St. Louis, MO., November 19, 2007 – St. Louis, Missouri-based Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (AFS) announced a donation of $3,000 to the St. Louis Metro Airborne Law Enforcement Foundation. The Foundation assists the local Metro Air Support Unit in funding its aerial law enforcement helicopter operations throughout St. Louis and St. Charles Counties as well as in St. Louis City. Earlier this year, AFS sponsored the company's first annual AFS Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the Foundation.
Aerospace Filtration Systems President Michael Scimone (center, left) presents a $3,000 donation check to Metro Air Support Unit’s Commander, Captain Kurt Frisz (center, right). AFS held a charity golf tournament with proceeds benefitting the St. Louis (Missouri) Metro Airborne Law Enforcement Foundation
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Company officials recently presented a $3,000 donation check to Metro Air Support Unit's Commander, Captain Kurt Frisz. Also in attendance at the presentation were the crew of Metro's Air 3, a MD500E helicopter, as well as AFS team members. "This effort was an outstanding example of the great industry and law enforcement support relationships we are trying to build." commented Captain Frisz. "Dedicated local industry suppliers can make a difference to our mission, and the two IBF (Inlet Barrier Filter) systems AFS previously supplied for our helicopters have saved us money and decreased our response time."
"Our team at AFS believes in supporting local, state and federal first responders," said AFS President Michael Scimone. "We had a very good response to our golf tournament fundraiser, and would like to thank all the participants who helped make this donation possible." Many of AFS' supplier partners are local St. Louis-area companies but out of state vendors participated also, some from as far away as northern Idaho. Previously, the company also contributed $10,000 to the cost of painting one of Metro Air Support's frontline patrol aircraft. The unit now has two of their helicopters painted with the classic black and white police paint scheme.
AFS is the industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance engine IBF systems for commercial and military propulsion systems. AFS manufactures certified IBF solutions for the AgustaWestland A119 Koala, Bell 205A1/UH-1H, 206B, 407, 206L-3/4, 206L-1(C30), MD Helicopters MD 369 (MD 500H/D/E/F Series), and Eurocopter AS 350 B/BA/B1/B2/B3 (AS 350D/SD/SD2-Soloy STC). IBF systems for the Eurocopter EC 130, MD 900/902 Explorer and Bell 430 are in development. AFS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Donaldson Company, Inc. Donaldson is a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, and Donaldson shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol DCI. Additional company information is available at www.donaldson.com and www.afsfilters.com.
Visit AFS at Booth 4013 during the upcoming HELI-EXPO 2008 in Houston, Tex., February 24-26, 2007.
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For more information, contact:
Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc.
Sales and Marketing
(636) 300-5200
sales@afsfilters.com
www.afsfilters.com
