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Brownell Travel raises $150,000 for tornado relief

By Dawn Kent · From The Birmingham News (01/30/2012)

A destroyed home is shown in Argo, Ala., Friday, May 6, 2011. Clean up and recovery continues in the Walker County town in the aftermath of the April 27 tornado outbreak. (The Birmingham News/Mark Almond)

Birmingham's Brownell Travel has donated more than $150,000 to ongoing relief efforts in the wake of the deadly April 2011 tornadoes.

The gift, made to mark the firm's 125th anniversary, will benefit Jefferson, Walker, Tuscaloosa and Marshall counties through the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham.

The Brownell Tornado Recovery Fund -- World Travel for Relief -- at the Community Foundation is the result of a partnership of travel companies and clients. Sponsor companies from six continents donated travel packages that were auctioned as part of a fundraising effort by Brownell.

"We've been helping clients discover more about our world through travel for 125 years, but Alabama is the destination we call home," Brownell Travel President Troy Haas said in a prepared statement. "Thanks to our luxury travel partners from all over the world and the generous response of the successful bidders, we can help the Community Foundation bridge the gaps and help people rebuild their homes and their communities."

Sponsors that donated travel packages included Abercrombie & Kent, Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Orient-Express, Seabourn Cruises, St. Regis Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises and United Travel Service of Turkey.

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