DaimlerChrysler Corporation Gives the Michigan Metro Girl Scouts Gift
21 December 2000
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Gives the Michigan Metro Girl Scouts An Early Holiday GiftPresident and CEO Dieter Zetsche Presents a Check for $150,000 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 20 DaimlerChrysler Corporation President and CEO Dieter Zetsche was in keeping with the holiday spirit at the Company's annual Media Holiday Party Tuesday night when he presented an early holiday gift of $150,000 to the Michigan Metro Girls Scouts Council (MMGSC). The money will be used to help further the mission of the Girl Scouts and provide greater opportunities for young women in the Metro Detroit area. "DaimlerChrysler has a tradition of helping groups or causes in need and this year, the Michigan Metro Girl Scouts was a logical recipient for our assistance," said Zetsche. "Such contributions represent a way for us to demonstrate our commitment to the communities in which we operate and organizations like the Girl Scouts, which helps develop the individual potential of thousands of young women." DaimlerChrysler has been supporting the efforts of the MMGSC since 1993. MMGSC is the fourth largest Council in the United States and currently serves over 38,500 girls in the Metro Detroit area. "This significant and very generous gift is one of the largest single donations from a corporation in MMGSC's history," says Marci Shannon, Deputy Executive Director of Resource Development and Public Relations after receiving the check from Zetsche. "We thank the Board of Directors of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund and the management of DaimlerChrysler for their unprecedented support of our organization at this time." Since it was established in 1953, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund has given more than $300 million to charitable organizations. In 2000, the Fund will give nearly $31 million to charity.