MoneyGram Chooses Guatemala for First Habitat for Humanity Home Build.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2004 MoneyGram MoneyGram International, Inc. (NYSE: MGI) is a United States-based financial services company, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It has additional facilities in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Lakewood, Colorado, and international offices in over 170 countries. Payment Systems, Inc. is joining Habitat for Humanity International Habitat For Humanity International (HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international, ecumenical Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing. in Quezaltenango Quezaltenango (kāsältānäng`gō), city (1994 est. pop. 90,801), SW Guatemala. The city is the metropolis of the western highlands (it is 7,500 ft/2,286 m above sea level) and the second city of Guatemala. , Guatemala, to raise walls and hopes with a family in need. MoneyGram's first home build today will kick off the company's financial and volunteer commitment to build 30 Habitat homes in 14 countries during 2004. MoneyGram's long-standing service relationship with Guatemala dates back to 1989. Today, the company's safe, fast and reliable money transfer service can be sent to more than 300 agent locations throughout Guatemala. "We've been dedicated to serving Guatemala and its citizens and emigrants for more than a decade, which made the country a fitting choice for our first global giving sponsorship with Habitat for Humanity International," said Phil Milne, president and chief executive officer of Travelers Express/MoneyGram. "MoneyGram's partnership to both sponsor and build demonstrates their tremendous commitment to provide safe and affordable homes to families within their global community," said Millard Fuller  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , founder and president of Habitat for Humanity International. "Such a gift is an example of Habitat's model of neighbors helping neighbors." Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. of Guatemala has built nearly 15,000 homes in the country since 1979. Habitat for Humanity International is a Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing. Founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller, along with his wife, Linda, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates in more than 3,000 communities in 92 nations have built and sold more than 150,000 homes to partner families with no-profit, zero-interest mortgages. www.habitat.org MoneyGram, one of the world's leading money transfer services, has more than 60,000 agents in 160 countries. It is a subsidiary of Travelers Express Company, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Viad Corp (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :VVI VVI Vertical Velocity Indicator VVI Velocity Vector Imaging (trademark of Siemens AG) VVI Vermont Volunteer Infantry (Civil War) VVI VVimaging, Inc. ). For more information or to locate a MoneyGram agent, visit www.moneygram.com. |
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