Pass & Seymour/Legrand Employees, Parent Company Bolster Hurricane Relief
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (October 12, 2005) - Employees of Legrand North America, including Pass & Seymour/Legrand in Syracuse, will contribute directly to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief and recovery. According to Mike Gambino,
Pass & Seymour/Legrand CEO, Legrand North America will be matching employee contributions to the Red Cross up to $100,000.
"Pass & Seymour employees have always been ready to step up to the plate and do what they can when the need is there. This will give us an opportunity to make a real difference," said Marianne Michalek, V.P. Human Resources.
Some P&S partners had close personal connections to the hurricane and floods. Kevin Kearney, president of Gulf States Electrical Sales in Baton Rouge, La., is an independent sales representative for P&S.
"It has been very difficult for me to see the city where I grew up under water. The beautiful old homes, church, school and neighborhood will likely be bulldozed," Kearney said. "From a business standpoint, Gulf States was the first sales group to start distributing products after Katrina. Turnlok® plugs and connectors were needed immediately for temporary generator power, and P&S did a great job of supplying these items."
Pass & Seymour/Legrand is a leading provider of electrical wiring devices, home systems and accessories in North America. For more information, call 1-800-223-4185 or visit www.passandseymour.com.
Pass & Seymour/Legrand is a brand of Legrand North America, which employs 2,600 people across the United States and Canada. In addition to Pass & Seymour/Legrand, other Legrand North America brands include Wiremold/Legrand, Ortronics/Legrand, Watt Stopper/Legrand, and On-Q/Legrand. Legrand is the world's leading specialist in residential housing and commercial building products and systems for electrical installations and information networks.
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Cookie Caloia, Pass & Seymour/Legrand, (315) 468-8400,
cookie_caloia@pass-seymour.com
