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Disaster Relief
Through financial resources, matching programs, employee donations, employee volunteers and other resources, Panasonic makes great efforts to aid recovery efforts in communities devastated by natural and other disasters. Details of our recent support are as follows:
Recent Support
Haiti
Panasonic has made a total charitable donation of 10 million yen, five million yen each to the Japanese Red Cross Society and to Japan Platform, to help with the recovery efforts being made in the wake of the major earthquake that struck the Republic of Haiti on January 12 (local time).
The Panasonic Latin America Group has also provided three million yen worth of additional support in the form of equipment such as dry batteries and flashlights.
Meanwhile, Panasonic Corporation of North America has collected a total of US$60,000 worth of donation including 10 Tough book laptops from employees and company to be given to the American red cross.
(The donation amount as of Feb 17,2010)
Also Panasonic Europe Ltd. has collected a total of Euro 20,000 worth of donations from employees and 110,000dry battery and 2,400 flashlight from company to be given to Red Cross/UNICEF of each country.
Our company wishes to express its deepest regret and sympathies to those affected by this terrible disaster, and to offer our sincerest hopes that the Republic of Haiti will recover from the tragedy as quickly as possible.
Panasonic Provides Aids to Disaster-Hit Indonesia, Philippines and Samoa
Japan - Panasonic Corporation announced its donations to aid victims and support the recovery of the areas in Southeast Asia and the Pacific that were affected by the recent spate of natural disasters.
Panasonic will donate, including monetary and in-kind donations, a total of 10 million yen for victims of the Sumatra earthquake, five million yen for typhoon victims in the Philippines and two million yen for earthquake victims of Samoa.
Panasonic and its employees offer their condolences to the victims and their families and sincerely hope for swift recovery of the people and areas affected by the disasters.(Oct 6, 2009)
Costa Rica
The 2009 Costa Rica earthquake took tens of lives and destroyed many homes. Panasonic Centroamericana sympathized with the victims of this tragedy by collecting groceries for families and donating $2,250. This amount was doubled by the Banco de Costa Rica.
Brazil
Panasonic do Brasil Limitada donated 480 lanterns, 1.152 batteries, and BRL12.271,75 collected through an internal campaign to the Brazilian Red Cross to help the victims of widespread destruction caused by heavy rains in the state of Santa Catarina in November 2008.
China
After the major earthquake in Sichuan, China in May 2008, the Panasonic Group provided support amounting to approximately 195 million yen. This includes donations to the Red Cross Society of China, relief efforts by employees and product donations.
On May 12, 2008, a deadly earthquake occurred in Sichuan province of China, causing many casualties and damage. Employees of Panasonic China decided to take action and voluntarily started raising funds. Started at Panasonic China’s head office in Beijing, the movement spread to other Panasonic sites in China. 1680 employees helped collecting money. On May 29, Panasonic China vice president Ma Yunfei handed the amount of 423,437.82 Chinese yuan to the Red Cross Society of China on behalf of all employees, to help the victims and rebuild the affected areas.
Panasonic China employees had already donated the amount of 500,000 yuan through the labor union.
Myanmar
In response to the devastating cyclone that struck Myanmar in May 2008, Panasonic Corporation donated 10 million yen to Japan Platform, to benefit the victims and affected areas.
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