Southwest Airlines celebrates 40 years of service with 40 conservation projects coast-to-coast

Students from the SCA have been traveling in a custom-designed Southwest Airlines biodiesel RV; during this summer-long tour, the RV will stop in 25 cities, joining Southwest Employees and community members in conservation projects across the country. Today, Southwest Employees and the SCA showed the Las Vegas community their commitment to volunteerism and passion for conservation by cleaning, weeding, and mulching in various Springs Preserve gardens.

"This is the perfect way to celebrate our 40th Anniversary," said Southwest Airlines Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO Gary Kelly. "Volunteering and giving back is something that our People do year round. It's our way of saying thank you to the communities that have given so much to us!"

The tour kicked off in June, during the airline's week-long anniversary celebration in its hometown of Dallas. More than 500 Southwest Employees from all across the system took part in conservation projects across the community.

"SCA is proud to join Southwest Airlines in spreading the word and the practice of hands-on conservation," said SCA President Dale M. Penny. "These projects will generate immediate benefits to the communities we visit, and in the long-term they will promote ongoing stewardship and sustainability. That's a real win-win for all."