PITTSBURGH, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michael Baker Corporation
(Amex: BKR) has recently provided support, in conjunction with Reed Smith LLP,
in obtaining non-profit status for Operation Troop Appreciation (OTA), an
organization started by graduate students at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate
School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pa. OTA's
stated mission is to demonstrate appreciation to the armed forces serving
their country; build and maintain morale of deployed troops; provide items
deployed troops need, want, or miss from home; and communicate support and
gratitude to the troops for their service and sacrifice. Since its July 2004
incorporation, OTA has provided requested items to over 3,000 deployed troops
in Iraq and Afghanistan, and plans to provide for 10,000 more during 2005.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020605/BAKERLOGO )
Baker President and CEO Donald P. Fusilli, Jr., said, "It was with great
pleasure that we could be of help to this most meaningful organization. With
Baker people having worked in many of the conflict areas of Iraq and
Afghanistan, we have a personal interest in providing whatever means we have
at our immediate disposal to help this cause."
OTA Founder and President Kristen Holloway said, "The past few months have
provided growth in the organization beyond our individual efforts, and OTA
continues to gather momentum and overwhelming support from the community. The
services provided by Baker and Reed Smith were invaluable in starting us off
on the right track."
Michael Baker Corporation (http://www.mbakercorp.com) provides engineering
and operations and maintenance services for its clients' most complex
challenges worldwide. The firm's primary practice areas are aviation,
environmental, facilities, geospatial information technologies, linear
utilities, transportation, water/wastewater, and oil & gas. With more than
4,200 employees in over 40 offices across the United States and
internationally, Baker is focused on providing services that span the complete
life cycle of infrastructure and managed asset projects.
Reed Smith LLP, a top-25 international law firm with 1,000 lawyers located
throughout the United States and Europe, represents Fortune 100 as well as
mid-market and emerging companies. Clients include financial services firms,
life sciences companies, health care providers, technology companies and
entrepreneurs, power generators and suppliers, manufacturers, universities,
non-profit organizations, real estate developers, and municipalities
throughout the United States and in 40 countries. For more information, visit
http://www.reedsmith.com.
Private and corporate donations provide the funds to purchase "wish list"
items for deployed troops. Donations may be made securely on OTA's website
(http://www.OperationTroopAppreciation.org), or by sending tax-deductible
checks to: Operation Troop Appreciation, PO Box 14550, Pittsburgh, PA 15234.
SOURCE Michael Baker Corporation
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