DALLAS, Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro
Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in security
software, today announced it has donated more than $87,000 to communities around the world through
its annual Give and Match Program. The program encourages employees
to become involved in supporting communities in need with the
incentive that Trend Micro will match each such donation.
Approximately 450 Trend Micro employees around the world donated to
the Give and Match program this year.
"We appreciate all of our employees and their drive to help
others during the 2014 Annual Give and Match Donation program,"
said Eva Chen, CEO, Trend Micro.
"Our annual Give and Match donation program is just one of the many
ways Trenders contribute to charitable organizations that support
the world's under-served communities."
During the annual three-week period, the Give and Match program
provides Trend Micro employees the opportunity to extend their
generosity and charitable spirit beyond their community to
contribute to global efforts in creating a better future for their
region and all around the world.
Trend Micro employees raised $44,364 and together with the company's matching
contribution of $43,244, the Give and
Match Program this year generated a contribution total of
$87,608.
Four organizations received Trend Micro North American
contributions, including:
- Crutches4Africa is an organization which collects and
distributes crutches, canes, walkers and wheelchairs to those in
need who are unable to walk. To date they have collected more than
58,000 crutches, canes, walkers and wheelchairs, which have been
distributed to different areas of Africa.
- Botswana School Project is a non-profit organization that
collects books, school supplies and computers and distributes them
in schools in northern Botswana,
Africa.
- Kidd's Kids' primary goal is to provide children, ages 5 to 12,
who have a chronic or terminal illness or are physically
challenged, with an unforgettable adventure. Throughout the year,
they work to raise the funds necessary to send these special kids
on an all-expenses paid, fun-filled vacation to Walt Disney World®
in Florida.
- Candlelighters is non-profit volunteer organization that
provides programs and services for kids being treated for cancer in
eastern Ontario and to those on
whom they depend for strength and support.
Since its founding in 1988, Trend Micro has been committed to
being a socially responsible corporate citizen to benefit its local
communities around the world.
To see Trend Micro presenting a check to Kidd's Kids live on
their show and to learn more about the Give and Match program click
here.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in security software,
strives to make the world safe for exchanging digital information.
Built on 25 years of experience, our solutions for consumers,
businesses and governments provide layered data security to protect
information on mobile devices, endpoints, gateways, servers and the
cloud. Trend Micro enables the smart protection of information,
with innovative security technology that is simple to deploy and
manage, and fits an evolving ecosystem. All of our solutions are
powered by cloud-based global threat intelligence, the Trend Micro™
Smart Protection Network™ infrastructure, and are supported by more
than 1,200 threat experts around the globe. For more
information, visit TrendMicro.com.
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