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Tokyo, June 10, 2011
UPS Employees Have Volunteered 700 Hours since 2007
The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS), a global leader in logistics, has donated US$ 17,890 to the NPO (non-profit organization) Hibiki. The grant will be used for its greening program where acorn seedlings are planted in Tokyo, Chiba, Niigata, and Yamanashi prefectures.
A student-led volunteer organization, NPO Hibiki, was established in 2001 and later incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2003. It runs a wide range of activities intended for the Japanese youth, who will form the next generation, to see themselves as citizens of both Japan and the world. These activities include the greenery program, the rice farming program, and the international cultural exchange program.
Since 2007, UPS has been involved with NPO Hibiki through monetary donations and volunteer work. For the last four years, more than 200 UPS employees have donated more than 700 hours of service to projects such as acorn sapling arrangement and as English tour guides for foreigners visiting the Meiji Shrine.
Masato Umeno, president of UPS Japan, said, "We are pleased to be able to contribute not only monetary donations but also as volunteers by leveraging our UPS employees' skills acting as English tour guides for foreigners on behalf of NPO Hibiki. UPS will continue to support the organization in various means."
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