2008-05-14 04:35:00 -
www.dell.com - Dell Inc. Sharon Zhang, +86-10-5826-1182 sharon_zhang@dell.com David Frink, 512-728-2678 david_frink@dell.com Dell and its employees will donate up to RMB 2.1 million to aid relief efforts in the wake of the massive earthquake affecting China Monday--the second major disaster to hit Asia in less than a week.
"While our employees in
Chengdu and Chongqing are safe and accounted for, thousands of families in the region have been impacted by these disasters," said Michael Dell, Dell's chairman and CEO, who is visiting China this week on company business. "I've experienced firsthand the concern of our employees, customers and suppliers. We hope our donations will make a difference to the thousands affected."
The company's contributions will come from Dell Inc., the Dell Foundation and Dell employees, whose funds will be matched by Dell through the company's Direct Giving program.
2008 marks Dell's 10th year doing business in China. The company employs more than 6,000 people across the country in several locations, including facilities in Chengdu and Chongqing, two manufacturing plants in Xiamen, an Enterprise Command Center in Xiamen, a global product-design/engineering center in Shanghai (one of Dell's largest outside the United States), and an international service center in Dalian for customers in Japan and South Korea. Last year, Dell employees volunteered more than 7,000 hours and the company donated RMB 5 million to Chinese charities.
Links to:
Dell: 10 Years in China
www.dell.com/dellfoundation
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