Here is some good environmental press.
Appeared in Woodall's November/December 2003 Midwest RV Traveler:
Hummer and Tread Lightly: Team up to Restore Recreation Sites.
OGDEN, UT - The national nonprofit organization Tread Lightly! and General Motors Hummer division announced Hummer Helps, a new partnership under the umbrella of Tread Lightly!'s Restoration for Recreation program aimed to promote socially responsible four-wheeling by enhancing recreational areas and educating the public about responsible outdoor use. Hummer and Tread Lightly! announced the new initiative at a trail cleanup event in Drummond Island, Mich.
Tread Lightly!, whose mission is to empower generations to enjoythe outdoors resposibly, received a $100,000. endowment from Hummer to specifically be administered as a grant-giving initiative. The endowment will be distributed to select outdoor enthusiast clubs that are Tread Lightly! members and have pinpointed recreational area in need.
The Resstoration for Recreation endowment was given to Tread Lightly! as part of a program within the Hummer division entuitled Hummer Helps. The program was created to recognize Hummer owners who have utilized their vehicle's capability for acts of Humanity.
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