Subaru of America Helps Dogs and Puppies Find Homes at the Pilots N Paws Gulf Coast Rescue Flyway September 18
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Sept. 17 -- (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080325/SUBARULOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080325/SUBARULOGO ) Subaru of America, Inc. goes to the dogs in New Orleans, helping rescue hundreds of shelter animals that were surrendered due to the struggling Gulf Coast economy. During the Pilots N Paws Gulf Coast Rescue Flyway, 114 pilots and co-pilots flying 58 private airplanes will transport as many as 500 animals to receiving shelters as far away as New Jersey. Subaru supports this massive rescue effort by using All-Wheel Drive Subaru vehicles to transport volunteers to and from New Orleans Lakefront Airport, as many of the surrounding roadways are still scarred from Hurricane Katrina's WHAT: devastating floods. WHEN: Saturday, September 18, starting at 6:00 a.m. Subaru of America employees and local Subaru dealership volunteers team with Pilots N Paws co-founders, a squadron of volunteer pilots and dozens of local WHO: volunteers. AeroPremier Jet Center at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, located at 6401 Stars & Stripes Blvd. in New Orleans, WHERE: Louisiana Subaru, with a long history of supporting animal welfare organizations and a customer base made largely of pet owners, sponsors Pilots N Paws' everyday mission to WHY: rescue animals across the nation. For more information contact: Heather Ward (856) 488-5093 or hward@subaru.com David Biss (973) 871-1714 or dbiss@brushfireinc.com On-site Rolando Gonzales, AeroPremier Jet Center: Cell: contacts: 504-250-8588 Abana Jacobs, Subaru of America, Cell: 856-296-3566 About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 600 dealers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. For additional information visit www.subaru.com.
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