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| November 16, 2006
Alcoa Foundation Donates $100,000 to Gettysburg Foundation
Gift Will Help with Environmental Aspects of New Museum and Visitor
Center
GETTYSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Alcoa Foundation today donated $100,000 to the Gettysburg Foundation
to assist the Foundation with the environmental sustainability of the
new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park.
“We are tremendously grateful for this
generous gift,” said Gettysburg Foundation
President Robert C. Wilburn. “We are committed
to preserving this landscape and providing visitors with an
understanding of what happened here and how those events are relevant in
today’s world. This gift allows us to be one
step closer to achieving our goals.”
The Gettysburg Foundation is working in partnership with the National
Park Service to build a new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg; the
new facility will open in spring 2008.
“Alcoa Foundation is pleased to play a part in
the enhancement and preservation of this significant landmark in
American history. Conservation and sustainability is an Alcoa Foundation
Area of Excellence, so we are truly pleased to be involved with this
unique and functional, self-sustainable landscape preservation and
restoration project,” said Meg McDonald,
president of Alcoa Foundation.
The Gettysburg Foundation is committed to an environmentally sustainable
building and site, which includes landscape preservation and
restoration. As an example, preservation of as many wetland areas on the
site as possible — for the 0.682 acres of
wetlands that will be disturbed by the new facilities, the Foundation is
restoring almost three times that amount —
1.912 acres. This includes creation of new wetlands as part of the
restoration of the portion of the Guinn Run stream bed corridor that
runs near the new Museum and Visitor Center.
For more information about the Gettysburg Foundation, please call
1-866-889-1243 or visit www.gettysburgfoundation.org.
About Alcoa Foundation
Established in 1952, Alcoa Foundation is a global resource that actively
invests in improving the quality of life in the countries around the
world where Alcoa operates. The Foundation's grants address global and
local needs in Areas of Excellence that include: Conservation and
Sustainability, Global Education and Workplace Skills, Business and
Community Partnerships and Safe and Healthy Children and Families. Alcoa
Foundation manages Alcoa’s ACTION and Bravo!
programs which recognize the volunteer efforts of employees with grants
to the organizations they serve. For more information about Alcoa
Foundation, visit www.alcoa.com,
under Community.
About Alcoa
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the world's leading producer and manager of primary
aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in
all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering,
production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In
addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets
consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap foils and plastic wraps, Alcoa
wheels, and Baco household wraps. Among its other businesses are
closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and electrical
distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 129,000
employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most
sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com
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