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The Chrysler Foundation to Present $250,000 Check to the Detroit Zoological Society to Help Refurbish the Detroit Zoo's Tauber Family Railroad


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           Event to announce The Chrysler Foundation's $250,000 check
           presentation to the Detroit Zoological Society to help refurbish
           the Detroit Zoo's Tauber Family Railroad. In recognition of the
           donation, the zoo will unveil the new name of the main train
           station as the Chrysler Main Station.

           Chrysler LLC has a long history with the Detroit Zoo and its
           locomotive trains. Walter P. Chrysler began his career working in
           the railroad business where his passion for engines developed. In
           1949, Chrysler Corporation designed, built and donated the first
           of the diesel-powered trains, named the Walter P. Chrysler, along
           with two more locomotives in 1950 and 1951, followed by recurring
           Company donations to upgrade and maintain these operations.

           Brian Glowiak, Vice President - The Chrysler Foundation
           Ron Kagan, Executive Director - Detroit Zoological Society

           Thursday, May 8, 2008
           9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
           Gates open at 9:15 a.m.

           The Detroit Zoo (Tauber Railroad - Chrysler Main Station)
           8450 West 10 Mile Rd
           Royal Oak, MI 48067
           Located at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and 10 Mile Road
           (I-696)

           Following the check presentation, attendees will board the
           refurbished Tauber Trains to the Arctic Ring of Life to welcome
           the arrival of two new polar bears named Neil and Buzz until
           10:30 a.m.