News Release

Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley

1675 North Franklin St.
Christiansburg, VA 24073

BAE Systems
POB 1
Radford, VA 24143

Contact: Morgan Johnson, Public Relations Intern

(757) 763-8802 Cell
mjohnson258@radford.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BAE Systems and Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley announce partnership for
Pulaski, Virginia home build. Ground-breaking event announced.

Radford, Virginia (April 17, 2017) --- Laura and Adam Wood and their three children are one
step closer to walking through the front door of their new Habitat for Humanity home. The
Woods will join BAE Systems executives and employees as well as the Habitat for Humanity of
the New River Valley board members and staff at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2017, to break
ground at 104 Carriage Lane, in Pulaski, the site of the Woods’ new home.

“The ground-breaking marks the beginning of the construction, when BAE Systems
employees and other community volunteers will begin working side-by-side with the Woods to
build their three-bedroom home,” stated Shelley Fortier, executive director, Habitat for
Humanity of the New River Valley.

“We are proud to be the sponsor for this Habitat House,” stated Christopher Finley,
communications and community relations manager for BAE Systems. “The employees here have
a long tradition of volunteering for worthwhile endeavors within the New River Valley area, and
I cannot think of a more deserving organization than Habitat for Humanity.”

Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley builds homes for qualified homebuyers in
Montgomery, Giles, Floyd, Pulaski, Counties and Radford City. Habitat for Humanity of the
New River Valley is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide
through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes. Visit online at
www.holstonhabitat.org.

BAE Systems provides some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defense,
aerospace and security solutions and employ a skilled workforce of some 83,400 people in over
40 countries. BAE Systems develop, engineer, manufacture and support products and systems to
deliver military capability, protect national security and people and keep critical information and
infrastructure secure. Visit online at www.baesystems.com.

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