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Generators
were donated to the Red Crescent's
Bam office. |
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has donated
81 gasoline-powered portable generators for use in areas
affected by the earthquake that struck southeastern Iran
on December 26, 2003. The generators produce between 1kW
and 5.7kW, and their combined output is approximately 280kW.
They can be used where needed to supply various services,
such as lighting and heating. To speed delivery, it was
decided to send units from stocks at the nearby Dubai sales
agent to the Red Crescent Society of Iran, through a Mitsubishi
Corporation subsidiary. Mitsubishi Corporation also donated
500 kerosene heaters to residents who lost their homes.
In the past, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has
donated gasoline generators for use after a major earthquake
in Turkey (August 1999) and floods in the Czech Republic
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In February, the Mitsubishi Electric
America Foundation announced awards of $919,000 in grants
to 14 national projects across the United States that serve
young people with disabilities. An additional $135,000 will
be given in matching grants and matching gifts to organizations
selected by Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA employees
in the communities where they live and work.
For more than a decade, the Foundation has helped
young people with disabilities maximize their potential
and fully participate in society. With this year's awards,
in addition to its ongoing grants to projects for educational
and vocational development, the Foundation announced a new
focus on “mainstream” organizations.
“The Foundation seeks to both promote
and practice full inclusion in its grantmaking activities,”
says Rayna Aylward, executive director of the Mitsubishi
Electric America Foundation. “We're confident
that through strong collaboration with established, mainstream
organizations, we'll be able to reach more people, and
create new opportunities for children and youth with disabilities.”
For more information, visit http://www.meaf.org,
a full-accessibility website. |
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Last December, Mitsubishi Shoji &
Sun Co., Ltd., a computer software programming and development
company established jointly by Mitsubishi Corporation and
a social welfare corporation, Japan Sun Industries, celebrated
its 20th anniversary. The company was founded on the twin
credos “No one is so disabled as to be unable to work
at all.” and “No charity, but a chance!”
by the late medical doctor, Yutaka Nakamura. He established
Japan Sun Industries as a facility where the physically
challenged could live and work. Sympathizing with his philosophy,
Mitsubishi Corporation began to support the organization
and then established a company with it so that physically
challenged persons can give full play to their work capacities.
Mitsubishi Corporation sponsors the Oita International
Wheelchair Marathon, one of the world's largest high-level
competitive sporting events for the physically challenged,
held every year in the home city of Mitsubishi Shoji &
Sun. |
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