HOUSTON, May 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- When the city of
Moore, OK, dedicates its new
Veterans Wall of Honor on Memorial
Day, the festivities will be held under the shade of the
Trees of Honor – five large water oaks signifying the five branches
of the military that Apache provided as part of its tree-donation
program. As a proud supporter of the military and our veterans,
Apache is honored to contribute to this worthy cause and the city
as it continues to recover from recent natural disasters.
On May 20, 2013, an F5 tornado
took the lives of 24 people and caused an estimated $2 billion in damages in Moore. As part of
the city's recovery, Apache provided 11,000 trees to replace those
lost in the storm, along with approximately 5,000 others over the
years to fulfill other requests.
Moore is one of many
communities where Apache's highly successful Tree Grant Program has
made a difference. Provided for free to worthy organizations
throughout the states where the company operates, the trees –
nearly 3.8 million of them since the program's inception in 2005 –
improve wildlife habitats, restore storm-damaged areas and enhance
urban neighborhoods.
The Veterans Wall of Honor is a public place for reflection
within Moore's Veterans Memorial
Park. Approved by voters in 2012, it recognizes past and current
Moore residents who have completed
honorable service in the U.S. military. Its dedication will be held
as part of Moore's Memorial Day observation and will include
comments from the stakeholders involved in the wall's creation. An
Apache representative will be in attendance to speak on the
company's behalf and answer any related media inquiries.
Beyond the dedication, Apache is observing Memorial Day through several employee-engagement
initiatives. The company held an employee assembly to recognize
coworkers who served in the military and present them with
commemorative challenge coins. Additionally, employees honored
relatives who served with placards on their office doors, and the
company participated in Operation Interdependence by providing
nonperishable items to send to troops overseas and raising funds to
offset the shipping costs.
MEDIA ADVISORY
What: Dedication of the new Veterans Wall of Honor in
Moore, OK
When: 10 a.m. CDT; Monday May 25th, 2015
Where: Veterans Memorial Park; 1900 SE 4th St.,
Moore, OK, 73160
About Apache
Apache Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production
company with operations in the United
States, Canada,
Egypt, the United Kingdom and Australia. Apache posts announcements,
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