Pelco News Release - December 11, 2003

For Immediate Release

Pelco Employees Donate 110,820 Toys For Tots

Clovis, California (December 11, 2003) – Employees of local video security systems manufacturer, Pelco, presented 110,820 Toys for Tots to the U.S. Marine Corps during an extensive ceremony earlier today at the company’s Clovis, California headquarters. For the past three years Pelco’s donations – averaging over 100,000 toys each year – have been announced by Toys for Tots National CEO, Lt. General Matthew Cooper (ret.), as being the largest made in the country and some of the largest ever in the program’s fifty year history. The festive occasion, which began with a parade and truckloads of toys, was attended by local dignitaries and Press, numerous Marine Corps personnel, and over 1,000 cheering Pelco employees. This donation alone will be a major boost towards helping the Marines meet their local area goal – ensuring that every identified needy child will receive at least one gift during the holidays.

Pelco President and CEO David McDonald stated, “This year’s donation of 110,820 toys is an astounding accomplishment – and a wonderful tribute to this great Pelco family. This is a year-round tremendous effort by hundreds of dedicated Pelco people. We believe that the children in our society are truly the innocent ones. And no matter their unfortunate circumstances, we cannot leave them behind. This is our way of reaching out and making a small, positive difference to tens of thousands of needy children – all at once. Without our employees’ generosity, these children might have no Christmas at all. There can be no more worthy cause than this.” The company matches one-for-one the number of toys donated by employees.

Pelco’s history with Toys for Tots began in 1993 with a modest donation of 808 toys. Since then, it has grown steadily to where it is now the company’s “flagship” charity. Pelco employees raise money throughout the year with dozens of activities such as raffles, bake sales, and solicitations from suppliers and customers. This year, a very successful Masquerade Ball was added to the mix. There’s even a payroll deduction available just for Toys for Tots. It is a massive, grass-roots effort supported by nearly all of the company’s workforce of over 1,500 people.

Pelco is the world’s largest manufacturer of Video Security Systems, and Central California’s largest manufacturing employer. The company produces over 5,500 different finished products, which are sold through more than 4,000 authorized dealers throughout the United States and in 130 countries around the world. Pelco video security systems are protecting people and property in more than one million locations throughout the world. The company’s long list of prestigious installations includes London’s Buckingham Palace, The Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the San Francisco International Airport, The Panama Canal, the FBI, U.S. Navy Warships, and the Statue of Liberty in New York.