Ford grants 1 million yuan to China's environmental heroes
( 2003-11-18 21:49) (Xinhua)
The Ford Motor Company
announced here Tuesday the winners of the 2003 Ford Motor Conservation and
Environmental Grants with over 1 million yuan (125,000 US dollars) in grants
awarded to 13 grassroots environmental heroes from across China.
"After winning the grant, I can now find better means to rescue the big
swans. I am determined to do my part in helping China's wildlife protection
cause," said Yuan Xueshun, a prize winner who has devoted 30 years to rescuing
swans.
As one of the world's largest-scale environmental grants, tens of thousands
of environmentally conscious individuals and groups from every part of the world
have benefited from the program. The Ford Motor Conservation and Environmental
Grant Program got its China start in 2000 and over the past three years, 49
groups and individuals have won grants.
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