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The first responsibility of anyone to society is to make a contribution through good work. YAMADA believes that we have now entered an age in which the govemment, industry and the individual must make an extra effort in order to contribute to a society that has reached cultural maturity. The ways in which we can make contributions is by no means limited or predetermined. What is important is that we work within a "What can we do now?" mind set. Based on this way of thinking, YAMADA carries out a variety of communication activities that help to keep us in close touch with our local communities.
| Examples of past activities |
 Autumn Volunteer Green Campaign |
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On November 9.2002. 48 of our employees from the Kiryu Headquarters and 20 from the Akabori Factory spent the day gathering trash and cleaning up the roadsides along National Routes 122 and 50 near our Kiryu Headquarters and on Rte. 50 near the Akabori Factory. On November 18,150 employees from our Kumamoto Enterprise Division spent the day in similar activities along National Route 345. This participation was in cooperation with the "Autumn Volunteer Green Campaign". The YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., participates in this kind of activity on a regular basis and every year on August 26, our company receives an award of commendation from the Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry for its efforts as a Clean Road Preservation group.
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| Local Cultural Exchange Event: the Yamada Festival |
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The YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., sponsors the YAMADA Festival every year at each of our divisions in order to enhance mutual understanding and friendship among all of those who live near our facilities and all of the participants look forward to this event. This annual festival also serves as an expression of our appreciation to our neighbors in the in the local communities for their cooperation and warm support.
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| Volunteer Wheelchair Cleaning |
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A group of volunteers gather each year at the Kiryu Municipal Health & Welfare Hall to clean wheelchairs. This object of this activity, which is sponsored by the Kiryu Municipal Health & Welfare Council, is to clean and repair the wheelchairs that loaned to other volunteer events, schools and colleges, etc., in order to help gain a deeper understanding in the community for those who need to use wheelchairs in their daily lives. This large scale cleaning activity is carried out once a year and the YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., is always an active participant.
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| Magokoro (Genuine Courtesy) Cooperation Box |
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The YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., has been supporting the "Fund for People with Mental Disabilities" since 1999. Every year the company sets up these Magokoro Cooperation Boxes in the cafeteria and in other locations throughout the company in April. Employees fill the boxes with used postage stamps and used (prepaid) telephone cards. In March of the following year, the boxes are collected and the contents are sent via the Kiryu Municipal Health & Welfare Council to the "Birthday Thank-you Group" in Kobe, in Hyogo Prefecture. This group then sells the stamps and cards to foreign collectors. The proceeds from these sales are then returned and put to use in a variety of ways in the "Fund for People with Mental Disabilities". |
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