Newman’s Own®, Inc. Sponsors Innovative ‘Vehicle for Change’ -- Dartmouth’s Big Green Bus Cross-Country Road Trip Begins June 17th; First Stop: NYC

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Shameless exploitation in pursuit of the Common Good.

Westport, CT (Vocus) June 18, 2009

A team of 15 diverse Dartmouth College students, each one dedicated to diminishing a variety of environmental and economic issues through education, arrives aboard The Big Green Bus, A Vehicle for Change in New York City, Wednesday, June 17, 8 a.m. at the Timberland store in Soho, 474 Broadway. The first stop on a 12,000 mile summer road trip serves as the unveiling of the team’s solar-paneled, waste vegetable-fueled bus, a state-of-the-art ‘green’ mobile classroom. The coach bus, sponsored in part by Newman’s Own®, Inc., is open to the public from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. for hands-on educational experiences and one-on-one conversations with team members.

“Each Big Green Bus mile will be powered not only by vegetable oil but by the students’ passion. We commend them for their innovative, grass roots approach to environmental education and are proud to support them on their journey,” according to Mike Havard, vice president of marketing.

The Big Green Bus team delivers messages pertinent to five key areas on their 40-state, cross-country trek: 1) reduction of consumption and recycling; 2) energy efficiency; 3) clean and renewable energy; 4) wise food choices and 5) personal actions through voting. Each educational objective is reinforced by presentations delivered by the informed team members and communicated through hand-out literature as well as informational materials posted on the bus.

Renewable energy-powered wi-fi on the bus enables anyone to interact with the students in real time and participate online in the summer tour at http://www.changents.com/biggreenbus where the crew will file regular story updates from the road such as blogs, podcasts, photo galleries, videos, Tweets and action opportunities.

Detailed Big Green Bus crew background and schedule are located at http://www.biggreenbus.org.

Other Big Green Bus lead supporters include Waste Management, The Timberland Company and Changents.

About Newman’s Own, Inc.

Newman’s Own®, Inc. - founded by Paul Newman and his buddy A. E. Hotchner in 1982 - is a successful and growing premium food business. Newman’s Own offers more than 100 varieties of delicious all-natural food and beverage products, which include salad dressings, pasta sauces, salsa, popcorn, lemonade, and thin & crispy frozen pizza. Based in Westport, CT, the charitable mission of Newman’s Own®, Inc. was expressed by Paul in the Company motto: “Shameless exploitation in pursuit of the Common Good.” Newman’s Own Foundation continues Paul Newman’s commitment to donate all profits to charity. More than $265 million has been given to thousands of charities since 1982.

Visit our website for the nearest retailer/s that carry Newman’s Own products and for recipe suggestions using Newman’s Own®, Inc. products.

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