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3D Systems Launches Company-wide and Customer Campaign to Raise Money for Tsunami Relief Foundations; 3D Systems Establishes the 3D Systems' 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 launched two campaigns to raise money for the victims of the earthquake 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.

"Each of us at 3D Systems is deeply saddened by this tragedy, and our hearts go out to the hundreds of thousands of people who have been affected by this terrible event," said Abe Reichental, 3D Systems' president and chief executive officer. "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 establish the 3D Systems' Tsunami Relief Campaign.

"The 3D Systems' Tsunami Relief initiative consists 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 is encouraged to contribute a donation 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 contributes, 3D Systems will contribute two dollars to the selected organization.

"To enable our customers to participate in this important initiative, 3D Systems will contribute to one of the four designated charitable organizations $250 for each InVision In`vi´sion

n. 1. Lack of vision or of the power of seeing.
(TM) 3-D printer and $1,000 for each SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing.

(2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term.
(R) and SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) See laser sintering and 3D printing. (R) system purchased by our customers during the first quarter of 2005."

3D Systems' contributions from the company-wide and customer campaigns will be 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 hope that our participation in this truly global outpouring of support will help 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: Transforming the way people design, develop and manufacture products.

More information on the Company is available at www.3dsystems.com, or by phoning 888-337-9786, x2882 (or 661-295-5600, x2882 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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