--For Immediate Release--
Cultural Property Protection Group and its Subsidiaries Offer Free Phone
Consulting Services
To Katrina Affected Museums
September 16, 2005 - Orlando, FL - The Cultural Property Protection Group,
Inc. (CPPG), the nationally recognized security services firm in the U.S.
specializing in museums and cultural properties, announced today that
effective immediately, it will provide free security consulting services to
those museums, historic sites, libraries and other cultural institutions
that are victims of Hurricane Katrina.
CPPG and its consulting and engineering subsidiary Steve Keller and
Associates, announced that they will provide free phone consultation for the
next six month to non-profit cultural institutions in Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana that were badly damaged by Katrina.
Wilbur Faulk, Executive Vice President of CPPG made the offer to impacted
institutions in the spirit of community and recovery. Faulk said, "As so
many other people, our management team has felt somewhat helpless as we
watched this tragedy unfold. This is our company's small way of showing
support for these institutions and the affected communities that have
suffered losses integral to our combined cultural heritage. We will not
accept any payment for these services." Faulk, a nationally known expert in
disaster planning and former Director of Security for the J. Paul Getty
Museum and the Getty Trust, said that the requests would be handled through
the consulting and engineering subsidiary Steve Keller and Associates.
Steve Keller, President of Steve Keller & Associates said, "It is our hope
that some of what we have learned along the way will be of some help to our
colleagues. Many of these institutions are facing serious vulnerability.
For example, power may remain out for sometime and many institutions need
emergency repairs to their security systems. It would be especially
rewarding if it turns out we are able to help any of our colleagues. We
will provide the consulting by telephone due to scheduling and logistics.
Once we become aware of any request for assistance, either Wilbur, me, or an
appropriate member of our professional staff will respond as soon as
possible to assist in any way we can." Keller has been a security
consultant exclusively for museums and cultural properties for nearly 20
years and is the former Director of Security for the Art Institute of
Chicago.
One other CPPG subsidiary, Horizon Institute, is making a similar offer.
Keller stated "If you are a previous customer of Horizon Institute and have
purchased training materials at any time in the past and these materials
have been badly damaged or destroyed by Katrina, we will replace them free
of charge and will pay the shipping costs, as long as the product is still
available."
For Assistance, Contact:
Eligible cultural institutions should phone the Ormond Beach office at (386)
673-5034 or email [log in to unmask] between 9:00 AM and 5:00 pm (EST)
weekdays.
. Cultural Property Protection Group, Inc. l Steve
Keller & Associates, Inc.
Telephone 818 335-3824 l Horizon
Institute
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Telephone: 386-673-5034
www.cppgrp.com Email:
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www.stevekeller.com
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