AAA's Great Battery Roundup(R) Kick Off; Experts to Demonstrate How to Properly ''Lasso'' a Stray Battery

--AAA Texas:

What:       AAA's Great Battery Roundup(R) is a recycling campaign to 
            collect "stray" vehicle, motorcycle, boat and small plane 
            batteries for recycling and supporting a local 
            environmental group. Batteries will be accepted April 
            17-22 at 96 collection locations throughout Texas. For 
            every battery collected, the AAA Battery Service will 
            donate $1.50 to the Children's Environmental Health 
            Institute. The charity's mission is to support initiatives
            to improve children's environmental health.

Who:        AAA Texas General Manager Mark Bell and AAA Texas Approved
            Auto Repair Manager Patrick O'Reilly.

When:       10 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, at Rick's Independent Car 
            Kare, 1605 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, Tx.

Why:        Five million stray batteries weren't returned to industry 
            recycling plants last year.  Dead batteries can discharge 
            lead and acid contaminating soil and water.  Contamination
            creates a health hazard for humans and animals.

            The AAA Texas goal is to collect 1,000 batteries or more 
            from garages, carports, yards, tool sheds, storage units 
            and other places.

Where:      Rick's Independent Car Kare
            1605 W. Irving Blvd., Irving 75061
            Ph: 972-438-6548

Other:      A list of drop-off sites can be found at www.aaa.com.