(Flagstaff, AZ) –Superintendent Palma Wilson today announced that the three Flagstaff Area National Monuments (Wupatki, Sunset Crater Volcano, and Walnut Canyon) have received a donation of digital imaging equipment from Eastman Kodak Company, a Proud Partner of America’s National Parks. Through the National Park Foundation, the nation’s national parks were encouraged to apply to the Foundation, on a competitive basis, for Kodak equipment grants valued at up to $5,000.
“We are extremely pleased to receive this grant,” said Wilson. “For the first time, digital cameras will be readily available for use by our employees while they are out and about in the parks, where great pictures are just waiting to be taken. Our thanks to Kodak for the equipment, and to the National Park Foundation for making this happen.”
Included in the donation were Kodak Easyshare digital cameras, camera docks, memory cards, and 8-in-1 card readers.
“The donation of the photography equipment is part of Kodak’s commitment as a Proud Partner of America’s National Parks,” said David Kiser, Director and Vice President, Health, Safety, and Environment, Eastman Kodak Company. “Through products, people, and technology, Kodak is working closely with the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service to help provide innovative ways to increase public awareness of America’s 388 National Parks.”
About The National Park Foundation
The National Park Foundation is the Congressionally-chartered nonprofit partner of America's National Parks. Created by Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation strengthens the enduring connection between the American people and their National Parks by raising private funds, making strategic grants, creating innovative partnerships and increasing public awareness. Over the past seven years NPF has raised more than $130 million in grants and program support for the National Parks across the country. For more information, visit www.nationalparks.org.
About Kodak
Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images – for memories, for information, for entertainment. With sales of $13.5 billion in 2004, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on the following businesses: Health -- supplying the medical and dental industries with traditional and digital imaging-information products and services, as well healthcare IT solutions and services; Graphic Communications - offering on-demand color and black and white printing, wide-format inkjet printing, high-speed, high-volume continuous inkjet printing, as well as document scanning, archiving and multi-vendor IT services; Digital & Film Imaging Systems - providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services; and Display & Components - which designs and manufactures state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode displays as well as other specialty materials, and delivers imaging sensors to original equipment manufacturers. More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at www.kodak.com.
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