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CORPORATE ANGEL AWARD
HONORS LIMITED BRANDS
White Plains, NY; May 6, 2003 - Corporate Angel Network, a national
public charity whose sole mission is to arrange free flights for
cancer patients to treatment using empty seats on corporate jets,
announced today that Limited Brands is the recipient of this quarter's
Corporate Angel Award.
Established in 2001 by ChevronTexaco and Business & Commercial
Aviation magazine (B/CA), the quarterly award recognizes corporations
for outstanding dedication and service to cancer patients through
their participation in Corporate Angel Network.
The Corporate Angel Award honors Limited Brands and its flight
department for devoted and highly responsive service to cancer
patients. Since joining in 1999, Limited Brands has been very
active, transporting countless men, women and children to cancer
treatment centers across the country. In 2002 alone, the company
logged 52 such flights on its shuttle and executive aircraft.
ChevronTexaco is recognizing Limited Brands with a full-page advertisement
in the May issue of B/CA, $5,000 worth of ChevronTexaco aviation
fuel, and a plaque commemorating the award.
Timothy P. Stehle, Director of Flight Operations, acknowledged
the award, saying, "On behalf of the entire Limited Brands
Flight Department, I am honored and gratified to receive this
recognition. We're happy to contribute to the success of such
a great program."
Founded in 1963 by chairman and CEO Leslie H. Wexner with the
opening of one women's apparel store in Columbus, Ohio, Limited
Brands (NYSE: LTD) has grown to include seven retail brands: Victoria's
Secret; Express: Women & Men; Bath & Body Works; The Limited;
The White Barn Candle Company; aura science; and Henri Bendel.
Recently named World's Most Admired Specialty Retailer by Fortune
magazine in its annual compilation of outstanding companies in
the world, the firm today operates more than 4,000 specialty stores
across the continental United States and has annual sales of approximately
$9.4 million. With headquarters in Columbus, OH, Limited Brands
employs more than 100, 000 associates and has approximately 200,000
shareholders. Additional information can be found on the company's
web site at http://www.limitedbrands.com.
"Since becoming a Corporate Angel Network participant, Limited
Brands has provided an outstanding number of flights to cancer
patients and bone marrow donors needing specialized treatment,"
said Bonnie LeVar, Executive Director of Corporate Angel Network.
"Their wholehearted involvement in our program embodies the
commitment to community expressed by Mr. Wexner when he said,
'I believe companies like ours should be a source of good. For
us. For our communities. For the world.' Limited Brands truly
understands the value of corporate citizenship."
Business & Commercial Aviation magazine, which donates its
income from the advertisement to Corporate Angel Network, has
served the business aviation community since 1958. "We've
grown up with the turbine age, providing safety and operational
information to corporate operators," said Publisher Gil Wolin.
"The Corporate Angel Award enables us to take a more active
role in supporting corporate aviation in serving the community
at large. The lives of most people today, including many at our
publication, have been touched in some way by cancer. That's why
every individual at B/CA-from editor to sales rep to production
and administrative personnel-is proud of our involvement in Corporate
Angel Network."
ChevronTexaco, a long-time participant in Corporate Angel Network
and one of its staunchest supporters, ranks among the world's
largest global energy companies. The firm is active in more than
180 countries and is involved in all energy sectors, including
exploration and production, refining and marketing, and power,
and chemicals. ChevronTexaco Global Aviation is a leading fuel
and services provider to the Business Jet market, with more than
750 FBOs in the United States.
Founded in 1981 and based in White Plains, New York, Corporate
Angel Network (www.CorpAngelNetwork.org), arranges free flights
for cancer patients using the empty seats on corporate aircraft.
Since its founding 22 years ago, Corporate Angel Network has grown
to include 500 participating corporations, along with a team of
60 part-time volunteers and six paid staff who work with patients,
physicians, corporate flight departments and leading treatment
centers to coordinate medical travel needs of cancer victims.
To date, Corporate Angel Network has arranged almost 17,000 flights,
and currently provides more than 150 patient flights per month.
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