LOCKHEED MARTIN HOPING FOR A GIVING MOOD PALMDALE PLANT GOAL IS $600,000.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Aeronautics Co. has launched Giving from the Heart, and expanded its employee charitable donation program with the goal of raising $3.1 million at its plants in Palmdale, Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. , and Marietta, Ga. The new Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Employees Reaching Out Club has set a fund-raising goal of $600,000 for the 3,800 employees at the Palmdale plant. The LM AERO Club campaign kicked off Wednesday with employee rallies that will continue through Aug. 1. Representatives from the United Way, Valley Child Guidance Center, Mental Health Association, El Nido Family Centers, Children's Bureau The Children's Bureau may refer to:
fund-raising campaign, fund-raising effort crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported . ``I have always been proud of Lockheed Martin's contributions to our national defense, but I am equally proud our employees' contributions to the communities where we live and work,'' said Rick Baker, a vice president and site general manager who is heading up the LM AERO Club's Campaign. ``I am confident that our employees will continue that heritage and give from the heart,'' he said. For the past decade, employees have contributed about $3 million to charitable groups in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and Los Angeles areas. ``Lockheed Martin Aeronautics employees have provided key sustaining funding for charities in this region which has allowed them to grow and flourish,'' said Diane Grooms, regional vice president of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. In addition, many Lockheed Martin Aeronautics employees over the past 10 years have received emergency financial assistance in times of need when personal or other resources were unavailable. These have included funds for housing and subsistence when disaster has struck, subsistence support at times of catastrophic illness catastrophic illness A morbid condition that results in health care costs that exceed a person's income, or which compromise financial independence, reducing him/her to subsistence or near-poverty levels; CIs are usually life-threatening and may leave significant , and other support for unforeseen emergencies. The LM AERO Club combines the former Palmdale-based employees Bucks of the Month Club with similar employee-based charitable contribution charitable contribution n. in taxation, a contribution to an organization which is officially created for charitable, religious, educational, scientific, artistic, literary, or other good works. programs in Fort Worth and Marietta. The Bucks of the Month Club was originally formed in 1942 as a way for Lockheed employees to combine their resources through weekly payroll deductions and make a difference through the support of local charitable organizations and aid company employees facing emergency financial hardships. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Rick Baker, of Lockheed's Palmdale plant, speaks during a rally promoting the Giving from the Heart program. |
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