GM Chairman Jack Smith named co-chair for the nature conservency [Archive]

YellowSub1962

12-07-2001, 08:38 PM

it appears that GM is going to help "preserve" (read: LOCK UP!) 200 places the public apparently needs to preserve...

Here is an article of Jack Smith as co- chairman of
Nature Conservancy.

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Jack Smith Named Co-Chairman of The Nature
Conservancy's Campaign for Conservation

Jack Smith

ARLINGTON, Va. (Oct. 19, 2000) - John F. "Jack" Smith,
Jr., chairman of General Motors Corp., has been named
co-chairman of The Nature Conservancy's "Campaign for
Conservation," a $1 billion capital campaign that will
raise money to preserve "200 Last Great Places" in
more than 200 natural areas in the Americas, Asia and
the Pacific. The Nature Conservancy preserves habitats
and species by saving the lands and waters they need
to survive.

General Motors has been a prominent supporter of The
Nature Conservancy for many years, and Smith has
served on the board of governors for The Nature
Conservancy since 1997. From 1994 through 1999,
General Motors donated $5 million in the form of
financial support and trucks to the Conservancy's
Campaign for the Last Great Places. In 1999, General
Motors again confirmed its commitment to the
Conservancy with another $5 million pledge to The
Campaign for Conservation. To date, The Nature
Conservancy has received over 100 trucks from General
Motors for use on Conservancy project sites in the
United States. In addition, the company's Cadillac
division has also agreed to help sponsor The Nature
Conservancy's 50th Anniversary photography exhibit,
which will feature the work of 12 well-known artists
and appear in galleries worldwide starting in 2001.

Click for The Nature Conservancy website.
"Jack Smith has been an exemplary member of our board,
and under his direction General Motors has been the
leading corporate contributor to our conservation
work", said W. William Weeks, executive vice president
for The Nature Conservancy. He is going to be a great
Campaign for Conservation co-chairman."

Smith said, "General Motors strongly believes in the
work The Nature Conservancy is doing around the world.
By preserving plant and animal species and threatened
ecosystems, The Nature Conservancy is helping to make
sure that our children will be able to enjoy the same
natural wonders that we enjoy. Rarely does one find a
nonprofit organization so dedicated to specific,
measurable results."

In addition to being chairman of General Motors, Smith
is a director of Proctor & Gamble Co., Detroit
Renaissance and the U.S.-Japan Business Council. He
serves as chairman of Catalyst, president of the Beta
Gamma Sigma Director's Table, the Chancellor's
Executive Committee of the University of
Massachusetts, and the board of trustees to Boston
University.

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Pirate4x4.Com > Land Use and Trails > Land Use Issues > GM Chairman Jack Smith named co-chair for the nature conservency PDA : GM Chairman Jack Smith named co-chair for the nature conservency YellowSub1962 12-07-2001, 08:38 PM it appears that GM is going to help "preserve" (read: LOCK UP!) 200 places the public apparently needs to preserve... Here is an article of Jack Smith as co- chairman of Nature Conservancy. ************************************************ ********************************************** ******** Jack Smith Named Co-Chairman of The Nature Conservancy's Campaign for Conservation Jack Smith ARLINGTON, Va. (Oct. 19, 2000) - John F. "Jack" Smith, Jr., chairman of General Motors Corp., has been named co-chairman of The Nature Conservancy's "Campaign for Conservation," a $1 billion capital campaign that will raise money to preserve "200 Last Great Places" in more than 200 natural areas in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. The Nature Conservancy preserves habitats and species by saving the lands and waters they need to survive. General Motors has been a prominent supporter of The Nature Conservancy for many years, and Smith has served on the board of governors for The Nature Conservancy since 1997. From 1994 through 1999, General Motors donated $5 million in the form of financial support and trucks to the Conservancy's Campaign for the Last Great Places. In 1999, General Motors again confirmed its commitment to the Conservancy with another $5 million pledge to The Campaign for Conservation. To date, The Nature Conservancy has received over 100 trucks from General Motors for use on Conservancy project sites in the United States. In addition, the company's Cadillac division has also agreed to help sponsor The Nature Conservancy's 50th Anniversary photography exhibit, which will feature the work of 12 well-known artists and appear in galleries worldwide starting in 2001. Click for The Nature Conservancy website. "Jack Smith has been an exemplary member of our board, and under his direction General Motors has been the leading corporate contributor to our conservation work", said W. William Weeks, executive vice president for The Nature Conservancy. He is going to be a great Campaign for Conservation co-chairman." Smith said, "General Motors strongly believes in the work The Nature Conservancy is doing around the world. By preserving plant and animal species and threatened ecosystems, The Nature Conservancy is helping to make sure that our children will be able to enjoy the same natural wonders that we enjoy. Rarely does one find a nonprofit organization so dedicated to specific, measurable results." In addition to being chairman of General Motors, Smith is a director of Proctor & Gamble Co., Detroit Renaissance and the U.S.-Japan Business Council. He serves as chairman of Catalyst, president of the Beta Gamma Sigma Director's Table, the Chancellor's Executive Committee of the University of Massachusetts, and the board of trustees to Boston University. :usa: Crowdog 12-08-2001, 07:03 AM Here is some info on the Nature Conservancy: http://www.crowley-offroad.com/land_grabbing_secrets.htm Crowdog If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention....