DaimlerChrysler Services (DCS) Truck Finance, a business

unit of DaimlerChrysler Services North America, announced a donation

of $5,000 to the Chicago based Public Action to Deliver Shelter, Inc.

(P.A.D.S.) to support the organization’s "Tent City" program. In addition,

DCS Truck Finance also donated a commercial outdoor grill and grilling

accessories to help provide meals to homeless and at-risk individuals and

families participating in the program.

"The services offered by P.A.D.S. are vital to our community," said Klaus

Entenmann, vice president – DaimlerChrysler Services Truck Finance. "They

provide a solid foundation for people to build a life of positive change.

We are proud to be a part of their social commitment to enhance the quality

of life for homeless individuals and those at-risk of becoming homeless."

Funds for the donation were partly raised during the DCS Truck Finance

10-year Anniversary celebration. The event marked the 1993 opening of the

office in Lisle, Ill., which serves as the company’s national headquarters

for commercial vehicle financing in the U.S.

P.A.D.S "Tent City" program runs from April to October and provides safe

and hospitable shelter through the support of staff, volunteers and

community groups.

About DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC

DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC provides brand-specific

financing for automotive dealers’ inventories and their retail consumers

and does business as Chrysler Financial and Mercedes-Benz Credit. As

DaimlerChrysler Services Truck Finance it also finances commercial vehicles

for affiliate products such as Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star. The

company serves as the headquarters for the operations in the United States,

Canada and Mexico and has over 5,000 employees who manage a portfolio of

$82 billion with nearly five million contracts. DaimlerChrysler Services

North America is a member of the DaimlerChrysler Services Group,

headquartered in Berlin, Germany which operates in 39 countries with an

employee base exceeding 10,000 and a global portfolio of EUR 109 billion.