KIB & Lilly Day of Service

Thursday, October 11,marks Lilly’s fifth Global Day of Service, in partnership with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. Work this year will primarily be focused along six waterways as part of a larger city-wide collaborative known as Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW).

With more than 100 partners across the city, jointly led by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Lilly and the City of Indianapolis, ROW is helping neighbors strengthen the waterways that flow through their neighborhoods and, in turn, helping the waterways strengthen the neighborhoods.

Dave Forsell from Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and Sherrie Bossung from Eli Lilly talk about all of the projects scheduled for the day of service including the nearly 8,000 Lilly employees and other volunteers who will be picking up litter and removing invasive plants.

For more information: www.ourwaterways.org

LILLY’S FIFTH GLOBAL DAY OF SERVICE FOCUSES ON LOCAL WATERWAYS

Nearly 8,000 volunteers working together to improve neighborhoods along waterways

INDIANAPOLIS– Thousands of employees from Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), in a sea of red

T-shirts – and other volunteers from numerous neighborhoods, nonprofits and businesses – will work

from dawn to dusk on Thursday, October 11, as part of Lilly’s fifth Global Day of Service. Work

primarily will be focused along six waterways as part of a larger city-wide collaborative known as

Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW).

With more than 100 partners across the city, jointly led by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Lilly and the City

of Indianapolis through SustainIndy, ROW is helping neighbors strengthen the waterways that flow

through their neighborhoods and, in turn, helping the waterways strengthen the neighborhoods.

Nearly 8,000 Lilly employees and other volunteers will pick up litter, remove invasive plants, mark storm

drains, and paint or install public art projects. The work done through this year’s Global Day of Service

will lay the foundation for future improvement efforts along the waterways of the following six

neighborhoods:

• West Indianapolis and Near Westside, White River/Eagle Creek

• Mid-North, Fall Creek

• Lafayette Square, Eagle Creek

• Midtown, Central Canal

• Near Eastside, Pogue’s Run

• Southeast, Pleasant Run

Lilly employees will also work on projects for organizations directly related to Lilly’s business, such as

the Little Red Door Cancer Agency and the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana. Globally, about

20,000 Lilly employees in 40 countries will serve the communities where they live and work.

“We’re excited to get busy and help our community during our fifth Global Day of Service,” said John

Lechleiter, Ph.D., chairman, president and CEO of Lilly. “This year is about partnering with diverse

groups to do more than any of us could have done alone. Together, we’re focusing on projects that

support the health of Indianapolis residents while also strengthening our local waterways, which is good

for the long-term health of our city.”

Why ROW?

Unlike other large land-locked metropolitan cities, Indianapolis has not capitalized on its waterways.

Reconnecting to Our Waterways began earlier this year with the goal of leveraging leadership and

financial resources to help strengthen neighborhoods along Indianapolis’ main creeks, canal and river –

making them more attractive for residents, inspiring economic development and creating a sustainable

environment. In partnership with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and the City of Indianapolis’ Office of

Sustainability, Lilly has provided early leadership, financial resources and now thousands of volunteers to

identify, prioritize, and complete projects that have been dreams or discussions for months or even years.

“Our waterways are one of our greatest, most underutilized assets,” said Indianapolis Mayor Greg

Ballard. “By working together to create more livable, sustainable neighborhoods along these waterways,

we will drive investment to our community while also reaping the benefits of a cleaner, safer environment

and water supply. The City of Indianapolis is proud to partner with these great organizations to achieve

these goals.”

The majority of this year’s Global Day of Service projects will be laying the groundwork for new plant

material to be installed in 2013.

“This year, we have ambitious plans to remove litter and invasive honeysuckle by the acre," said David

Forsell, president of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. "Lilly's work along Fall Creek will begin to open

views to once underappreciated places; enabling future restoration with native and beneficial plants.

These shores and greenways will be transformed from forgotten and detrimental, to places where people

and nature can thrive.”

By partnering with ROW for its Global Day of service, Lilly aims to inspire other companies to consider

investing volunteers and financial resources in ongoing ROW efforts.

Global Day of Service Partners

As in years past, Lilly’s Global Day of Service represents significant community