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St. Joseph Center Honors AECOM at Annual Fundraiser
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 6, 2008 - AECOM Technology Corporation, (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, received St. Joseph Center's Community Service Award during the center's 23rd annual Dinner Dance event at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday, May 3.
AECOM received the Community Service Award for its services during the planning, design and construction of St. Joseph Center's new main facility in Venice, Calif.
"We are grateful for the care shown by AECOM's project team as well as its enthusiastic embrace of our mission," said Va Lecia Adams, the center's new executive director. "With AECOM's guidance and expertise, we now have a building that positions us to better serve our clients."
"We are honored to receive this recognition from St. Joseph Center," said Richard Newman, AECOM chairman. "It's fulfilling for us to know that our professional expertise is helping to make a difference in the community as we strive to make the world a better place in which to live and work."
Since 2001, AECOM professionals have been crucial in working with the four government entities that have had jurisdiction over St. Joseph Center's new building project - the City of Los Angeles, the City of Santa Monica, the California Department of Education and the California Coastal Commission.
Other honorees at the event, which raised $400,000 to help disadvantaged families and individuals, included Rhonda Meister, former St. Joseph Center executive director who received the Hope Through Empowerment award, and program client Cindy Birchall, who received the center's Special Recognition Award. Television star and longtime St. Joseph Center supporter Wendie Malick hosted the event.
The center's Dinner Dance is a critical source of support for its 10 programs, which provide services such as job training, affordable childcare, supplemental groceries and hot meals for 6,000 working poor and homeless families and individuals to achieve greater health, stability and self-sufficiency.
About AECOM
AECOM (NYSE:ACM) is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental and energy. With more than 35,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that enhance and sustain the world's built, natural and social environments. AECOM serves clients in more than 60 countries and had revenue of $4.2 billion during fiscal year 2007. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www.aecom.com.
About St. Joseph Center
St. Joseph Center is an independent, non-profit 501 (c)(3), community-based organization whose mission is "to provide working poor families, as well as homeless men, women, and children of all ages, with the inner resources and tools to become productive, stable and self-supporting members of the community." The Center was founded by, and remains affiliated with, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, but it does not provide religious services or instruction and assists persons regardless of their religious affiliation or lack thereof. It creates an environment that develops self-reliance and promotes action in people capable of becoming productive members of the community. The Center serves more than 6,000 individuals annually through 10 integrated programs and a Thrift Store, which offers used items for sale to the public and offers vouchers for free clothing and household goods to those in need. To learn more about St. Joseph Center's comprehensive services, please visit www.stjosephctr.org.
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