National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and FedEx Team Up to Protect the Environment
April 18 2016 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Team Members Volunteer for Urban Conservation
Projects as Part of FedEx Cares
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) is teaming up with the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to protect and restore plants, fish,
wildlife and habitats in communities across the nation for the
seventh consecutive year. More than 500 FedEx team members across
16 cities will participate with local nonprofits this spring to
address pressing urban environmental challenges.
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“Our collaboration with NFWF is a shining example of FedEx Cares
in action,” said Jenny Robertson, director of Citizenship and
Reputation Management at FedEx. “A significant portion of our
operations, people and facilities are based in metropolitan
centers, and our team members have always valued helping to create
positive change and making their hometowns cleaner, healthier and
more sustainable.”
The projects were chosen and funded by grants from FedEx Cares,
NFWF and the other partners of the Five Star and Urban Waters
program, totaling more than $592,000 to support these 16 critical
conservation projects.
FedEx Cares is the company’s new global giving platform through
which FedEx will invest $200 million in more than 200 global
communities by 2020 to create opportunities and deliver positive
change.
“The FedEx relationship supports efforts in cities throughout
the nation to enhance habitat for wildlife, people and future
generations,” said Jeff Trandahl, executive director and chief
executive officer of NFWF. “Since 2009, FedEx has supported 107
projects through this relationship, and hundreds of FedEx employees
have volunteered each year to assist in completing many of these
conservation efforts. This remarkable track record shows a deep
commitment to community stewardship of local natural
resources.”
This year’s volunteer projects include:
- Restoring endangered forest habitat in
Oregon
- Paddling the Mystic River in
Massachusetts to remove invasive plants
- Preventing pollution from stormwater
runoff and trash debris in New York
- Establishing school-based learning
gardens in North Texas
The 16 cities participating this year are: Atlanta, Boston,
Colorado Springs, Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis,
Miami, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh,
Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $49 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its 340,000 team
members to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety, the
highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their
customers and communities. For more information, visit
news.fedex.com.
About NFWF
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) protects and
restores our nation’s wildlife and habitats. Chartered by Congress
in 1984, NFWF directs public conservation dollars to the most
pressing environmental needs and matches those investments with
private contributions. NFWF works with government, nonprofit and
corporate partners to find solutions for the most intractable
conservation challenges. Over the last three decades, NFWF has
funded more than 4,500 organizations and committed more than $3.5
billion to conservation projects. Learn more at www.nfwf.org.
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FedEx Corp.Media Relations:Rae Lyn Rushing,
901-434-5791rae.rushing@fedex.comorNFWFRob Blumenthal,
202-595-2457rob.blumenthal@nfwf.org
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