PR Newswire Waives Distribution Fees for Myanmar Related News Releases
Organizations offering aid to the victims of the Myanmar cyclone can distribute their messages through PR Newswire in the U.S., Latin America, Asia and Western Europe at no charge; all releases will also be distributed through PR Newswire's partner CSRwire
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NEW YORK

PR Newswire has waived fees for all news releases relating to aid in rescue and recovery efforts for the Myanmar cyclone crisis and has taken the unprecedented step of translating and distributing many of the releases to media worldwide.

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PR Newswire will waive fees through midnight on Sunday, May 11 for U.S. organizations that wish to communicate their efforts of assistance to media and public audiences in the United States, Latin America, Asia and Western Europe, in addition to the many academics, activists, CSR investment houses, NGOs, educational institutions and government bodies served by PR Newswire's corporate social responsibility partner, CSRwire.

"A crisis of this magnitude warrants immediate action from organizations in a position to help," said Dave Armon, chief operating officer, PR Newswire. "By granting access to our global communications network PR Newswire can assist those organizations who are announcing initiatives to aid the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar get their important messages to audiences around the world. Our customers and employees have come to expect that PR Newswire will offer our assistance in times of crisis such as this, and we are very happy to be able to do so."

To view news releases issued by PR Newswire members offering aid, please visit http://www.prnewswire.com/gh/cnoc/comp/683205.html, under Myanmar Cyclone.

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