2008-08-21 23:14:02 -
www.movincool.com - for MovinCool Dan Alf, 310-513-7353 Dan_Alf@denso-diam.com or Eddie Stevenson, 310-952-7955 CIS Marketing Manager eddie_stevenson@denso-diam.com www.movincool.com When the Dawson County Humane Society in Dawsonville, Ga., opened the area's first animal shelter, in April 2008, they ran out of money before air conditioning could be installed in the dog kennels.
"Our budget was limited, and something had to be
cut," said Brenda Lee, a shelter volunteer and member of the humane society's board of directors. "If we had waited to secure more funds, we would have had to delay opening - and without a shelter in our county, the animals had nowhere to go."
As summer approached and temperatures started to climb into the 90s, the lack of air conditioning presented a serious problem. "The dogs were miserable. They were just lying there panting," said Lee. "The staff was having a pretty tough time, too."
Determined to find a solution, Lee contacted MovinCool, a major manufacturer of portable spot air conditioners. The company responded by donating three of its high-output units, which are designed for quick installation in emergency situations.
"We are very grateful that MovinCool came to our rescue," said Lee. "We hooked up two of the air conditioners as soon as we got them. The difference was like night and day. Now the dogs are keeping cool, and so are the humans."
The shelter is planning to install the third MovinCool unit in its new "puppy pavilion," a storage shed that volunteers are converting into a quarantine and adoption center for puppies. The project is on hold until the shelter can find a donation source for needed building materials.
MovinCool has previously donated portable spot air conditioners to zoos in Atlanta, Cleveland, Denver, Louisville and New York. The zoos have used the air conditioners to keep a variety of their inhabitants cool, including polar bears, penguins, panda bears, reptiles, and snow leopards.
MovinCool portable spot air conditioners are employed in a range of commercial and industrial environments, such as data centers, computer and telecommunications equipment rooms, offices, hospitals, schools, manufacturing plants and outdoor events.
"MovinCool air conditioners are mainly used to cool people and equipment, but there is no reason they can't cool animals, too," said John Doran, MovinCool senior manager, Heat Management and Customer Service. "We are very glad to contribute to such a worthy cause as this."
More information about the Dawson County Humane Society animal shelter is available at www.dawsoncountyhumanesociety.org.
MovinCool, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial portable air conditioners, is a brand of DENSO Corporation. In the 1980s, DENSO pioneered the concept of workspace spot cooling to meet its own factory needs in Japan. Since then, MovinCool has developed a wide range of portable and ceiling-mount air conditioning systems for many different applications. More information is available at www.movincool.com.
DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 119,000 people in 32 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 totaled US$40.2 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges in Japan. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit the company's media website at www.densomediacenter.com.
In the Americas, DENSO employs more than 17,000 people with consolidated sales totaling US$8.3 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. For more information, go to www.densomedia-na.com.
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Company Donates Portable Spot Air Conditioners To Animal Shelter
