SSI Donates $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity

SHELTON, Conn., Nov. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SSI today announced a donation of $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity to help the people of the Philippines rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the massively destructive typhoon which hit the country recently.

SSI employees based in the Philippines report housing is in urgent need. As a result, SSI chose Habitat for Humanity as the charity to support given its ability to provide direct relief to the region. The charity has had a strong presence in the Philippines since 1998.

"SSI has many employees in the Philippines with a majority living in the Cebu area. A number of our colleagues are without homes today due to the disaster," said Mary Rusterholz, SSI chief human resources officer. "Habitat for Humanity, with the help of this donation plus that of other individuals and businesses, will help the people of the Philippines rebuild their communities."

The company will provide updates on the progress of Habitat's work in the region via SSI's website, www.surveysampling.com, Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks.

"We are grateful for the safety and well-being of our employees, and for the ability to contribute to help those people having been displaced by the typhoon," said Chris Fanning, SSI president and CEO.  "Habitat for Humanity is able to provide immediate assistance in the rebuilding effort as it operates at the local level where the need is most urgent, and we encourage others in our industry to contribute to help the people of the Philippines."

Donations can be made at the Habitat for Humanity website at www.habitat.org.

SSI is the premier global provider of sampling, data collection and data analytic solutions for survey research, reaching respondents in 78 countries via Internet, telephone, mobile/wireless and mixed-access offerings. Additionally, SSI staff operates from 26 offices in 18 countries, offering CATI, questionnaire design consultation, programming and hosting, online custom reporting and data processing. SSI's 3,100 employees serve more than 3,000 clients worldwide. For additional information, please visit www.surveysampling.com.

SOURCE Survey Sampling International (SSI)