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Fleetwood Announces Election of New Director

27 September 2000

Fleetwood Announces Election of New Director

    RIVERSIDE, Calif., Sept. 27 Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
, the nation's leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles and a
leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, announced today that
Margaret S. Dano was elected as a director of the Company by the shareholders
at its recent Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
    Since 1997, Ms. Dano has been a Vice President of Avery Dennison
Corporation based in Pasadena, CA, a major producer of self-adhesive products
and office supplies.  Since 1999, she has served as Vice President, Supply
Chain Worldwide Office Products, with responsibility for the operations of an
international business with revenues of approximately $1.8 billion.  Ms. Dano
holds a BSME from the General Motors Institute, and prior to joining Avery
Dennison served in engineering and operations positions with several major
companies, including General Motors, General Electric and Black & Decker.
    Chairman Glenn Kummer said, "We are pleased to have a director of Margaret
Dano's caliber on our Board.  She has an outstanding background in
manufacturing operations and engineering and the ability to contribute
significantly to Fleetwood, especially in the areas of manufacturing
improvement, customer satisfaction and product quality.
    Ms. Dano replaces Thomas A. Fuentes, whose term expired on the date of the
Annual Meeting.