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Boeing Donates $1 Million to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Lifting Fundraising Total to $100 Million

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August 28, 2008

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — In celebration of the
45th anniversary of the Civil Rights March on Washington, Harry E. Johnson,
Sr. President and CEO of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., announced today that The Boeing
Company (NYSE: BA) will donate $1 million toward building a lasting
Memorial to Dr. King on the National Mall.

“On behalf of Boeing and its employees, I am proud to announce this
gift with the sincere hope that, through this Memorial, the power of Dr.
King’s example will endure and become a reality in our lifetime,” said
James Bell, Boeing corporate president, chief financial officer and
executive vice president. “Striving to create a better future by bringing
people together, enabling communication and protecting peace is what
inspires our 160,000 employees everyday. We are tremendously honored to
support the Memorial as an enduring reminder of Dr. King’s legacy of
inclusion, hope and freedom.”

Bell made the announcement at the Unity Prayer Breakfast that Boeing
sponsored today at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. In addition to
Bell and Johnson, some 1,000 civil rights and faith leaders, government
officials and others attended the event.

“As a result of the generous donation by Boeing, the Memorial
Foundation has reached the $100 million fundraising mark and we continue to
move forward with excitement as we set forth to raise the remaining $20
million needed to build the Memorial,” said Johnson.

Boeing joins the following major donors to the Memorial: General
Motors, Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation, NBA/WNBA, Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc., W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Walt Disney Company
Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation, The Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation; The Ford Motor Fund, Toyota, AARP, AFLAC, BP America, Inc.,
CIGNA, Credit Unions of the United States, DuPont, ExxonMobil Foundation,
Fannie Mae Corporation, FedEx Corporation, GE, Ann and Joel Horowitz Family
Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Sheila C.
Johnson-Newman, Lehman Brothers, George Lucas, MacFarlane Partners, The J.
Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, McDonald’s Corporation, MetLife
Foundation, National Association of Realtors (NAR), National Education
Association (NEA), Nationwide Foundation, PepsiCo Foundation, The Pew
Charitable Trusts, Pfizer Foundation, Prudential Financial, Inc., Shell Oil
Company, State Farm Insurance, Verizon Foundation, Viacom, Wal-Mart,
Morehouse College, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Knight
Foundation among others.

About the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Project Foundation, Inc.

A Memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be built on the
National Mall, situated adjacent to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
and in a direct line between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Congress
passed Joint Resolutions in 1996 authorizing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc. to establish a Memorial honoring Dr. King to be built in Washington,
D.C. The ceremonial groundbreaking took place on November 13, 2006 and the
Memorial will be completed in 2010. McKissack & McKissack / Turner
Construction Company/ Gilford Corporation / Tompkins Builders, Inc. Joint
Venture will serve as the Design-Build Team. McKissack & McKissack is the
oldest minority- owned architectural firm in the United States. For more
information or to make a donation, please visit http://www.buildthedream.org.

About The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is the world’s leading aerospace company and the
largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft.
Employing more than 160,000 people across the United States and in 70
countries, Boeing is committed to being a leading global corporate citizen
around the globe. For Boeing, this means partnering with communities in 26
states in the U.S. and 16 countries and four regions internationally to
drive strong, positive change by convening, collaborating and leading in
building vibrant, diverse communities that make the world better for
everyone.

SOURCE The Boeing Company

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