Corporate and Financial
Brunswick, Walt Disney World Team Up for Hurricane Relief
LAKE FOREST, Ill., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brunswick Corporation
(NYSE: BC) and the Walt Disney World(R) Resort announced today that they have
partnered to deliver nine Trophy center console boats with Mercury Marine
engines to New Orleans to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Coordinated through the US Marine Division of the Brunswick Boat Group,
these boats will be turned over to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), and used to shuttle refugees, officials and medical supplies in the
devastated city. US Marine makes and markets Bayliner, Maxum and Trophy boats
as well as Meridian Yachts.
"We approached Walt Disney World because it has one of the largest
concentrations of Trophy boats close to the affected areas of the Gulf Coast,
and this would allow for those boats to be pressed into use quickly,"
explained US Marine's Mark Zobel, vice president of marketing. "The response
from Disney was overwhelming, and their cooperation will ensure that more help
is on the way almost immediately. We are extremely grateful for their
assistance and the urgency in which they dealt with this matter."
Since 1997, Brunswick has been providing a variety of boats to the resort,
as well as Mercury outboard engines, another Brunswick division. The
Brunswick Boat Group's Logistics operations, working with a US Marine dealer
in Bossier City, La., are arranging for quick transport and delivery.
About Brunswick
Headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., Brunswick Corporation endeavors to
instill "Genuine Ingenuity"(TM) in all its leading consumer brands, including
Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser sterndrives and
inboard engines; MotorGuide trolling motors; Teignbridge propellers; MotoTron
electronic controls; Northstar marine electronics; Navman marine and GPS-based
products; IDS dealer management systems; Albemarle, Arvor, Baja, Bayliner,
Bermuda, Boston Whaler, Crestliner, Hatteras, Lowe, Lund, Maxum, Meridian,
Ornvik, Palmetto, Princecraft, Quicksilver, Savage, Sea Boss, Sea Pro, Sea
Ray, Sealine, Triton, Trophy, Uttern and Valiant boats; Attwood marine parts
and accessories; Land 'N' Sea and Kellogg marine parts and accessories
distributor; Life Fitness, Hammer Strength and ParaBody fitness equipment;
Brunswick bowling centers, equipment and consumer products; Brunswick
billiards tables; and Valley-Dynamo pool, Air Hockey and foosball tables. For
more information, visit http://www.brunswick.com .
SOURCE: Brunswick Corporation
CONTACT: Dan Kubera, Director - Media Relations and Corporate
Communications of Brunswick Corporation, +1-847-735-4617
Web site: http://www.brunswick.com
