Ford pledges $15,000 for conservation programs

The Ford Motor Company today pledged $15,000 to its 2012 Conservation and Environmental Grants Program in Sri Lanka.

Marking the program's tenth year in South East Asia and second consecutive year in Sri Lanka, the grant will be made available to deserving local projects dedicated to environmental protection. Ford Motor Company and dealership partner, Future Automobiles (Pvt) Ltd, are calling on all individuals, community and non-profit groups with projects in natural environment preservation, environmental education and conservation engineering to submit their proposals by November 30. Ford and Future Automobiles will announce the grant winner at a press conference in late December.

"We look forward to receiving more submissions this year from many organisations and individuals in Sri Lanka that are committed to conservation," said Chief Operating Officer, Future Automobiles, Sujeeva Premaratne. "Last year, the program received an impressive 53 applicants, including proposals from local NGOs, student groups, academics, environmentalists and corporate entities."