Assists Disaster Relief Efforts in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Sep 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Western Union Foundation announced today a donation of US$25,000 to CARE to assist disaster relief efforts here in the aftermath of several storms that have recently affected the country.

CARE's priority is to provide safe water to residents in Haiti and take emergency food supplies to affected communities. "Our priority is always to reach the most vulnerable people, including women, children, and people living with HIV and AIDS," said CARE Haiti Country Director Sophie Perez.

"We are saddened by the current difficult conditions people are experiencing in the Caribbean as a result of these devastating storms," said Luella Chavez D'Angelo, president of the Western Union Foundation. "Our Foundation is committed to continue helping the Caribbean recover from these natural disasters."

Western Union's Our World, Our Family program, together with the contributions of Western Union Agents, has recently provided relief donations in Belize, Haiti and Jamaica totaling US$175,000. Our World, Our Family, is a five-year initiative to empower migrant families through education and global economic opportunity programs that help them stay connected, overcome barriers, and realize their dreams.

About the Western Union Foundation

Through the donations of The Western Union Company, its employees and Agents, the Western Union Foundation helps to fund programs that create economic opportunity around the world. Embracing the truly global nature of its corporate sponsor, the Western Union Foundation has granted nearly $48 million to more than 1,750 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in 70 countries. Its signature giving program, Western Union's Our World, Our Familysm, is a $50 million, five-year commitment reaching people at every rung of the economic ladder. Through Our World, Our Family, the Western Union Foundation is helping migrants and their families stay connected, overcome barriers and realize their dreams. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com/foundation.

About Western Union

Western Union (NYSE:WU), together with its affiliates Orlandi Valuta and Vigo, is a leading provider of global money-transfer services, providing people with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send money around the world, pay bills and purchase money orders through a network of more than 355,000 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.westernUnion.com.

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