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Novell Presents $50,000 Toward Creation of Discovery Park
Sponsorship demonstrates the Company's Commitment to Utah County Children
Orem, Utah -- March 18, 1996 -- Today, in its largest cash contribution this year, Novell Inc. presented a $50,000 check to Utah County children for the building of the new Novell Children's Discovery Park, a Pleasant Grove Centennial Project. David Bradford, Novell Senior Vice President of Law and Corporate Development, made the official presentation to benefit area children, who were represented at the ceremonies by a group of 50 students from Grovecrest Elementary school, Pleasant Grove; members of the Centennial Discovery Park Committee; and Pleasant Grove City officials. The children opened the ceremonies by singing a Utah Centennial Song. Bradford then presented the check to Park General Coordinator Michael Daniels, Pleasant Grove Mayor Lloyd Ash and Pleasant Grove City Council member Jim Danklef. In making the presentation, Bradford recognized Novell's commitment to providing a unique place for children to experience the discovery process during their early years. "We must mine the minds of our children," said Bradford, quoting Novell founder Ray Noorda. Bradford talked briefly about the people who were responsible for establishing both Novell and WordPerfect companies. These people grew up in Utah County, studied math and science, and then went on to create technology to solve some of today's problems. Novell is pleased to be involved in helping new generations of children discover the principles of math and science. The park, which will be known as Novell Children's Discovery Park, was conceived to include themes designed by the same children who will have the opportunity to participate with their parents and friends in the actual construction of the park. Pleasant Grove City was the first contributor to the park with its donation of land valued in excess of $35,000 plus seed money of $30,000. The playground and science discovery park will be built at Manila Park in Pleasant Grove from mostly donated materials. In only nine days (May 2-4 and 6-11), volunteers will work a total of more than 26,000 hours to complete one of the largest and most ambitious parks of its kind in the United States. Not only is Novell donating a meaningful portion of the $200,000 cash necessary to build this million-dollar park, but many Novell employees and their families plan to participate in the building process. For more information on how you can become involved in this county-wide effort, contact Trudi Levin at (801) 785-3356 or (801) 785-5006. Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: Novell), is the world's leading networking software provider. Novell software provides the infrastructure for a networked world, enabling our customers to connect with other people and the information they need, any time and any place. Novell partners with other technology and market leaders to help customers make networks a part of their everyday lives. Novell is a trademark of Novell, Inc.
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Bill Raventos
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