A Brief History of the Friend to Friend Network
2004
Established in July 2004 and helped 37 Railroad families in need in the inaugural year.
2005
Sent out $1.2M to help 586 Railroad families displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. $1M of assistance sent out was donated by Union Pacific Railroad in order to protect monies that were collected to fund non-hurricane related emergencies. Assisted 95 Railroad families in need that were approved for non-hurricane related medical or dwelling related emergencies.
2006
Assisted 132 Railroad families in need that were approved for non-hurricane related medical or dwelling related emergencies.
2007
Introduced payroll deduction and Friend To Friend Ambassadors in September 2007. Assisted 289 Railroad families in need that were approved for non-hurricane related medical or dwelling related emergencies. By December 31, 2007 there were over 760 employees donating $5,383 monthly to the Friend To Friend Network via payroll deduction. In 2007 donations from payroll deductions totaled $13,323 (8% ) and from checks and fund-raisers totaled $150,900 (92%).
2008
Introduced monthly Friend To Friend Network Updates in October 2008. Assisted 213 Railroad families in need that were approved for non-hurricane related medical or dwelling related emergencies and 289 Railroad families in need that were directly impacted by hurricanes Gustav & Ike. By December 31, 2008 there were 121 Friend To Friend Ambassadors that had signed up 3,255 employees donating $22,264 monthly to the Friend To Friend Network via payroll deduction. In 2008 donations from payroll deductions totaled $165,686 (41% ), Union Pacific disaster assistance donations $100.000 (25%) and from checks and fundraisers totaled $$139,139 (34%).
2009
Through October assisted 565 Railroad families in need that were approved for non-hurricane related medical or dwelling related emergencies. As of October 30, 2009 there were 164 Friend To Friend Ambassadors that had signed up 4,305 employees donating $32,132 monthly to the Friend To Friend Network via payroll deduction. Through October 2009 donations from payroll deductions totaled $ 268,408 (66% ) and from checks and fund-raisers totaled $137,214 (37%) for the year.
 Original Friend to Friend Network logo |
 First Friend to Friend Network merchandise logo |
 Current Friend To Friend Network logo |