    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [November 4, 2005]
    [Pages 1652-1653]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Launch of a Nationwide Effort To Respond to Hurricanes
    That Struck Central America
    November 4, 2005

        Three distinguished private-sector leaders have agreed to launch a
    nationwide effort to encourage private donations for relief and
    reconstruction in response to the three

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    recent hurricanes that struck Central America. These leaders will work
    with other Americans to raise awareness and resources to help those in
    need as a result of these disasters.
        The business leaders are: Steve Reinemund, chairman and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc.; Bob Lane, chairman and CEO, Deere & Company; and Maria
    Lagomasino, former chairman and CEO,
    JPMorgan Private Bank. On behalf of our country, I am grateful to these
    leaders for their readiness to take on this important effort.
        In the coming days, they will ask Americans to donate directly to a
    fund set up to provide help to the disaster victims.