CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX):
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What:
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CSX and City Year will join the Alliance for Community Trees, Keep
Tampa Bay Beautiful and the City of Tampa Parks & Recreation in
bringing together over 50 volunteers to plant 125 large Red Cedar,
Olive, Cassia, Purple Leaf Plum and Chickasaw Plum trees as part
of the railway’s “Trees for Tracks” program. For more information
on these projects, go to http://www.beyondourrails.org/calendar.
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Who:
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CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation’s
leading transportation companies, connecting customers to ports,
distribution centers and markets across the eastern United States.
Through grass-roots volunteerism and focused corporate giving, CSX
is committed to supporting the communities where it operates. City
Year, a nonprofit AmeriCorps national service organization is
dedicated to building democracy through citizen service, civic
leadership and social entrepreneurship. Alliance for Community Trees
(ACTrees) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to
improving the health and livability of cities by planting and caring
for trees. With over 200 member organizations in 44 states and
Canada, ACTrees engages volunteers to take action to improve the
environment where 93% of people live: in cities, towns, and
metropolitan areas. Together, ACTrees member organizations have
planted and cared for over 15 million trees with help from over 5
million volunteers.
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When:
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8:00 am – 11:00 pm
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
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Where:
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Nuccio Parkway Greenway
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N. Nebraska Ave. towards E. 7th Ave.
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Tampa, Florida 33605
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Why:
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The Nuccio Parkway service site has been the target of multiple
service days. The tree varieties were selected for their ability to
thrive and provide color and utility to the site.
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How:
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CSX is proud to sponsor organizations like City Year and ACTrees, in
their efforts to improve parks, schools, recreational centers and
other public places in the many types of rural, suburban and urban
communities that CSX connects and serves. In September, the railway
was added to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for its achievements
in environmental performance, including reaching ahead of schedule
the company’s voluntary goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by
eight percent and its “Trees for Tracks” program to plant one tree
for each of the 21,000 miles of CSX track.
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Source: CSX Corporation
for CSX
Eric Hartsock, 443-858-4437
ehartsock@exit10.com