Wal-Mart Helps Protect America's National Parks
17 Mai 2005 - 8:06PM
PR Newswire (US)
Wal-Mart Helps Protect America's National Parks Wal-Mart Joins
Unilever - for Their Fourth Year Sponsoring the National Parks
America Tour, Helping Our Nation's Parks With Volunteer Power
BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth
consecutive year, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has joined
Unilever (NYSE:ULNYSE:UN), the longest-standing corporate partner
of the National Park Foundation and a Proud Partner of America's
National Parks, the National Park Foundation, and Take Pride in
America in supporting the National Parks America Tour. Wal-Mart is
committed to community stewardship and service. The National Parks
America Tour service-to-the-land activities enable volunteers to
earn service credits while giving something back to America's
treasures -- its 388 National Parks. The National Parks America
Tour provides parks with much-needed manpower resources to complete
important projects from building boardwalks, painting fences to
cleaning up beaches and seawalls. As visitor use increases and
National Parks budgets decrease, volunteer manpower is essential to
sustain parks for the future. Recently, revitalization efforts drew
over 500 volunteers to the Statue of Liberty National
Monument/Ellis Island National Monument where Wal-Mart associates
along with Unilever employees and their families came together to
volunteer at one of our nation's most visited National Parks. "The
National Parks America Tour provides a tremendous benefit to
National Parks. The amount of volunteer resources dedicated to
improvement projects at the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island National
Monument is an invaluable contribution," commented Cynthia Garrett,
Park Superintendent. "We need volunteers year-round and the
National Parks America Tour sets the stage to foster volunteer
engagement." The National Parks America Tour is a volunteer-driven
initiative designed to provide National Parks with manpower
resources to complete important projects and engage communities in
the National Parks experience. This year with 26 events the Tour
will enable Wal-Mart volunteers and communities to supplement
National Parks park resources. The result is an in-kind manpower
donation of over 100,000 volunteer hours valued at $1.7 million
dollars. Earlier, in March, our volunteers cleared historical roads
and fences, removed exotic vegetation and participated in other
beautification projects along the roads and property of the Mission
San Juan. "This is the third year that the San Antonio Missions
have hosted a National Parks America Tour event," commented Steve
Whitesell, Park Superintendent. "The benefits of volunteer power
are seen throughout the park. Much of the work that volunteers
accomplish could simply not be done with only our present park
staff," Whitesell notes. In April, in Yucca Valley, California,
more than 200 volunteers rolled up their sleeves at Joshua Tree
National Park enabling the park to complete important projects,
including nature trail clean up, exotic weed pulling, working on a
split-railed fence and other beautification projects. The National
Parks America Tour welcomed Wal-Mart Associates, Girl Scouts, Boy
Scouts, Boys and Girls Club volunteers and area community school
groups from the Southern California-area. "This is the second year
that Joshua Tree National Park has hosted a National Parks America
Tour event," commented Curt Sauer, Park Superintendent. "The value
derived from the National Parks America Tour is increasingly
important as our park is faced with great visitor use and resource
demands. Private support is essential and Wal-Mart Stores and
Unilever are setting the threshold for partner support," notes
Sauer. The Tour wants to engage and rededicate people in the
National Parks experience through meaningful volunteer service
leaving an imprint and a promise that together we will work to
protect and preserve these resources. This year the National Parks
America Tour hosts 26 events across the country beginning in March
and continuing through November. Volunteers across the country can
join Wal-Mart Associates at a National Park near them. About
Unilever Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer products
companies, aims to add vitality to life by meeting everyday needs
for nutrition, hygiene and personal care. Each day, around the
world, consumers make 150 million decisions to purchase Unilever
products. The company has a portfolio of brands that make people
feel good, look good and get more out of life. In the United States
these brands include recognized names such as: Axe, "all," Ben
& Jerry's, Bertolli, Breyers, Caress, Country Crock, Degree,
Dove personal care products, Eternity by Calvin Klein, Hellmann's,
Lipton, Knorr, Popsicle, Promise, Q-Tips, Skippy, Slim-Fast,
Snuggle, Suave and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are
registered trademarks of Unilever. Dedicated to serving consumers
and the communities where we live, work and play, Unilever in the
United States employs more than 15,000 people in 74 office and
manufacturing sites in 24 states and Puerto Rico -- generating
approximately $10 billion in sales in 2004. For more information
visit http://www.unileverusa.com/ . About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters,
Neighborhood Markets and SAM'S CLUB locations in the United States.
Internationally, the company operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada,
China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the
United Kingdom. The company's securities are listed on the New York
and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT. More information
about Wal-Mart can be found by visiting
http://www.walmartfacts.com/ . Online merchandise sales are
available at http://www.walmart.com/ . About the National Park
Foundation The National Park Foundation
(http://www.nationalparks.org/ ), chartered by Congress in 1967, is
the official non-profit partner of America's national parks. The
National Park Foundation strengthens the enduring connection
between the American people and their national parks by raising
private funds, making strategic grants, creating innovative
partnerships and increasing public awareness. Over the past seven
years alone, the Foundation has contributed more than $135 million
in total grants and program support to national parks across the
country. About the National Park Service "VIP" Program The National
Park Service's Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) program has grown over the
years to reflect the dedication of people to their national parks.
VIPs range in age from young children to senior citizens. They come
from all over the United States, and the world, bringing different
backgrounds, skills, and talents that enrich our park programs.
Volunteers-In-Parks are Very Important People, visit
http://www.nps.gov/volunteer to learn more about becoming a VIP
today! 2005 National Parks America Tour Schedule Phoenix Mountain
Preserve Phoenix, AZ March 5, 2005 Channel Islands National Park
Ventura, CA March 5, 2005 San Antonio Missions National Historical
Park San Antonio, TX March 12, 2005 Joshua Tree National Park
Twentynine Palms, CA April 9, 2005 San Bernardino National Forest
Idyllwild, CA April 9, 2005 Tuzigoot, Montezuma Castle, Wupatki,
Sunset Crater, Walnut Canyon NMs and Hubbell Trading Post NHS
Northern Arizona April 30, 2005 Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty NM
New Jersey/New York May 7, 2005 Saint-Gaudens National Historic
Site Cornish, NH May 7, 2005 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg, TN May 14, 2005 Padre Island National Seashore Corpus
Christi, TX May 21, 2005 Saratoga National Historical Park
Stillwater, NY June 11, 2005 Mount Rainier National Park Ashford,
WA September 17, 2005 Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Atlanta, GA September 24, 2005 Fort McHenry NM & HS Baltimore,
MD September 24, 2005 Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon, AZ
October 1, 2005 Lake Mead National Recreation Area Boulder City, NV
October 15, 2005 Cabrillo National Monument San Diego, CA October
22, 2005 Gulf Islands National Seashore Mississippi and Florida
October 22, 2005 Pea Ridge National Military Park Pea Ridge, AR
October 29, 2005 Lincoln Home National Historic Site Springfield,
IL November 5, 2005 Biscayne National Park Homestead, FL November
19, 2005 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010831/WALMARTLOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
CONTACT: Susan Tatum, Tour Director of National Park Foundation,
+1-843-795-9292; or Tara Stewart of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
+1-479-277-7013 Web site: http://www.walmartstores.com/
http://www.unileverusa.com/ http://www.walmartfacts.com/
http://www.walmart.com/ http://www.nationalparks.org/
http://www.nps.gov/volunteer
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