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Leggett Pledges $1M for Tornado Relief
May 26,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on May 27, 2011
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Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) has pledged $1 million toward tornado relief for Joplin, Mo., a neighboring town to the company's Carthage, Mo., headquarters.
We are grieving with our fellow partners who lost loved ones and homes in this horrific storm, said David Haffner, president and CEO. We are still gathering information on the losses sustained by those employees who were in the path of the storm. At this point, we know of at least 35 families who lost everything, and we mourn the death of one employee partner.
The company will direct the donation to local agencies to benefit Joplin residents. The tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., Sunday decimated the town and is blamed for more than 125 deaths.
The company immediately offered assistance to local storm shelters, and employees are volunteering in numerous relief efforts.
We have encouraged our employees to help in whatever way they can, said Karl Glassman, executive vice president and COO. In every department and plant, Leggett people have rallied to support their colleagues. Just like other area companies, we are experiencing an outpouring of generosity from every corner of the company as our employees take good care of each other.