Siemens Healthcare is Leading the Way During the Season of Giving
December 22 2008 - 11:50AM
PR Newswire (US)
Over $740,000 has already been raised this year for organizations
and charities around the country through employee contribution
efforts and matching company donations. MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 22
/PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Healthcare
(http://www.siemens.com/healthcare) made significant contributions
to the US communities where it operates, pledging over $740,000
this holiday season as part of its annual giving campaign for
organizations and charities throughout the US through volunteer
opportunities, employee contributions, and matching company
donations. Of that amount, $231,141 resulted from first-time donors
and those who increased their contributions from 2007. The money
raised is part of an annual drive by the company to give back to
the community and support those in need. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) Many
Siemens Healthcare employees nationwide volunteer year-round
through various organizations. Each fall the Siemens Caring Hands
Committee, the company-sponsored, employee-led group that oversees
the company's annual US giving campaign, coordinates an effort to
involve employees in a wide selection of pre-planned volunteer
activities occurring near its Siemens Healthcare business unit
locations. The goal of the campaign, which ran from September 15
though November 21, was to secure annual pledges for the Siemens
Caring Hands Foundation and United Way agencies across the country
that rely on support to provide health and human services to those
in need. Any Siemens employee could participate in this campaign
and the company matches 30 percent of every dollar employees
donate. "The employees of Siemens Healthcare are proud to once
again be the number one contributor to our local United Way
program," said Roselle Charlier, VP of Corporate Communications for
Siemens Healthcare in the US and volunteer board member of the
United Way of Chester County. "We recognize that tough times are
particularly challenging for those with less, and appreciate the
opportunity to partner with the United Way and Siemens Caring Hands
Foundation to make a difference in the communities in which we live
and work." This year, employees had a myriad of worthwhile causes
to choose from. Highlights included: -- A September employee food
drive for PhilAbundance, a local nonprofit organization fighting
hunger and malnutrition in the Delaware Valley, that resulted in
over 30 boxes of food being delivered to the charity. -- October
Days of Caring saw 189 employees volunteer over 1,300 hours for
specific activities ranging from painting a local daycare center,
to landscaping at a nature sanctuary, to chaperoning handicapped
adults on a field trip, for United Way-supported agencies in the
community. -- During October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
Siemens locally sponsored the American Cancer Society's
Philadelphia Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, where over
100 employees helped Siemens earn top company and fundraising
honors, contributing more than $15,000 to the cause. In total, 191
Siemens employees across the US raised nearly $30,000 for continued
breast cancer research through various walks, runs, and
other-related activities. -- Also this season, over 700 Siemens
Healthcare employees participated in the Sponsor-a-Child program
through the Delaware Valley Children's Charity, sponsoring over 350
children-in-need with holiday gifts. Other employee volunteer
opportunities offered through the fall campaign included a Siemens
Caring Hands-sponsored charity golf classic, the American Heart
Association's Heart Walk for heart-healthy living, and assembling
welcome bundles of needed items for infants, toddlers, and the
elderly for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's Visiting Nurses
Association. Siemens Caring Hands $10K Grant Also this year,
Siemens Caring Hands will donate $10,000 to a worthy organization
that serves the needs of children and adolescents. The committee
will soon name the winning United Way organization after choosing
from over 130 grant applications received from across the US. Teddy
Bears Delivered to Paoli Hospital This month, members of Siemens
syngo Workflow team delivered over 100 stuffed animals to Paoli
Hospital, Paoli, Pennsylvania, to help stockpile the healthcare
organization's supply of teddy bears it hands out to children and
elderly patients admitted through its emergency room. Dubbed 'A
Bear for Every Child', the campaign was initiated by a group of
Siemens employees who were seeking to replace their department's
traditional holiday gift-giving exercise with something that would
have a greater community impact. After contacting Paoli Hospital to
determine what possible areas of giving existed, Siemens learned
that the hospital's supply of bears was running low and required a
donation to keep the tradition on track. "The marvel of the Siemens
Caring Hands volunteering efforts and donations is its power at
both a personal and a corporate level," said Bob Holiday, Director
of Development for the United Way of Chester County. "The overall
campaign touches the hearts and minds of thousands of individuals,
and the donors impact lives in communities across 46 of 50 states
in the USA! It's truly a remarkable accomplishment." The Siemens
Healthcare Sector is one of the world's largest suppliers to the
healthcare industry. The company is a renowned medical solutions
provider with core competence and innovative strength in diagnostic
and therapeutic technologies as well as in knowledge engineering,
including information technology and system integration. With its
laboratory diagnostics acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare is the
first integrated healthcare company, bringing together imaging and
lab diagnostics, therapy, and healthcare information technology
solutions, supplemented by consulting and support services. Siemens
Healthcare delivers solutions across the entire continuum of care
-- from prevention and early detection, to diagnosis, therapy and
care. Additionally, Siemens Healthcare is the global market leader
in innovative hearing instruments. The company employs around
49,000 people worldwide and operates in 130 countries. In the
fiscal year 2008 (Sept. 30), Siemens Healthcare reported sales of
euro 11.2 billion, orders of euro 11.8 billion, and Sector profit
of euro 1.2 billion. Further information can be found by visiting
http://www.siemens.com/healthcare.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Siemens Healthcare CONTACT:
Gian Sachdev, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Healthcare
Sector - Imaging & IT Division, +1-610-448-3024, Web Site:
http://www.siemens.com/healthcare
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