A special Share the Spirit celebration was held at Southwest Airlines Headquarters on May 31, 2007. Hosted by Colleen, the event kicked off “Share the Spirit” as an ongoing Companywide effort. Share the Spirit is now the “official” term we will use to describe any effort where Southwest is giving back—either through volunteer activities in our communities or by way of donations to nonprofit and charitable organizations.

To celebrate our Employees who volunteer their time to make a positive difference, a special Share the Spirit wall was unveiled. Twenty deserving Employees or groups of Employees were honored with a permanent plaque on the wall. Each year, we will add more plaques.

A couple dozen Southwest Airlines Employees spent an entire day at the Museum of the American Railroad painting a caboose. This historical piece is one of the visual attractions for guided tours and educational programs. The group from Technology had such a great experience that they are already planning their next Share the Spirit event.

Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Employees shared their SPIRIT by raising nearly $9,000 in the 2007 AIDS Walk, beating their 2006 fundraising record and previous goal.