CSX and City Year Team Up with Fairmont City to Improve Rose Lake Park

  CSX and City Year Team Up with Fairmont City to Improve Rose Lake Park

Business Wire

-- May 11, 2012

CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX):

        
         Volunteers from CSX and City Year will team up with the Village of
         Fairmont City, an Illinois community east of St. Louis, Mo., to
What:    recondition and paint playground equipment, install boarders and add
         safety surfacing in the playground area, landscape and create and
         install new signage. For more information on this and other CSX
         service events, go to http://www.beyondourrails.org/map.
 
         CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation’s
         leading transportation companies, connecting customers to ports,
         distribution centers and markets across the eastern United States.
         Through grass-roots volunteerism and focused corporate giving, CSX is
         committed to supporting the communities where it operates. City Year
         is an education-focused, nonprofit organization founded in 1988 that
Who:     partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on
         track to graduate. In 23 communities across the United States and
         through two international affiliates, this innovative public-private
         partnership brings together teams of young AmeriCorps members who
         commit to a year of full-time service in schools. Corps members
         support students by focusing on attendance, behavior and course
         performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring and after school
         programs.
 
When:    8:00 am – 12:00 noon
         Saturday, May 12, 2012
 
Where:   Rose Lake Park
         2601 North 41^st Street
         Fairmont City, Ill.
 
         Several area leaders have identified Rose Lake Park as a facility in
Why:     need of improvements to make it safer and more enjoyable for children
         of all ages in Fairmont City and adjoining communities.
 
         CSX is proud to be a National Leadership Sponsor of City Year,
         including the signature “Safe Kids Play Day” program. City Year
How:     unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time
         service, giving them skills and opportunities to change the world,
         make a difference in the lives of children and transform schools and
         neighborhoods throughout the United States.
          

Contact:

CSX Corporation
Eric Hartsock, 443-858-4437
ehartsock@exit10.com