Volunteers Activities
In addition to the dozens of locally organized projects and events, MEAF coordinates two national volunteer activities:
Disability Mentoring DayHallway Golf
Volunteer Awards
Each year, MEAF presents the M.O.V.E. Award for an outstanding volunteer project, MEAF alos manages the Presidential Service Award program to recognize outstanding individual employee volunteer achievment:
M.O.V.E. AwardPresidential Service Award
Volunteer News
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Volunteers on the M.O.V.E.
Employees of the Mitsubishi Electric US companies energetically volunteer in their communities, in support of the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation's mission of serving young people with disabilities and of other worthy causes in their communities. Volunteer projects range from visiting children in hospitals to organizing family carnivals to tending gardens at schools for kids with special needs.
Disability Mentoring Day
Disability Mentoring Day takes place in October each year as part of Disability Employment Awareness Month. Mitsubishi Electric US companies participate in this national program that promotes career development for students with disabilities through job shadowing and hands-on career exploration.
Mitsubishi Electric Hallway Golf Raises nearly $40,000 to support Kids Included Together and other charities
In fall 2009, the Mitsubishi Electric companies in the U.S. hosted their second annual, company-wide volunteer fundraising project ? the Mitsubishi Electric Hallway Golf Tournament. Nine locations participated in the event, building and playing miniature golf-style holes in hallways, warehouses and on factory floors. MEAF awarded trophies for the "Most Creative Hole" and the "Most Money Raised." The winner of for "Most Money Raised" was the PEACH Committee at MDEA-Braselton, raising $7825 at their 46-person office. ACTiVE Committee won the "Most Creative Hole" award for their New York City Hole.The event raised nearly $40,000, which was shared between Kids Included Together and local charities selected by the philanthropy committee at each location.
The third annual Mitsubishi Electric Hallway Golf Tournament will take place at company locations around the country in fall 2010.
2009 M.O.V.E. Award Goes to HOPE Committee at MEPPI/Warrendale, PA
HOPE Committee receives the MOVE Trophy
and $1000 for The Early Learning Institute
The recipient of this year's MOVE award is the HOPE Committee, MEPPI/Warrendale, PA, for MEPPI + TELI New Energy for an Old Friend.
TELI is The Early Learning Institute, a multi-service center for children with disabilities that has been MEPPI's nonprofit partner for nearly 20 years. The HOPE Committee's challenge in the past year was to spark new energy in this long-term relationship, while continuing to raise funds and awareness for TELI and to engage MEPPI employees. To do this, Committee members decided to organize a series of smaller fundraising activities rather than one big event. The innovative and highly successful activities, which raised a total of $7000 and engaged 219 employees donating 747 hours of volunteer time -- were: Poker Walk, Hallway Golf Tournament, and HOPE in the Kitchen Cookbook Sale.
The impact of the project was mutually beneficial: TELI benefited from the funds raised and publicity, which helped their programs for disabled children; MEPPI benefited from a new surge of volunteer energy and increased awareness of the HOPE committee's work. MEPPI + TELI = Winning Combination!
The five other outstanding nominees for the 2009 MOVE Award were PEACH Committee, MDEA/Braselton, GA for their Adopt a School for Christmas Project; MASH Committee, MEAA/Maysville, KY, for their Easter Basket Project; ACTiVE Committee, MEUS/Cypress, CA for their HOPE Grows project, LOVE Committee, MEUS/Suwanee, GA for a C.O.R.R.A.L. Work Day, and VISION Committe, MEAU/Vernon Hills, IL, for Disability Mentoring Day.
Congratulations to all the committees, because when you volunteer, everyone wins!
Presidential Volunteer Service Award
MEAU President Kimitoshi Minami
accepts the Presidential Volunteer
Service Award
MEAF annually honors employee volunteers who have demonstrated exceptional committment with the Presidential Volunteer Service Award.
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