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Kansas City Southern Announces Holiday Express Challenge Grant to Benefit The Salvation Army in 21 Communities
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Kansas City Southern (KSU) is celebrating the 21st anniversary of its KCS Holiday Express program by raising funds for The Salvation Army in 21 U.S. communities. So far, the initiative has garnered nearly $120,000. The company announced a challenge grant to match donations, contributing $2 for every $1 raised, up to $100,000 from November 30 to December 10, 2021. Over its 20-year history, the program has raised over $2.6 million for charitable causes.
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KCS Holiday Express has raised nearly $120,000 in 2021.
KCS offers a challenge grant to incentivize further donations, potentially raising an additional $100,000.
The initiative has raised over $2.6 million over its 20-year history.
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The KCS Holiday Express events did not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced in September that it would celebrate the 21st anniversary of its KCS Holiday Express program with a fundraiser to benefit The Salvation Army in 21 communities on its U.S. rail network. To date this year, the KCS Holiday Express project has raised nearly $120,000 for this cause. The company is now issuing a challenge grant to raise even more.
“On this Giving Tuesday, I am proud to announce that KCS will donate $2 for every $1 raised by the Holiday Express project, up to an additional $100,000, between November 30 and December 10, 2021,” said KCS president and CEO Patrick J. Ottensmeyer. “Please consider a gift to help The Salvation Army keep hope marching on for families in need.”
The 21 communities that will receive the funds KCS raises for The Salvation Army include Kansas City and Slater, Mo.; East St. Louis, Ill.; Pittsburg, Kan.; Ashdown and Mena, Ark.; Poteau and Stilwell, Okla.; Houston, Laredo, Port Arthur, Victoria and Wylie, Texas; Baton Rouge, DeQuincy, Gonzalez and Shreveport, La.; and Corinth, Jackson, Meridian and Vicksburg, Miss.
Special thanks to our major sponsors to date, including Bartlett, a Savage Company; Deanne Porter and Patrick Ottensmeyer Family Foundation; Haverty Family Foundation; Husch Blackwell; Jim and Janet Kennedy Charitable Trust and Google; Kansas City Southern Historical Society; Mi-Jack Products; RailPros; Watco; and ZA Construction. A complete list of sponsors can be seen here on the KCS website. It is not too late for your contribution to be recognized and for you to be listed among these generous individuals and organizations.
Over 20 years, the charitable component of the KCS Holiday Express project has raised well over $2.6 million. Anyone interested in making a tax-deductible contribution to the 2021 KCS Holiday Express fundraising campaign may do so at https://donate.salarmymokan.org/KCSHolidayExpress2021.
In the first 19 years, the KCS Holiday Express train stopped in 20 or more communities in five or six states between Thanksgiving and Christmas. At each stop, visitors could board the train, meet Santa and his elves and tour the inside of three cars of the festive six-car train. These events did not take place in 2020 and will not take place in 2021 due to the pandemic.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south-central U.S. KCS’ North American rail holdings and strategic alliances with other North American rail partners are primary components of a unique railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
The KCS Holiday Express program is a charitable initiative by Kansas City Southern that raises funds for The Salvation Army in various U.S. communities.
How much money has the KCS Holiday Express program raised in total?
Over its 20-year history, the KCS Holiday Express project has raised over $2.6 million.
What is Kansas City Southern's challenge grant for the KCS Holiday Express?
Kansas City Southern will donate $2 for every $1 raised by the Holiday Express project, up to an additional $100,000, from November 30 to December 10, 2021.
How much has the KCS Holiday Express raised this year?
This year, the KCS Holiday Express project has raised nearly $120,000.
Where will the funds from KCS Holiday Express be distributed?
The funds will benefit The Salvation Army in 21 communities across the U.S.
