PRESS RELEASE: SUN LIFE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
Contact: Renée Louzon-Benn
520-836-3446
865 N. Arizola Rd., Casa Grande, AZ
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2013
Union Pacific awards $28,000 in grants to casa grande non-profits
Casa Grande, AZ – With a $28,000 donation to six non-profit organizations in Casa Grande, Union Pacific Railroad is continuing its collaboration with local organizations that support community, cultural and health and human services initiatives among the 23 states where Union Pacific operates trains. For more than 50 years, the Union Pacific Foundation has upheld the tradition of supporting community and civic programs in the communities where Union Pacific employees live and work.
The local organizations receiving grant funds this year include: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley; Casa Grande Regional Medical Center Foundation, CGRMC Foundation; Casa Grande Valley Historical Society; City of Casa Grande; City of Casa Grande Arts & Humanities Commission; and Sun Life Family Health Center.
Sun Life Family Health Center has received a grant award to assist in its upcoming Pediatric Reading Corner Program. The new Pediatric Reading Corner will be built at the Sun Life Center for Women & Children office located at 1856 E. Florence Blvd. Casa Grande, AZ. The reading center will encourage literacy among our youngest patients. In addition to Sun Life, the CGRMC Foundation will also use the Union Pacific Grant Funds to assist local pediatric patients. The CGRMC Foundation will use the funds to assist the Free Pediatric Clinic of Casa Grande to pay for lab work and medical imaging tests that will aid the physician in making accurate diagnoses for children. The clinic is held two times each month on Wednesday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul. Rona Curphy, CEO and President of CGRMC, stated, “We are so happy to partner with this worthwhile organization, and are grateful for corporations like Union Pacific who work hard to support the communities in which they operate by improving the lives of residents.” Travis Robinette, Sun Life’s CEO, states, “Sun Life is honored to receive an award from Union Pacific. With the help of Union Pacific, Sun Life and other partnering agencies are able to make necessary improvements beneficial for the growth and betterment of the Casa Grande Community.”
Union Pacific Foundation
The Union Pacific Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation. The Foundation has distributed funds since 1959 to qualified organizations in communities served by Union Pacific. The Foundation is not endowed, but is funded each year from the operating profits of Union Pacific Corporation.
About Union Pacific
It was 150 years ago that Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of July 1, 1862, creating the original Union Pacific. One of America's iconic companies, today Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), linking 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail and providing freight solutions and logistics expertise to the global supply chain. From 2000 through 2011, Union Pacific spent more than $31 billion on its network and operations, making needed investments in America's infrastructure and enhancing its ability to provide safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible freight transportation. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers and emphasizes excellent customer service. Union Pacific operates competitive routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways.
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