The Salvation Army's highest national Award was recently bestowed on
Melaleuca,
Inc. for it's efforts to aid victims of Hurrican Katrina in 2005.

Within minutes after the disaster Melaleuca's CEO announced a fund for its
Marketing Executives and Customers to donate money. And then Melaleuca
went one step further by matching every dollar donated. The eventual sum
totaled more than $1 million and was divided between the Salvation Army,
the Red Cross, food and supplies.

Soon after the storm, the first donation truck from Southeast Idaho rolled
into
town, bringing a flash of hope to a mourning region. Within three days 13
more
truckloads followed, distributing goods, blessing lives, and bringing
comfort to
stranded families...

Unexpectedly, the Salvation Army contacted Melaleuca recently to announce
it's presentation to Melaleuca for its commitment to helping others. It
wasn't
the first time Melaleuca stepped forward when others were suffering, and it
won't be the last. Earlier in the decade, in the aftermath of the September
11,
2001, tragedy, Marketing Executives and employees united in a similar
fashion
to help victims of terrorism in New York.
 

AMBULANCES TO THE RESCUE--THE UNTOLD STORY

President and CEO Frank L. VanderSloot contacted several of his connections
with ambulance companies in Montana shortly after the disaster, and, almost
immediately, two fully crewed amublances, paid for by Melaleuca, departed
for
Lousiana.

But when they arrived, they discovered the need was much greater and
different than they had imagined--hundreds of New Orleans ambulances were
attempting to operate without supplies while the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) was bogged down with red tape and unable to
help.

When word got back to Frank, he used his connections again, this time to
dodge the red tape by ordering ambulance supplies directly from suppliers
(also
paid for by Melaleuca), shipping them directly to FEMA so FEMA could supply
150 ambulances. While FEMA struggled with bureaucracy for approving
expenditures, Frank took those much-needed materials directly to the source.
The ambulance crews remained in the region for months before returning to
their homes in the West.

(Excerpted and reprinted by permission from the Leadership In Action
Magazine.)

My comments:

Melaleuca's mission statement is: "Enhancing the lives of those we touch, by
helping them reach their goals."

Melaleuca is a Wellness Company that markets affordable products, "Made in
America by Americans."

Be Blessed,
Shelva