Since this partnership began in 2002, Timberland PRO and SkillsUSA have worked together to engage more than 6,700 students, advisors and alumni who have served over 40,000 total hours improving the greater Kansas City community. Over the years, volunteers and SkillsUSA students have engaged in hands-on activities such as working with facilities for wayward teens, building homes, improving the condition of affordable housing developments, and revitalizing neighborhoods and parks with cleanup activities in the Kansas City area. As an official sponsor of the event, Timberland PRO will be providing funding as well as materials and boots and t-shirts for volunteers.

This year, volunteers will have the opportunity to work on several different service projects, all of which will have a positive impact on the environment in the Kansas City community. SkillsUSA participants will work in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity, Kansas City to build new and rehabilitate existing homes for families in need while adhering to the latest G.R.E.E.N. building standards in the industry. Volunteers, in partnership with Bridging the Gap, the Heartland Tree Alliance, and Kansas City Wildlands, also will make a significant impact through Community Greening Projects designed to revitalize outdoor areas and play space, as well as provide education to local communities on the value of preserving and expanding these spaces.

All projects are developed according to the G.R.E.E.N. standard, which focuses on finding grassroots organizations committed to sustainability, reusing and recycling materials, engaging relative stakeholders, educating participants and forwarding Timberland's goals of carbon neutrality.

Leadership through civic engagement is a shared commitment of SkillsUSA and Timberland PRO. Students attending SkillsUSA's National Leadership and Skills Conference will improve and demonstrate their leadership abilities, and trade skills throughout the week with a variety of contests and workshops.

For the past seven years, Timberland PRO has hosted service events during the conference to provide students hands-on opportunities. Students have applied their skills and provided a direct benefit to the Kansas City community. Timberland PRO embraces the objectives of the conference, and is proud to partner with SkillsUSA to support its efforts. Timberland PRO's support of the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference is one of Timberland's ongoing efforts to encourage volunteerism and community service.

About Timberland PRO
Building on the Timberland (NYSE: TBL) heritage of craftsmanship and quality, Timberland PRO is recognized as an industry leader in the design, engineering and marketing of premium-quality footwear, apparel and accessories for working professionals who require the best comfort and protection on the job. Timberland PRO embraces the company's commitment of "doing well and doing good"-forging powerful partnerships among employees, consumers and service partners to transform the communities in which they live and work. To learn more about Timberland PRO, please visit: www.timberlandpro.com. To learn more about Timberland, please visit www.timberland.com.

About SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, instructors and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. The nationwide organization serves more than 300,000 high school, college and postsecondary students-and their instructors-in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. SkillsUSA has the active support of more than 1,100 corporations, trade associations, business and labor unions at the national level. Over 9.6 million people have been members of SkillsUSA since its founding as The Vocational Industrial Clubs of America in 1965. SkillsUSA instructional programs teach leadership, citizenship and character development to complement technical skill training. The association emphasizes respect for the dignity of work, ethics, workmanship, scholarship and safety.

About City Year
City Year, also participating in the project, is an urban youth service organization, with locations in 10 cities throughout the country. Timberland is a founding partner of City Year and believes strongly in its principles. City Year unites a group of young people for a year of full-time community service; plans community events throughout the year; and leads discussions around the development of national service policies and initiatives. For more information about City Year, visit www.cityyear.org.

About Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity Kansas City is the seventh affiliate of Habitat International and one of three affiliates in the metro area. Habitat Kansas City was founded in 1979 by John and Mary Pritchard as a Christian housing ministry dedicated to eliminating substandard housing within the urban core of Kansas City, Missouri. Through volunteer labor and both monetary and material donations, Habitat KC builds and rehabilitates basic, decent houses with the help of partner families in need. The houses are then sold to these partner families at no profit with a no interest mortgage. Home ownership through the Habitat Kansas City program provides a stable environment where children can thrive and contributes to the revitalization of blighted, urban neighborhoods.

For More Information:
Thomas W. Holdsworth, Director
Communications/Government Relations
703-737-0607 • FAX: 703-777-8999

Jane A. DeShong Short, Program Manager
Communications/Government Relations
703-737-0612 • FAX: 703-777-8999

Timberland/City Year Contact:
Susan Emerick
603-773-1188