Letter to Haiti Fund by Lynn Tilton

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
Care of William J. Clinton Foundation
Donations Department
610 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
 
Dear Presidents Clinton and Bush,
 
It is with great honor that I represent Patriarch Partners and its portfolio companies as its founder and Chief Executive Officer in our collective donation of $200,000.00 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The Patriarch platform is comprised of more than 70 small and mid-sized businesses all of which have been acquired when others had left them behind because investors and lenders lost faith in the ability to rebuild their respective franchises. These are companies that know the struggle of walking in the darkness every day, one foot in front of the other, until they see hope in that first glimmer of light.
 
One of my most rewarding moments as the leader of these companies and more than 100,000 employees was the reaction to my call to give to those less fortunate than we, in Haiti. And although many of these companies have had to withstand the perfect storm of 2009, they came to the call with open hands, open hearts and an excitement about our collective project to give. It is around this cause that I realized I had finally created a culture of giving and forgiving that emanates from the struggle of survival being the noblest of all causes.
 
Since its inception in December of 2000, the Patriarch funds have saved and or restructured more than 150 companies and 250,000 jobs. We hope that our check will make a difference in the rebuilding of Haiti and health and well-being of its people.
 
Sincerely,
 
Lynn Tilton
 
Patriarch Partners, LLC
32 Avenue of the Americas
17th Floor
New York, NY 10013
TEL: 212-825-5645
FAX: 212-825-2038

 

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