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Deloitte Chairman of the Board Sharon L. Allen Named Chairman of the American Friends of the Phelophepa Train
The AFPT organization is devoted to improving healthcare in rural South Africa for the welfare of its people
(CSRwire) NEW YORK, NY - November 16, 2007 - Sharon L. Allen, Chairman of the Board,
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, has been named Chairman of the Board of the
American Friends of the Phelophepa Train (AFPT).
"It's an honor, on behalf of Deloitte, to support the critical work of the
AFPT Board, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Ms. Leah Tutu in bringing awareness
to the healthcare needs of the people of South Africa to the United
States," said Allen.
Allen, named Chairman of the Board of Deloitte in 2003 and re-elected
Chairman in 2007, serves on the President's Export Council and is a member
of the Women's Leadership Board of the JFK School of Government at Harvard
University. Named one of Forbes' Magazines "Most Powerful Women in the
World" for the past two years, she also serves on the national board of
the YMCA, the Autry National Center of Los Angeles and the United Way of
Greater Los Angeles.
Allen replaces James E. Copeland, Jr., former CEO of Deloitte and Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu, who has served as the Chairman of the AFPT organization
for the past four years.
Founded in 1994, the Phelophepa (pronounced PAY-low-PEP-PA) Train is a
mobile medical unit that annually travels through 36 South African rural
areas five days a week providing medical, dental and eye care, health
education, psychological counseling and training programs on HIV/AIDS to
disadvantaged people in these areas. In rural provinces of South Africa,
there is one doctor for every 5,000 people.
The Phelophepa represents social healing and reconciliation for what was a
racially torn nation. Partly funded by the Transnet Foundation of South
Africa, the program has been so successful that the South African
Government will be launching a second train, Phelophepa II, in 2008.
For the past six years the American Friends of the Phelophepa Train have
presented a gala dinner to celebrate and support the Train's travels
throughout South Africa. US-based global business and social leaders, who
share the goals and have made significant contributions, are recognized,
not only for support of the cause but also for their efforts to improve
the economic conditions in South Africa and the lives of its people.
For more information, please go to http://www.americanfriendsofphelophepa.org.
About Deloitte
As used in this document, "Deloitte" means Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.
Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a
detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
and its subsidiaries.
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