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DOE RUN HELPS VIBURNUM SUPPORT TOUR OF MISSOURI

Efforts Earn Community a Tour of Missouri Spirit Award

 

ST. LOUIS (Sept. 11, 2009) – The Doe Run Company’s Buick Resource Recycling Division (BRRD) and Southeast Missouri Mining and Milling Division (SEMO) helped the Viburnum community celebrate the Tour of Missouri and win a Missouri Farm Bureau Tour of Missouri Spirit Award.

 

The Missouri Spirit Award, sponsored by Missouri Farm Bureau, recognizes one community along each stage for their participation in the Tour of Missouri, a professional bicycle race that takes place over six days, starting in St. Louis and ending in Kansas City. Award winners receive community grants and are eligible for commemorative tour memorabilia.

 

The race traveled through Viburnum, Mo., around 1 p.m. Sept. 9. To help the greet cyclers as they rode through the area, Doe Run installed two tall posts that displayed a massive welcome banner above the route. The banner read, “Doe Run Company and Viburnum community welcomes the Tour of Missouri – 2009 Bike Race.” In addition, Doe Run:

§         Purchased American flags and handed them out to the hundreds of students and community members showing their spirit along the route;

§         Purchased and gave away two Schwinn bicycles and helmets;

§         Handed out free water bottles; and

§         Prepared and sold for 50 cents each hotdogs, hamburgers, chips and soft drinks, raising $440 to be used to help pay for a new marquee sign for Viburnum High School.

 

“We viewed the Tour of Missouri as a wonderful opportunity to not only support a major cycling event that draws international attention to our state, but also as the chance to showcase our commitment to the Viburnum community – where many of Doe Run’s employees live and work,” said Steve Arnold, general manager for BRRD. “We are so proud of all the people who came out and contributed to the city’s success in winning this prestigious Missouri Spirit Award.”

 

About The Doe Run Company

Based in St. Louis, The Doe Run Company is a privately held natural resources company and the largest integrated lead producer in the Western Hemisphere. Dedicated to environmentally responsible mineral and metal production, Doe Run operates one of the world’s largest, single-site lead recycling facilities, located in Boss, Mo. The Doe Run Company and its subsidiaries deliver products and services necessary to provide power, protection and convenience. Doe Run has operations in Missouri, Washington and Arizona. For more information, visit www.doerun.com.

 

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