DaimlerChrysler to Host 1,750 Students at Indianapolis Zoo

-- DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund Sponsors Garden City and Stout Elementary School Visit

-- Indianapolis Foundry Remains Committed to Indianapolis Community

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct 27 -- On Friday, Oct. 28, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund and the Indianapolis Foundry are hosting a field trip for 1,750 Indianapolis students and their 100 adult chaperones at the Indianapolis Zoo. The DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund will provide a grant to the Zoo for the students' admission and lunch for the students. The Company's Indianapolis Foundry will underwrite the transportation.

"This is another way that the Company supports the community," said Brian Glowiak, Vice President of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund. "This fun, yet educational program reaches Indianapolis-area students who might not otherwise have this opportunity. And, of course, it's important to support institutions such as the Indianapolis Zoo that enrich the community."

Students from Garden City and Stout Elementary schools will observe Zoo attractions and learn how animals, plants and people are interrelated. They'll also tour exhibits such as the new "Dolphin Pavilion," "Seahorses" and "Animals from the Plains and Forest" and gain greater awareness of the animals in the Zoo's care.

The students will take in the unique show in the White River Gardens and the Hilbert Conservatory. The Gardens are currently featuring "Autumn Celebration: Bonsai." The Hilbert Conservatory is filled with colorful autumn plantings and an exquisite display of Bonsai. Bonsai trees are created through the art of dwarfing trees and shrubs by frequent pruning of the foliage and roots, and training the branches to grow in pre-determined positions. Some of the plants on exhibit are 100 years old.

The Indianapolis Zoo opened its doors in Washington Park in 1964 and moved to its current location in White River State Park in 1988. The Zoo is located on 64 acres, adjacent to the White River, and overlooks downtown Indianapolis. In June 1999, the Zoo opened its sister institution, White River Gardens. The outside gardens and the dramatic Hilbert Conservatory feature periodic shows and educational programming, such as interpretive landscape design and garden design principles.

The DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, now in its 53rd year, is the primary source of charitable grants made by DaimlerChrysler Corporation. The Fund annually supports hundreds of charitable organizations with an emphasis on community growth, arts and education, in the United States and throughout the world.