3D Systems Announces $130,000 Contribution to the Tsunami Relief Campaign.VALENCIA Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. , Calif. -- 3D Systems Corporation (Nasdaq:TDSC TDSC Thai Development Support Committee TDSC Time Domain Signal Coding TDSC Test Driver System - Charlie TDSC Time-Domain Spreading Code ), a leading provider of rapid 3-D printing, prototyping and manufacturing solutions, announced today that it raised $130,000 for the victims of the earthquake earthquake, trembling or shaking movement of the earth's surface. Most earthquakes are minor tremors. Larger earthquakes usually begin with slight tremors but rapidly take the form of one or more violent shocks, and end in vibrations of gradually diminishing force and tsunami in South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent. South Asia, also known as Southern Asia and East Africa. "Because each of us at 3D Systems was deeply saddened by this tragedy, we launched a company-wide fund-raising campaign Noun 1. fund-raising campaign - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported ," said Abe Reichental, 3D Systems' president and chief executive offer. "Recognizing a deep individual and corporate responsibility and commitment toward local, national and international communities where we conduct our business every day, we felt compelled to help. "The 3D Systems Tsunami Relief initiative consisted of two distinct campaigns: one company-wide and the other to enable customer participation," continued Reichental. "As part of our company-wide effort, every employee was encouraged to contribute to one of four designated tsunami relief charitable organizations This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. . For every dollar an employee contributed, 3D Systems contributed two dollars to the selected organization. We were absolutely delighted and overwhelmed o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. with the generous response we got from our fellow employees worldwide, which resulted in a substantial total employee and company contribution for a company of our size." 3D Systems' contribution from the company-wide and customer campaigns were shared among the following global tsunami relief organizations: CARE www.careusa.org Red Cross International Response Fund www.redcross.org United Way International United Way South Asia Response Fund www.unitedway.org/tsunamiresponse UNICEF Tsunami Relief Fund www.unicefusa.org "3D Systems and its employees are deeply committed to this important effort, and we are proud that our participation in this truly global outpouring of support helped the affected regions to recover and rebuild their homes and communities," concluded Reichental. About 3D Systems Founded in 1986, 3D Systems is a leading provider of rapid 3-D printing, prototyping and manufacturing solutions. Its systems and materials reduce the time and cost of designing products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing by creating actual parts directly from digital input. These solutions are used for design communication and prototyping as well as to produce functional end-use parts: Transform your products. More information on the Company is available at www.3dsystems.com, or by phoning 888-337-9786, ext. 2882 (or 661-295-5600, ext. 2882 from outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ), or via email at moreinfo@3dsystems.com. |
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