HEROIC EARLHAM WOMAN RECEIVES A VOLVO FOR LIFE…LITERALLY
Volvo Honors Local Hero Marilyn Adams with a New Car Every Three Years for Life
 IRVINE, Calif., (May 1, 2008) -- A local hero from the Des Moines area today is receiving a “thank you” to last a lifetime: a complimentary new Volvo car every three years for the rest of her life.
Earlier this year, celebrity judges named Marilyn Adams, “America’s Greatest Hometown Hero” in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards, the nation’s largest search for and celebration of everyday heroes. Adams, 57 of Earlham, Iowa, founded Farm Safety 4 Just Kids and set out on a mission to promote safe farm environments across the country and eliminate farm-related child health hazards, injuries and fatalities.
Launched in 2002, the Volvo for life Awards calls for people nationwide to nominate a local hero they know doing the extraordinary in the areas of Safety, Quality of Life or Environment at www.volvoforlifeawards.com. Since the inception of the program, Volvo has contributed more than $6 million to help hometown heroes continue their exceptional work in their communities. In February, Volvo selected three winning heroes in each category.
Judges Hank Aaron, Sen. Bill Bradley, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Maya Lin, Dr. Sally Ride and Dr. Mae Jemison then selected the overall category winners, who received a $100,000 charitable contribution. At a gala ceremony in New York this past March, judges announced Adams as the winner in the Safety category and also unveiled her as the overall grand winner and a recipient of a Volvo car every three years for life.
For her first car choice, Adams selected the 2008 Volvo XC90. Today, at a lunchtime ceremony at Willis Auto Campus in Des Moines, attended by Adams’ friends, family and associates, the retailer and executives from Volvo Cars of North America presented Adams with the keys to her new car.
“Every year I am touched by the amazing stories and thousands of nominations we receive through the Volvo for life Awards,” said Doug Speck, president and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America. “Marilyn Adams devotes an incredible amount of energy and skills to addressing farm safety in our country. It’s an honor for Volvo to help her advance her cause.”
Watch video of this award ceremony here. (Windows Media File)
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