Goodrich Makes Charitable Contribution to the Greater Jacksonville, Florida Area United Service Organizations

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) Engineered Polymer Products (EPP) team announced a $60,000 pledge to the Greater Jacksonville Area United Service Organizations (USO) to support USO activities for U.S. armed forces personnel and their families. The USO is a private, non-profit organization supported entirely by private citizens and corporations. The USO assists local military personnel and their families in adjusting to new surroundings and provides numerous services from its three USO Centers in the Jacksonville, Florida area.  It also plays an active role in coordinating local civilian community resources and fostering general civilian interest in the welfare of U.S. armed forces personnel and their families. More information on the Greater Jacksonville Area USO can be found at: www.jaxuso.org.

"In addition to this financial contribution, we will continue to support honorable activities such as preparing and serving meals at the Mayport USO Center to the families of deployed servicemen and women and veterans in our community," said Jim Pollock, EPP vice president. "We are proud to be affiliated with the Greater Jacksonville Area USO in helping fulfill its mission to U.S. military personnel and their families: 'Until Every One Comes Home.'"

The pledge is just the latest example of Goodrich's support of the Greater Jacksonville Area USO, according to executive director John Shockley. "Our motto in Jacksonville is 'Help on the Homefront' and Goodrich employees have done a tremendous job supporting the USO and its mission of providing morale, welfare, and recreation-style services to our men and women in uniform," Shockley said. "We are grateful to Goodrich for its continued commitment to the USO's work in our community. Goodrich's commitment represents the most generous long-term commitment from any company in Jacksonville."

Goodrich's Engineered Polymer Products team specializes in developing, manufacturing, testing and servicing acoustic and structural composite products. The division's technology is in use in both military and commercial applications. For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com/epp

Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities. For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com.

Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a parent company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be referred to as "Goodrich Corporation" in this press release.

SOURCE Goodrich Corporation; GR - Nacelles and Interior Systems

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