Plant a Tree for Arbor Day with Mohawk

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Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:00pm EDT

COHOES, N.Y., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc. is proud to
sponsor a tree planting drive with the Arbor Day Foundation.  Beginning July
1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2010, Mohawk will host a fundraising event, in
collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation, to plant new trees in our
nation's forests. 

Donations can be made at the checkout of Mohawk's new e-commerce site,
Mohawkpaperstore.com. 

For every $1 contributed, the Arbor Day Foundation will plant one new tree,
and because Mohawk plans to match each dollar up to $8,000, two trees will
then be planted for every dollar donated. This means that 16,000 trees could
be planted during this time!

Mohawk's partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation is just one more example of
its commitment to the environment and raising sustainability awareness. 

"Mohawk is excited about working with the Arbor Day Foundation to replant
national forests that have been devastated by drought, disease, insects and
wildfires.  Replanting is essential to the health and quality of the forests. 
This need is critical in areas where natural regrowth is impossible or could
take hundreds of years.  Every tree planted will help to stabilize soils,
reduce runoff, store carbon, sustain wildlife and restore the natural beauty
of our nation's forests for the benefit of future generations," says Michelle
Carpenter, Manager, Corporate Environmental Initiatives, Mohawk Fine Papers.

For more information, visit www.mohawkpaperstore.com or call 1-800 the mill.

About Mohawk
Recognized for its technical innovation and environmental focus, Mohawk Fine
Papers, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of premium printing, writing and
digital paper in North America. Signature grades include Strathmore(R),
Beckett(R), Mohawk Superfine(TM), Via(R), BriteHue, Carnival, Synergy,
Solutions, Nekoosa Linen, Mohawk Color Copy(R) and proprietary Inxwell(R)
products, Navajo(R), and Options(R). Mohawk is also the exclusive marketer of
Kromekote and Knightkote. Mohawk offers reams and envelopes through its
e-commerce site at mohawkpaperstore.com. 

Mohawk is the first U.S. paper mill to offset 100% of its electricity with
windpower renewable energy credits and the first U.S. premium paper mill to
shift toward carbon neutral production. Also offered are recycled papers
certified by Green Seal and papers certified to the Forest Stewardship
Council's (FSC) standards by SmartWood.

SOURCE  Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc.

Jane Monast of Mohawk Fine Papers, +1-518-233-6732, MonastJ@mohawkpaper.com;
or Pam Williams of Williams and House for Mohawk Fine Papers, +1-860-675-4140,
pwilliams@williamsandhouse.com
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