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Support for the Kyoto Sanga F.C. Professional Soccer Team |
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| In response to the high expectations of Kyoto residents calling for a Kyoto-based professional soccer team, Kyocera helped establish Kyoto Purple Sanga (now Kyoto Sanga F.C.) in 1994. In agreement with the J-League's "100-Year Vision" and with an understanding that corporations with a local presence have a responsibility to invigorate the communities they serve, Kyocera continues to support the team. Kyocera also supports the Sanga Cup Youth Soccer Championships and the Scholar-Athlete Project, which help develop soccer skills in players ages 18 and younger.
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Classes in Scientific Experimentation Teach Basics of Electricity and Photocopying |
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| To raise children's interest in science, the Kyocera Group takes part in the Naniwa "Kids Love Science" Development Program, created by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry in FY2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Kansai Bureau. Kyocera Group employees act as special instructors and provide lessons on how electricity and photocopiers operate. By the end of FY2011, a total of 1,176 students in 18 elementary schools had taken the classes. |
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Exhibition Introducing Artificial Joints |
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| In FY2011, the Kyocera Group took part in special exhibitions related to the human body and x-ray technology, which were held at universities and public facilities in Fukuoka and Kyoto. The exhibits provided an easily understandable introduction to artificial joints. Many parents and children visited the exhibitions, and the children in particular were fascinated by the rare sight of actual artificial joints. |
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Headquarters Building Illumination |
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Kyocera's headquarters building (Kyoto) is illuminated at the end of each year with approximately 200,000 LED lights (2010 total), an event enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. As part of the illumination events, a handbell group and choir from a local school perform a holiday concert in the lobby of the headquarters building.
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Holiday concert in the lobby of the headquarters building |
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Kyoto Manufacturing Hall of Fame |
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| In 2009, the Kyoto Manufacturing Hall of Fame opened in a municipal facility that provides career education for elementary and junior high school students. Kyocera contributed to exhibits about products and manufacturing. Students who visit the facility as part of their curriculum get an introduction to high-technology products and processes, learning the importance of manufacturing in today's world. |
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| The Kyocera Group supports the Pink Ribbon Movement to promote early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, and donates part of the profits from its pink ceramic kitchen products to the movement. In the U.S.A., Kyocera has donated part of the pro f i t s f rom its pink-handled ceramic knives to the Susan G . Komen for the CureR organization since 2004. Kyocera supports similar activities in Australia, France, Italy, Korea and Japan. |
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Ceramic knife series supports
the Pink Ribbon Movement
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Housing Support for Low-Income Families |
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| The Kyocera Group in the U.S.A. supports the activities of the international non-governmental organization (NGO) Habitat for Humanity, which constructs houses for low-income families. At a solar power industry exhibition in Los Angeles in October 2010, Kyocera offered visitors to its booth a chance to play a video bowling game, and donated ten dollars to the NGO for every strike thrown. |
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Support for the Tadasu no Mori Environmental Improvement and
Landscape Preservation Project |
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| The Tadasu no Mori is a nationally designated historical site, and is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a world heritage site. It is an invaluable forest, with areas of vegetation identical to primeval forests dated around the third century BC. Today it contains many important buildings such as the Shimogamo Shrine. Environmental changes arising from rapid urbanization in recent times have caused significant damage to the collection of buildings, and an environmental protection and landscape preservation project is underway, which Kyocera supports. |
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Local Community Beautification |
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| The Kyocera Group aims to be an integral part of its local communities, taking part in regular beautification activities for parks, forests, rivers and areas around our offices. Since 2001, the Kyocera Group in Australia has participated in Business Clean Up Day, which promotes environmental beautification by companies. Kyocera will continue to play an active role in these activities. |
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Employees engage in a local beautification activity |
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Since 1963, the Kyocera Group in Japan has held an annual, nationwide year-end fundraising campaign. Contributions from employees and Kyocera companies are entrusted to their local communities. In addition, many Kyocera Group companies in and outside of Japan have made donations with the direct involvement of employees to support communities around the world stricken by disaster.
The Kyocera Group donated 100 million yen (US$1.22 million*) to support victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which struck on March 11, 2011, and to aid in the recovery of the affected regions. In addition, Group employees around the world participated in fundraising activities, and the labor union in Japan also donated funds. At the Kyocera Fukushima Tanagura Plant, which suffered damage in the earthquake, some of the food and daily necessities that had been collected from Kyocera Group companies around Japan were distributed to local residents. This collaboration continues as Kyocera and the local community work together toward recovery.
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Bus for people with disabilities which was
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Donation of relief supplies to the Tanagura Town Office in Fukushima Prefecture |
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Participation in a Breast Cancer Charity Event (U.S.A.) |
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| Lee National Denim Day is a charity event held throughout the U.S.A. every October to raise awareness about breast cancer and promote research. Many companies support the special day,
on which employees are allowed to come to work in jeans if they each donate at least five dollars. The Kyocera Group in the U.S.A. has participated in this event since 2008, helping to increase employee awareness about the issue. |
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Participation in Lee National Denim Day |
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Donation of Toys for Tots |
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| Since 2006, the Kyocera Group in the U.S.A. has participated in the annual Toys for Tots campaign run by the U.S. Marine Corps, which collects toys for children in needy circumstances. In 2010, employees donated more than 350 toys , which were then distributed as holiday gifts. |
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U.S. Marines and Kyocera employees
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Participation in World Environment Day Walk |
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| Kyocera Group employees in China took part in a World Environment Day 2010 Walk (June 5) organized by the Shilong Town Government in Dongguan City , Guangdong Province. Starting in front of the Shilong government buildings, participants walked for about two hours to promote environmental protection. |
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Employees participating in the walk |
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Local Donation and Volunteer Activities |
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| Each December since 1999, the Kyocera Group in Korea has donated food and daily necessities, and conducted fundraising for organizations that support disabled children and foreign laborers. In 2010, more than 200 employees volunteered their time and efforts. |
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Donation of winter blankets |
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Toothbrush Donations to Elementary School Students |
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| Since 2000, the Kyocera Group in the Philippines has donated toothbrushes to nearly 15,200 students who attend local elementary schools , helping children to develop good oral hygiene habits. |
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Children receiving toothbrushes |
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