OMAHA, Neb., March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- From the First
Transcontinental Railroad to today's most efficient freight
transportation network, Union Pacific has been building America for
more than 150 years.
Beginning March 2, Union Pacific
invites everyone to show off something they've built. The best
submissions will appear on Union Pacific's Instagram page, and the
Union Pacific Foundation will donate $100 to the participant's choice of four
charities:
- Girls Inc.
- National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
- National Park Foundation
- The Nature Conservancy
Here's how the program works: at up.com/whatdidyoubuild,
participants can submit a photo and a description of something
they've built. Each submission will be reviewed for originality,
composition, general interest, photo or video quality, as well as
the background story. Through May 31,
2015, Union Pacific will select several impressive
submissions per day to post on the company's Instagram account,
@UPRR. If a submission is posted on Instagram, the submitter will
be notified, and a donation will be made to the charity of choice.
Participants must be 18 years of age or older.
To submit a project, or to read the complete rules, visit
up.com/whatdidyoubuild.
About the Union Pacific Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Union
Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific
believes that the quality of life in the communities in which its
employees live and work is an integral part of its own success.
Originally created as the Union Pacific Railroad Foundation in
Omaha, Neb., the Foundation has
distributed funds since 1959 to qualified organizations in
communities served by Union Pacific. The Foundation is not endowed,
but is funded each year from the operating profits of Union Pacific
Corporation.
About Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). One of America's most
recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad connects 23 states in
the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical
link in the global supply chain. From 2005-2014, Union Pacific
invested more than $31 billion in its
network and operations to support America's transportation
infrastructure. The railroad's diversified business mix includes
Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial
Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific serves many of the
fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major
West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with
Canada's rail systems and is the
only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value
to its roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe,
reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible
manner.
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