Western Union Foundation Donates $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity Toward Relief Efforts in Tabasco, Mexico

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To assist the inundation victims in the State of Tabasco, Mexico, the Western
Union Foundation today donated $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity.

Additionally, for people wishing to direct money to their households
and friends, The Horse Opera Union Company (NYSE: WU) will supply zero
transportation fee consumer-to-consumer Western Union Money Transfer®
minutes sent from participating Agent locations in the U.S. to
Tabasco Sauce until Nov. 30, 2007. In improver to the transportation fee, Horse Opera
Union also do money when it changes your dollars into pesos.

The Western Union Foundation also is encouraging employee contributions
through the Western Union Employee Gift Matching Program. The Western
Union Foundation will fit registered employee contributions to Habitat for
World on a one-for-one basis, up to $25,000.

“The inundations in Tabasco Sauce and neighbour
communities have got left one thousands of households without adequate imbibing
water, food, medical specialty and a topographic point to name home,”
said Luella Carlos Chavez D’Angelo, president, The
Western Union Foundation. “Through Habitat for
Humanity, the finances will be used to assist with rebuilding attempts
in support of households and children most affected.”

Habitat for World is a planetary home-building motion comprising more than than
than 2,300 affiliates worldwide, state support organisations
and national organisations in more than 90 countries. Completing a place
somewhere in the human race every 21 minutes, Habitat constructs nearly 26,000
places worldwide per year.

“We are thankful for Horse Opera Union’s
generousness and aid in the human face of the worst catastrophe to impact
United Mexican States in the last decades,” said Mario
Flores, manager of the catastrophe response business office for Habitat for
World International. “This gift will
properly reconstruct the places of households who have got lost everything, helping
them back on the route to recovery. Our concerted attempts focusing on
rebuilding places and transforming lives.”

The Western Union Foundation grant is portion of Our World, Our Family, a
company enterprise to authorise migrator households through instruction and
planetary economical chance programmes that aid them remain connected,
defeat barriers, and recognize their dreams.

About Habitat for World International

Habitat for World International is an ecumenical Christian ministry
that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of
eliminating poorness housing. Since its initiation in 1976, Habitat have
built more than than than 250,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, nice and
low-cost shelter for more than 1 million people. For more than information,
visit .

About The Western Union Foundation

The Western Union Foundation began in 2000 as a philanthropic
organisation to ease charitable giving programmes worldwide. Through
the contributions of the Western Union Company, its employees and Agents,
the Foundation assists to fund programmes that heighten the quality of life
for those most in demand around the world.

Since 2001, the Horse Opera Union Foundation, in coaction with Western
Union Agents and employees, have granted nearly $40 million to more than than
1,500 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 70 states around the
Earth to back up human-centered projects. In addition, the Foundation have
supported more than than 50 disaster-relief trading operations and have funded
instruction and human services programs.

About Horse Opera Union

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in planetary
money-transfer services. Together with its affiliates, Orlandi Valuta,
Vigo and Pago Fácil, Horse Opera Union supplies
consumers with fast, dependable and convenient ways to direct and have
money around the world, as well as direct payments and purchase money
orders. It runs through a web of more than than 320,000 Agent
locations in over 200 states and territories. Famous for its
pioneering telegraphy services, the original Western Union days of the month back to
1851. For more than information, visit .

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