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Press Media Wire (Press Release) - Apr 21,2009 - Wilmington, MA - April 21, 2009 -
Textron Defense Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a
Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, will hold its second annual
company-wide Earth Day celebration on Wednesday, April 22. The
celebration will encourage employees to make the small contributions
that add up to a much cleaner, greener environment. The company expects
up to 50 employees to spend roughly an hour each working on various
clean-up projects in the vicinity. Primary among these is grooming the
Textron Ball Field, which the town of Wilmington utilizes for soccer
and Little League baseball games. Employees also will make a difference in their own work areas
by ramping up their contributions to the company’s recycling program.
Launched at this time last year, the program allows employees to
recycle batteries, paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum to
reduce the amount of these recoverable materials that end up in the
local landfill. In fact, the company distributed individual recycling
bins to all employees at the first annual Earth Day celebration last
year. In 2008, employees recycled 39.32 tons of these materials. So far
this year, another 6.26 tons have been recycled and the company hopes
to increase its total yearly amount by five tons over the 2008 results.
Earth Day activities also will extend beyond that day with
outreach planned at the Woburn Street School in early May. The company
has worked with the school’s students for more than a year, raising
awareness on the importance of taking care of the environment. “Textron Defense Systems employees care about giving back to
their local and global communities,” explains Senior Vice President and
General Manager Mark Catizone. “It is important to us that we mark
Earth Day by taking the time to enhance the grounds that our neighbors
play in, as well as taking bold steps to reduce, reuse and recycle in
our work areas to benefit our global community.” About Textron Systems
Textron Systems Corporation has been providing innovative solutions to
the defense, homeland security and aerospace communities for more than
50 years. Known for its unmanned aircraft systems, advanced marine
craft, armored vehicles, intelligent battlefield and surveillance
systems, intelligence software solutions, precision smart weapons,
piston engines, test and training systems, and total life cycle
sustainment services, Textron Systems includes AAI Corporation,
Lycoming Engines, Overwatch Geospatial Systems, Overwatch Tactical
Operations, Textron Defense Systems, and Textron Marine & Land
Systems. Textron Systems Corporation is an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Textron Inc. More information is available at www.textronsystems.com.
About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is a $14.2 billion multi-industry company operating in 28
countries with approximately 42,000 employees. The company leverages
its global network of aircraft, defense and intelligence, industrial
and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions
and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands
such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex,
Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Systems and Textron Financial
Corporation. More information is available at www.textron.com.
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