[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 121 (Monday, September 23, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S9031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF UPS

 Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, today I congratulate United Parcel 
Service on the occasion of its 95th anniversary, and to ask my 
distinguished colleagues to join me in recognizing the accomplishments 
of one of the Nation's most successful companies, a company that 
employs more than 371,000 men and women worldwide.
  UPS was founded on August 28, 1907, in a small office under a 
sidewalk in Seattle, WA, where founder Jim Casey started what has 
become the largest transportation company in the world. Now 
headquartered in Atlanta, GA, UPS is considered the world leader in 
package delivery, and has been recognized for 4 straight years as the 
``World's Most Admired Delivery Company'' by Fortune magazine.
  Customers around the globe rely on UPS to ship nearly 13 million 
packages a day, creating a volume of 3.4 billion packages annually. 
UPS.com is one of the busiest websites on the Internet, allowing 
customers to enhance the customer service and efficiency of their e-
commerce.
  And UPS employees are among the best in the business, a result of 
working in an environment that enables growth and opportunity. In 
return, UPSers provide countless hours of volunteerism to organizations 
such as the United Way. In fact, last year alone, employees donated 
more than $50 million to the United Way, more than any corporation in 
the 115-year history of the United Way.
  The true spirit of UPS is shown in the legacy carried out by its 
employees over the last 95 years. UPS is an example of what's right in 
corporate America today, and I am proud to congratulate them on 95 
years of exemplary service.

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