Photo of Coca-Cola Opening 100th Hope School in China Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress

CHONGQING, China - Saturday, August 20th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Glenn Jordan (center), President of The Coca-Cola Company’s Pacific Group, joins Tu Meng, Secretary General of the Chinese Youth Development Foundation, Yu Xuexin, Vice Chairman of Chongqing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and Rang Ying, a student representative from one of the first Hope Schools, to officially open the 100th Coca-Cola Hope School in Chongqing, Sichuan Province, China. Project Hope is a partnership between Coca-Cola and the China Youth Development Foundation to build world-class schools in underprivileged areas across China, with more than 100,000 Chinese students directly benefitting from the program during the last 18 years.

“Coca-Cola has always strived to participate in worthwhile public welfare projects and to build sustainable infrastructure in communities where we operate. Through our ongoing support of the Project Hope program, we have made substantial gains towards building sustainable educational models in local communities,” Jordan said. “Over the next three years, we plan to invest USD$4 billion in China, laying a solid foundation for not only our business operation but towards our commitment to mutual sustainable development.”

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Image 1 : CHONGQING, China -- Glenn Jordan (center), President of The Coca-Cola Company’s Pacific Group, joins Tu Meng, Secretary General of the Chinese Youth Development Foundation, Yu Xuexin, Vice Chairman of Chongqing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Rang Ying, a student representative from one of the first Hope Schools, to officially open the 100th Coca-Cola Hope School in Chongqing, Sichuan Province, China. Project Hope is a partnership between Coca-Cola and the China Youth Development Foundation to build world-class schools in underprivileged areas across China, with more than 100,000 Chinese students directly benefitting from the program during the last 18 years. (Photo: Business Wire)

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