News Release
SHAKLEE EARTH DAY CAMPAIGN TARGETS GLOBAL WARMING
Shaklee Corporation plants trees in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA (April 24, 2006) – On April 21 Shaklee kicked off its global environmental campaign to raise awareness of global warming, "A Million Trees. A Million Dreams.™", with a tree-planting event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Working in tandem with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, and San Francisco's Recreation and Parks Department, 150 Shaklee employees planted 225 Monterey Cypress and Pittosporum five-gallon trees in Golden Gate Park's Marx Meadow.
Shaklee Corporation plants trees in Golden Gate Park
"San Francisco is the perfect city to launch our environmental initiative targeting global warming. We are excited to be working with Mayor Newsom and the city's Recreation and Parks Department to make San Francisco greener and more beautiful while helping raise awareness of global warming," said Roger Barnett, Chairman and CEO of Shaklee Corporation. |
Attendees of the event included Mayor Gavin Newsom, Roger and Sloan Barnett, Yomi Agundbiade, General Manager Recreation and Parks, Jay Banfield, Executive Director San Francisco Parks Trusts, and Marshall Foster, Director of City Green. For press information and images please contact Maggie Cross of Tina Thomson Communications at (626) 395.9932 or by email at maggie@tinathomson.com. |

