Cox Employees and Customers Weather a Destructive Storm
Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005 and left the New Orleans
area with thousands of displaced citizens and billions of dollars in damage. As
the largest cable TV provider in Louisiana, Cox committed to restoring our cable
telecommunications system in the area as quickly as possible and to be a key
partner in rebuilding the city.
To help our New Orleans employees recover and reestablish their lives after
Katrina, the Cox Employee Disaster Relief Fund was created. Our employees, cus-tomers and business partners generously contributed to the Fund, and our company
matched employee donations dollar for dollar, raising more than $3 million.
Upholding our overall commitment to the New Orleans community, our
parent company, Cox Enterprises, contributed $10 million in cash and in-kind
donations to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, supporting organizations such as
the American Red Cross, United Way, Habitat for Humanity and Boys & Girls
Clubs of America. We also partnered with Superstation WGN’s “HomeTeam,” a
reality show that presents deserving families with a home of their own, to help
rebuild a local Boys & Girls Club, an integral part of the community.
Within a year, Cox New Orleans made historic progress in taking care of
its employees, customers and community in a fashion many residents said was
unmatched by other local companies. As customers returned to the area, Cox
employees worked constantly to reconnect their cable as soon as power crews
repaired or replaced power lines. As of September 2006, more than 90 percent
of Cox’s network had been restored, and additional redundancy has been added
to help prevent outages should future disasters occur.
The Kid in Us Is a Team Player
Around the one-year anniversary of Katrina, Cox launched the BandTogether
campaign to recognize the extraordinary work and resilience of our New Orleans
employees. For two weeks, Cox employees across the country recognized the
efforts of our New Orleans colleagues simply by purchasing and wearing a wrist-band to show support. Money raised from the BandTogether campaign funded
a special event at an area zoo for local employees and their families, giving them
a chance to escape the worry and stress of rebuilding their lives.
From the dedication of our New Orleans employees and supporting efforts
throughout the company, Cox’s actions following Hurricane Katrina demonstrate
that our company remains committed to our customers, employees and com-munities at all times – and particularly when it’s needed most, in a crisis.
Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005 and left the New Orleans
area with thousands of displaced citizens and billions of dollars in damage. As
the largest cable TV provider in Louisiana, Cox committed to restoring our cable
telecommunications system in the area as quickly as possible and to be a key
partner in rebuilding the city.
To help our New Orleans employees recover and reestablish their lives after
Katrina, the Cox Employee Disaster Relief Fund was created. Our employees, cus-tomers and business partners generously contributed to the Fund, and our company
matched employee donations dollar for dollar, raising more than $3 million.
Upholding our overall commitment to the New Orleans community, our
parent company, Cox Enterprises, contributed $10 million in cash and in-kind
donations to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, supporting organizations such as
the American Red Cross, United Way, Habitat for Humanity and Boys & Girls
Clubs of America. We also partnered with Superstation WGN’s “HomeTeam,” a
reality show that presents deserving families with a home of their own, to help
rebuild a local Boys & Girls Club, an integral part of the community.
Within a year, Cox New Orleans made historic progress in taking care of
its employees, customers and community in a fashion many residents said was
unmatched by other local companies. As customers returned to the area, Cox
employees worked constantly to reconnect their cable as soon as power crews
repaired or replaced power lines. As of September 2006, more than 90 percent
of Cox’s network had been restored, and additional redundancy has been added
to help prevent outages should future disasters occur.
Around the one-year anniversary of Katrina, Cox launched the BandTogether
campaign to recognize the extraordinary work and resilience of our New Orleans
employees. For two weeks, Cox employees across the country recognized the
efforts of our New Orleans colleagues simply by purchasing and wearing a wrist-band to show support. Money raised from the BandTogether campaign funded
a special event at an area zoo for local employees and their families, giving them
a chance to escape the worry and stress of rebuilding their lives.
From the dedication of our New Orleans employees and supporting efforts
throughout the company, Cox’s actions following Hurricane Katrina demonstrate
that our company remains committed to our customers, employees and com-munities at all times – and particularly when it’s needed most, in a crisis.
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