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Chrysler Helps DAPCEP with $1 Million Contribution

1 September 1998

Chrysler Helps Light the DAPCEP Spark with $1 Million Contribution

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 1 -- Supporting educational
initiatives that encourage youth to pursue engineering and science careers has
always been a focus at Chrysler Corporation .
    To show its commitment, Chrysler Corporation will donate $1 million to
DAPCEP's "Light the Spark" campaign today at 10:30 a.m. at the Rackham
Memorial Building in Detroit.  Bernard Robertson, Vice President-Engineering
Technologies and General Manager-Truck Operations, will present the check on
behalf of Chrysler.
    "Chrysler remains committed to organizations like DAPCEP that provide
youth with skills that will help contribute to their future success as we move
toward the next millennium.  Supporting education and preparing youth to enter
the workforce continues to be a priority at Chrysler," said Robertson.
    "At Chrysler, we believe there is a definite relationship between support
of educational development and a well-skilled, ready workforce.  When
corporations support initiatives like DAPCEP, it proves to be a win-win-win
situation for everyone -- our youth, the education community and the
corporations."
    DAPCEP plans to raise $7 million by the first quarter of 1999 to expand
programming, increase collaboration with additional school districts and
establish an endowment fund for ensured financial stability.  To date,
$3.5 million has been raised.
    DAPCEP was established in 1976 to increase the number of middle and high
school minority students who are motivated and academically prepared to pursue
careers in the science, engineering and technical fields.