ESG News For WESTERN AREAS NL

Highlights:Citizens committing $350,000 to workforce development in New YorkFunds will support Workforce Development through Pursuit, where Citizens will be a lead funder of their bridge program, as well as Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation and Ocean Bay Community Development CorporationInitial programming focused on technical skills training and development in IT and telecommunications

Western Union and the Western Union Foundation today announced a package of relief efforts for Haiti following the recent magnitude-7.2 earthquake and subsequent landfall of Tropical Storm Grace. The aid will be directed to Partners In Health to support relief efforts in the hardest-hit and hardest-to-reach western areas of the country. Additionally, Western Union is waiving transfer fees on consumer money transfers from retail locations in the U.S. to bank accounts in Haiti through August 31, 2