Employees in 47 countries give local communities a boost
DUBAI, UAE - More than 200 Motorola employees volunteered in Dubai 10 October 2007 on the company's second annual Global Day of Service. The local work is part of a larger event mobilizing 11,000 Motorola employees in 47 countries to volunteer in their local communities.
The Motorola employees took a half day off work to volunteer at 300 projects that address a variety of community concerns, including education, health environmental sustainability and social services.
Locally, more than 130 children will benefit from the Motorola's work at these local projects:
· The City Of Hope Food Donation, a shelter for abused women and children in Dubai
· Dubai Center for Special Needs, a non-profit organization providing education & training to disabled children
"Motorola cares about the communities we serve, and we're using both our minds and our muscles to show it," said Ed Zander, Motorola chief executive officer. "We are proud of the talent, creativity and dedication our employees demonstrate in the community on this day and throughout the year."
Thousands of Motorola employees also will participate in in-office projects such as a global giving drive to benefit the United Nation Children's Fund's (UNICEF) School-in-a-Box program, which is used around the world to get children back to school in the first 72 hours of an emergency. Each kit contains supplies and materials for a teacher and up to 80 students. This Global Day of Service campaign complements a grant of $100,000 to the School-in-a-Box program by the Motorola Foundation, which has supported education and community services worldwide since 1953.
"The MOTOCARE Global Day of Service will enable Motorola employees in Dubai to focus on one of our main areas of charitable giving - children in need", explains Patrick Mulligan, country manager of Motorola UAE.
Photo Caption: Motorola staff with some of the students of the Dubai Center for Special Needs
About the Motorola Foundation :
The Motorola Foundation is the independent charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola. With employees located around the globe, Motorola seeks to benefit the communities where it operates. The company achieves this by making strategic grants, forging strong community partnerships, fostering innovation and engaging stakeholders. The Motorola Foundation focuses its funding on education, especially science, technology, engineering and math programming. For more information, on Motorola Corporate and Foundation giving, visit www.motorola.com/giving.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.8 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit www.motorola.com.
For more information, please contact:
Lamia S. Jaroudi
Regional Communications Manager
Motorola
Tel: +9714 308 1356
Email: lamia@motorola.com
Tarek Lasheen
Account Director
NettResults
Tel: +97143311593
Email: tarek@nettresults.com
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