Company Gives Grants, 15th Anniversary
Commemorative Bottles and Provides Recycling for Festival
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WHAT:
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This year, in recognition of the 15th anniversary of
the Festival, The Coca-Cola Foundation will make two donations of
$15,000 each to two local nonprofit organizations to help continue
the renewal of New Orleans. The first gift supports the Lake
Pontchartrain Basin Foundation’s “Save our Lake,” an effort to
restore and preserve the Lake, which complements the Company’s
commitments to protect and preserve the environment.
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The second organization receiving a donation from Coca-Cola is
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, which
became the largest food bank in world history after the devastating
impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The organization delivers
more than 75 million pounds of food annually to communities still in
recovery from the hurricanes.
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The Company will also unveil a 15th Anniversary
Essence/Coca-Cola Commemorative Bottle which will be given to
Festival attendees.
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WHO:
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Ingrid Saunders Jones, senior vice president, Global Community
Connections, The Coca-Cola Company
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WHEN:
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Friday, July 3, 2009
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9:00 – 11:00 a.m. CDT
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WHERE:
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Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (Hall B, Rooms 220-222), New
Orleans, LA
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The Essence Music Festival is the nation’s largest annual gathering
of African-American musical talent; featuring an unprecedented three
days of cultural celebrations and performances by some of today’s
greatest African-American artists.
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The Coca-Cola Company
Lori George Billingsley, 404-676-2121
or
Wanda
Rodwell, 404-676-2121
