USD $250,000 Given by Company’s Regional Offices, Business Units and
Corning Employees Around the World
CORNING, N.Y., May 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the terrible earthquake that struck Sichuan province, Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and its employees have so far donated more than 1.7 million CNY to provide aid to the relief effort. Donations are continuing to come in from Corning locations around the world, with contributions going to international Red Cross organizations, Give2Asia and the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation. Seven different Corning entities in mainland China have set up donation centers, individual employee donations that are being matched by the company on a regional basis have added to the donation total.
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In Taiwan, individual Corning employees are contributing to the Red Cross and Corning Display Technologies Taiwan also made a significant donation. In Japan, the employee donation effort will continue until May 30th. The money raised will be matched by Corning Japan and the total will be given to the Red Cross to support disaster relief activities.
In the United States, the Corning China Association, representing hundreds of Chinese employees and their families now living in Corning, NY, has led a significant employee donation effort. Rui Zhang, current chairman of CCA, said Corning-area employees’ response to the fundraising drive has been wonderful. “Our colleagues and friends, no matter what their ethnic background or where they are from, have all pulled together to respond to this situation. They see something devastating happening to other human beings and all boundaries disappear -- people just want to know, ‘What can I do? How can I help?’ "
At Corning’s China headquarters in Shanghai, Eric Musser, CEO of Corning Greater China, said, “The earthquake in Sichuan has had a terrible impact on China and on millions of its people. I am deeply moved by the care and concern demonstrated by Corning employees in China and by our colleagues around the world. For example, at Chengdu Corning Cable Systems, just 60 miles from the center of the earth quake, our employees worked very hard to get cable production back and running the next day so we could meet the immediate demand of China Telecom and China Mobile, who needed to rebuild the communications networks that had been destroyed.”
Musser also said, “We have been in China for more than 20 years; as a company and as individuals, we are committed to helping our friends and neighbors recover from this devastating tragedy.”
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com ) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics.
Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.
