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August 10, 2009

John Deere sponsors ‘National 811 Day' Tuesday

  • The event promotes awareness of underground utilities through the national 811 call-before-you-dig phone number.

    • John Deere is a major sponsor of National 811 Day in the United States, Aug. 11, a day set aside by the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) to promote homeowner, farmer and contractor awareness of underground utilities through the use of the national 811 call-before-you-dig phone number.

    “Our customers are individuals who work the land and their safety is a high priority for John Deere,” said Samuel R. Allen, chief executive officer of Deere & Co. “It's vital to call attention to homeowners, farmers and contractors that one simple call to 811 before they dig to prevent injuries, property damage and inconvenient outages of important services.”


     
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