$1 million and five vehicles to be used for environmental education initiatives

HOMESTEAD, Fla., May 6, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Toyota today announced a
contribution of more than $1 million dollars and five vehicles to Everglades
National Park to support environmental education programs. The donation will
benefit more than 10,000 students annually via a number of initiatives
including day program field trips and camping trips for grade school students;
the K-12 Miccosukee Indian School program; in-park teacher workshops for day
and camping programs; in-park special programs for other school groups and
student organizations; and in-school teacher workshops.

This donation is part of a recently announced $5 million contribution from
Toyota in support of five National Parks and the National Park Foundation to
enhance environmental leadership and educational programs at parks around the
country. The company is also donating 23 vehicles to the National Parks.

"The partnership with Everglades National Park is a great opportunity for
Toyota to extend its environmental and educational community-based programs,"
said Dian Ogilvie, senior vice president of Toyota Motor North America.
"Toyota is proud to support the amazing work that the Everglades is doing with
local schools and America's youth."

Over the next three years, Everglades National Park will use Toyota's
contribution to continue to provide high quality curriculum-based education
programs to local communities that surround and depend on the Everglades
ecosystem. The funding supports six seasonal rangers, three year-round staff
members and four volunteers. In addition to personnel, funding sustains core
educational programs such as day program field trips for students in grades
4 - 6, camping program for grades 5 and 6, the Miccosukee Indian School
program and in-park teacher workshops for day and camping programs. Special
in-park programs for school groups and student organizations, as well as and
new projects and programs such as Teacher Appreciation Day, Weekend Family
Camping program, Kids Day at Camp and media and curriculum development, will
also be funded with this donation.

"This is a proud day for Everglades National Park and for our neighboring
communities," said Superintendent Dan Kimball. "This generous donation from
Toyota will allow the park to enhance our environmental education program,
improve the skills of our staff, and expand programs to reach thousands of
students and teachers who haven't been able to experience and learn from this
amazing natural resource before."

Toyota's gift to Everglades National Park is being made through the South
Florida National Parks Trust, the principal fund-raising organization for
South Florida's national parks.

"Toyota's gift will sustain an education program that turns Everglades
National Park into an outdoor classroom and changes children's lives in the
process," said Trust Chairman Carlos Arazoza.

Toyota's contributions are among the first corporate contributions to be
matched by the Department of the Interior's Centennial Initiative. The
Centennial Initiative calls for $1 billion over 10 years to strengthen basic
park operations via a public-private funding vehicle for new projects and
programs. Qualified corporate-funded programs at national parks across the
country are eligible for some level of government matching. Not only will the
funds provided help to sustain and improve the education programs offered in
2008, the results achieved should ensure the park a place in the competition
for similar grants for years to come.

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations in the United States in 1957 and
currently operates 10 manufacturing plants, with another under construction in
Mississippi. Toyota is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the
communities where it does business and believes in supporting programs with
long-term sustainable results. Through its corporate initiatives,
manufacturing operations and philanthropy, Toyota supports numerous
organizations across the country, focusing on education, the environment and
safety. In 2007, Toyota contributed more than $56 million to philanthropic
programs in the U.S. For more information on Toyota's commitment to improving
communities nationwide, visit http://www.toyota.com/community.

About Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park is one of the largest in the National Park system
at 1.5 million acres stretching from Naples to Miami and south into the
Florida Keys. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in North America and
the hydrologic connection that links central Florida's freshwater ecosystem
and the marine systems of Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The park
contains vast and varied ecosystems, including freshwater marshes, tropical
hardwoods, pine rockland, extensive Mangrove estuaries, and sea grasses, which
support a diverse mixture of tropical and temperate plants and animals. It is
the only place in the US jointly designated an International Biosphere Reserve,
a World Heritage Site and a Wetland of National Importance. Truly a very
special place set aside for American citizens to experience and protect for
generations to come.

About South Florida National Parks Trust

The South Florida National Parks Trust is the principal fund-raising
organization for South Florida's national parks. For more information about
the Trust, visit http://www.southfloridaparks.org

EDITOR NOTE: Photographs available upon request.

MEDIA CONTACT: Lyndsey Payzant, GolinHarris for Toyota, 213-438-8735

SOURCE Toyota

http://www.southfloridaparks.org

Copyright (C) 2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved