Union Pacific Foundation Awards $213,600 to the Principals' Partnership and Other Nonprofits in Wyoming

Omaha, Neb., August 13, 2008 – Union Pacific Foundation is granting $213,600 to continue funding The Principals' Partnership and several projects submitted by nonprofit organizations in Wyoming.

The Principals' Partnership, the signature giving program of Union Pacific Foundation, will continue to serve as a professional resource to 26 public high school principals in Wyoming. This is the fifth year the program has been in Wyoming.  Additionally, the Foundation is providing grants to 15 nonprofit organizations in the state.

"Union Pacific is pleased to continue supporting the great organizations located where our employees live and work because we know they help make those communities a better place," said Bob Turner, president of Union Pacific Foundation. "We are also proud of our award winning program that supports public high school principals called The Principals' Partnership. Union Pacific created The Partnership because we believe strong leaders build strong schools and ultimately, stronger communities."

The Principals' Partnership assists approximately 1,000 principals with responsibilities for more than 1 million students. The seven-year-old program helps fulfill principals' leadership needs through a number of opportunities, including research, networking and workshops. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, the Partnership starts with the professional needs of each principal and offers an individually customized program to meet those needs. The program is offered at no cost to the school, the district or the principal.

The Principals' Partnership program is available to high school principals in key communities in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

2008 Foundation Grants
Recipient	City
Cheyenne Interfaith Hospitality Network, Inc.	Cheyenne
Cheyenne Symphony Society, Inc.	Cheyenne
Cheyenne Youth Symphony	Cheyenne
Cowgirls of the West	Cheyenne
Memorial Hosptial of Laramie County	Cheyenne
United Way of Laramie County	Cheyenne
Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless	Cheyenne
United Way of Converse County	Douglas
Eppson Center for Seniors, Inc.	Laramie
United Way of Albany County	Laramie
Wyoming Energy Council	Laramie
Wyoming Territorial Park Historic Association, Inc.	Laramie
United Way of Carbon County	Rawlins
United Way of Southwest Wyoming	Rock Springs
Community Healthcare Foundation, Inc.	Torrington
2008 The Principal's Partnership
Participating School	City
Little Snake River Valley School	Baggs
Burns Junior Senior High School	Burns
Cheyenne Central High School	Cheyenne
East High School	Cheyenne
Triumph High School	Cheyenne
Kemmerer High School	Diamondville
Douglas High School	Douglas
Encampment High School	Encampment
Evanston High School	Evanston
Farson-Eden High School	Farson
Expedition Academy	Green River
Green River High School	Green River
HEM High School	Hanna
Laramie High School	Laramie
Whiting High School	Laramie
Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School	Lingle
Niobrara County High School	Lusk
Pine Bluffs Junior-Senior High School	Pine Bluffs
Cooperative School	Rawlins
Rawlins High School	Rawlins
Rock River High School	Rock River
Independence High School	Rock Springs
Rock Springs High School	Rock Springs
Saratoga High School	Saratoga
Torrington High School	Torrington
Southeast High School	Yoder

The Union Pacific Foundation grants to nonprofit organizations support education, health and human services, and charitable outreach, and reflect Union Pacific Foundation's 49-year tradition of supporting community and civic programs.

Union Pacific Foundation

The Union Pacific Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation. The Foundation has distributed funds since 1959 to qualified organizations in communities served by Union Pacific. The Foundation is not endowed, but is funded each year from the operating profits of Union Pacific Corporation. Much of the foundation's philanthropic support is directed toward The Principals' Partnership, its signature giving program. Union Pacific believes principals who are effective leaders build strong schools, which in turn produce solid citizens, workers and adults. When that happens, we all benefit.

About Union Pacific

Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serves the fastest-growing U.S. population centers. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad offers competitive long-haul routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America's premier rail franchise.

For more information about the Union Pacific Foundation or Principles' Partnership go to www.up.com/found/index.shtml or contact Mark Davis, 402-544-5459.

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