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Donations for the California wildfires keep coming in and the very recent donation comes from American Honda Motor Co., Inc. that announced a pledge of $250,000 to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

Aside from the pledge, American Honda will also be working with California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to assess as well as determine the other needs for emergency assistance materials and resources such Honda-made vehicles, generators, and other products. Honda will donate all these materials as requested.

Tetsuo Iwamura, President of American Honda Motor Co. Inc. said, "The American Red Cross and California Governor's Office of Emergency Services are on the front lines in this tremendous effort to turn back the fires, and Honda salutes their efforts and their dedication."

In addition, to the $250,000 pledge and the donation of materials, Honda will also provide a 100 percent match of any funds donated to the American Red Cross or other applicable organizations by the approximately 7,000 associates of American Honda and its subsidiaries.

And just like Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda has been a partner of American Red Cross in several disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, September 11, California wildfires of 2003 and then again now with the current California wildfires. Honda does not only give cash donations but also materials such as generators and all-terrain vehicles that are used by Red Cross for its relief and rescue operations. In a way this is Honda’s means of thanking back its American buyers.