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MeadWestvaco Donates $300,000 to Foundation

 

4/01/07

In early 2007, Mayor L. Douglas Wilder announced MeadWestvaco’s support of the Virginia Capital Trail with a $300,000 gift to the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation (VCTF). This gift, to be distributed over the next four years, is the largest corporate donation to the VCTF, which is the non-profit entity overseeing the completion and enhancement of the Trail. “We are extremely excited about MeadWestvaco’s generous support of this project. This gift puts us well on our way to making the Virginia Capital Trail the world class amenity we know it can be,” said Beth Weisbrod, executive director of the VCTF. “We are thrilled to be a part of the Virginia Capital Trail Project and give back to the Richmond community in a meaningful way,” said John Luke, Jr., chairman and CEO of MeadWestvaco.

 

The VCTF is embarking on their Capital Campaign, with the hope of raising $3.5 million over the next four years. The money will go for enhancements to the Trail, which will include amenities like signs, kiosks, and benches, as well as educational and environmental programs, community outreach and promotional efforts to draw local, regional and national visitors to the Trail and the surrounding communities.