DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial Teams Up with Chicago Cares to Renovate Two Chicago Public Schools |
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By: DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial Posted: 2006-08-10 05:17:23 |
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Hundreds of employees from DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial are spending two days this week teaming up with Chicago Cares to renovate two public schools in Chicago.
Today, approximately 120 DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial employees will leave their laptops in Lisle and head to the Ella Flagg Young Elementary School in the North Austin area to paint nine classrooms and school hallways in addition to outside painting on the playground. Young Elementary School serves about 1,650 students in grades K-8. Tomorrow, another 120 DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial employees will head to Ericson Scholastic Academy, at 3600 W. 5th Avenue. Ericson is a Magnet School which accepts its 700 students from all over the city on a lottery basis. There, the volunteers will paint 20 classrooms, a United States map on the playground and participate in other projects. "Our people are excited about the opportunity to help get the schools ready for the return of the students by creating a bright and colorful environment in the classrooms," said Todd Hubbard, Vice President of Credit, Collections and Internal Operations at DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial. "We are firm believers in our core value of social responsibility." According to Kristine Kappel, manager of marketing and communications for Chicago Cares, DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial is helping the organization further its mission. "Today, DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial will join with Chicago Cares to brighten the lives of hundreds of students and make their schools more inviting and motivating places to learn," said Kappel. "As the city's premier volunteer organization, we're thrilled to join with DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial to provide an opportunity for its employees to give back to the community in a meaningful way." About DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial, a unit of DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC, provides wholesale financing and credit lines to Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, and Thomas Built Bus dealers. Truck Financial offers a broad range of flexible financing plans for fleet customers, owner/operators and vocational customers as well as an extensive selection of dealer financial services to support DaimlerChrysler commercial vehicle brand sales in North America. About Chicago Cares: Chicago Cares is a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for individuals and businesses to improve the Chicago community through participation in creative, structured group volunteer programs designed to address Chicago's most pressing needs. Chicago Cares develops more than 120 hands-on group volunteer projects each month serving children, adults, seniors, the environment, the hungry and homeless and much more. The organization's innovative format gives people the opportunity to work on our projects on a flexible basis and has attracted thousands of active volunteers. Chicago Cares is an affiliate of Hands On Network, a growing alliance of innovative volunteer management and mobilization organizations across the United States, the U.K. and other countries. |
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