ProLogis European Properties (PEPR) donates €50,000 to the Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund in Amsterdam
25/01/2007
-- Donation marks company's listing on the Euronext Stock Exchange --
LUXEMBOURG – 25 January, 2007 – ProLogis European Properties (Euronext: PEPR), today announced that it has contributed €50,000 to Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds in the Netherlands.
The donation, which marks the company's recent listing on the Euronext stock exchange, will be used towards the development of a new family holiday center near the Franciscusoord rehabilitation center in Valkenburg aan de Geul, the Netherlands. The facility, to be called Ronald McDonald Kids Valley , will provide the parents and siblings of disabled children a place to stay while their child is being treated in the center. As it is not easy for families with disabled children to go on holiday together, special holidays for them are organised in Ronald McDonald Kids Valley . Artist Hundertwasser created the spectacular design for the main building of Kids Valley . The title of this building, which is also a piece of art, is ‘Rainbow Spiral of Valkenburg aan de Geul'.
“Ronald McDonald House Charity is known worldwide for providing ill and disabled children and their families with the care and support they need while away from the comforts of home,” said Ed Nijpels, chairman of the Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds board in the Netherlands. “Last year the program provided more than 10 million families with temporary residence, made possible through the support of individuals and corporate sponsors. We are very pleased to accept this generous donation from ProLogis European Properties, and look forward to the opening of the beautiful new family center in Valkenburg aan de Geul this fall.”
“We are excited to be helping such an important cause,” said Robert Watson, chief executive officer, ProLogis European Properties. “Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds is an exemplary charity, and we are glad to contribute to the creation of the new family center in the Netherlands.”
The Ronald McDonald Kids Valley in Valkenburg aan de Geul is currently under construction. It is planned to be in operation in the summer of 2007 with the grand opening to take place on 22 September 2007.
Contacts
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VP Investor Relations: Jennifer van der Eem
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About ProLogis European Properties (PEPR)
ProLogis European Properties, or PEPR, which listed on Euronext Amsterdam on 22 September, 2006 , is a leading pan-European owner and operator of high quality distribution and logistics facilities. PEPR's portfolio of real estate is located in 25 submarkets within 11 European countries. Established in 1999, PEPR is a real estate investment fund (organised as a Luxembourg closed-ended fonds commun de placement ) externally managed by a subsidiary of ProLogis, a leading U.S. based real estate investment trust that operates a global network of industrial distribution properties.
As at the end of September 2006, PEPR owned 275 distribution facilities covering approximately 5.3 million square metres of leasable space. PEPR's customers are large third party logistic service providers as well as a broad range of companies in the retail and manufacturing sectors.
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