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Wheaton Precious Metals Announces US$5 Million Community Support and Response Fund to Combat COVID-19
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nWheaton Precious Metals Announces US$5 Million Community Support and Response Fund to Combat COVID-19\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, April 20, 2020\n\n\n\nTSX:WPM  NYSE: WPM\n VANCOUVER, April 20, 2020 /CNW/ - Wheaton Precious Metals (\"Wheaton\") announces the launch of a US$5 million Community Support and Response Fund (the \"CSR Fund\") in order to support the global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on our communities. The CSR Fund is designed to meet the immediate needs of the communities in which Wheaton operates and around the mines from which Wheaton receives precious metals. This fund is incremental to Wheaton's already active Community Investment Program that currently provides support to over 50 programs in multiple communities around the world.\n\"Although both Wheaton and our partners have been impacted as result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that many of our neighbours in the community face even greater challenges and will continue to do so over the coming months. I am pleased with our ongoing commitment to maintain and strengthen all of our existing charitable support programs, and I am proud to fund an additional US$5 million towards the front lines in fighting this pandemic,\" said Randy Smallwood, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wheaton. \"We extend our deepest sympathies to everyone that has been impacted by COVID-19. It is during challenging times like these when charity is most important - it is simply the right thing to do.\"\n\"We are grateful to Wheaton Precious Metals for supporting our fight against COVID-19,\" said Mark Travers, CEO of Vale Base Metals. \"It is a testament to our partnership with Wheaton in Canada and Brazil and reinforces our mutual interest in the long-term health and prosperity of communities where we operate.\"\nWheaton Community Support and Response Fund \nWheaton is pledging US$5 million to establish the Wheaton CSR Fund.  Wheaton will partner with both charitable organizations and our mining partners to support em...