on May 2 presented $504,530 to the American Red Cross to support the Global Red Cross network’s response to the Ukraine humanitarian crisis.
On March 11, 2022, KCS announced that it had pledged a total of $500,000 to the American Red Cross to support the global Red Cross network, and would also match employees’ contributions to the American Red Cross for this effort. Pictured above from left to right are Jack Elmore, KCS Assistant Vice President Claims; Randee Krumwiede, American Red Cross, Executive Director for the Greater Kansas City and Northwest Missouri Chapter and Interim Chief Development Officer for the Missouri and Arkansas Region; Pat Ottensmeyer, KCS President and Chief Executive Officer; and Leonard Wagner, KCS Associate General Counsel Claims & Litigation.
