NEWS
AFL Awards $14,000 in Community Outreach Grants to Local Organizations
24/09/2013
Spartanburg, S.C. – AFL presented nearly $14K in grants to three nonprofit organizations in the Spartanburg community. Made possible by AFL’s Community Outreach Program, the grants support AFL’s continued efforts to positively impact our communities.
The Middle Tyger YMCA is the recipient of an $8,000 grant to support Partners with Youth, a program that supports participants with financial assistance toward membership fees and programs offered by the YMCA, including after-school care, summer camps, youth sports and more.
Be the Match Foundation received a $3,000 grant to support efforts in the Spartanburg community to recruit registrants into the Be the Match program. The Foundation supports the life-saving mission of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and works to ensure that patients diagnosed with blood cancers and other diseases get the marrow or cord blood transplant needed.
Finally, the Hope Center for Children received a $2,800 grant for its VISTA program. The VISTA will provide marketing support to the Hope Center, an organization committed to meeting a range of child and family needs in order to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect, and build stable, healthy families.
“These organizations are instrumental to the health of our community,” said Corie Culp, community relations manager for AFL. “Supporting their endeavors to make a difference in the lives of men, women, children and families defines AFL’s Program.”
AFL’s Community Outreach Program was created in response to the growing need for support in our communities and the desire to make a difference. The program consists of grants, employee engagement projects, tree planting initiatives and more.
To learn more about AFL, its products and services, and the company’s community outreach program, visit www.AFLglobal.com.
Pictured (left to right): Jody Gallagher, President and CEO, AFL; Corie Culp, Community Relations Manager, AFL; Mark Reeve, AFL associate/YMCA of Spartanburg board member; Jerry Dixon, Branch Executive Director, YMCA; Kurt Dallas, Vice President of Global Cable Systems, AFL; Rene McCurdy, Director of Development, YMCA; Robert Crowder, VP of Finance, AFL; Susanne Hite, Director of Marketing Communications, AFL.
About AFL
AFL provides industry-leading products and services to the electric utility, broadband, communications, OEM, enterprise, wireless and transit rail markets as well as the emerging markets of oil and gas, mining, nuclear, avionics, medical, renewable and intelligent grid. The company’s diverse product portfolio includes fiber optic cable, transmission and substation accessories, outside plant equipment, connectors, fusion splicers, test equipment and training. AFL’s service portfolio includes market-leading positions with the foremost communications companies supporting inside plant central office, EF&I, outside plant, enterprise and wireless areas.
Founded in 1984, AFL is proud to offer engineering expertise, exceptional products and reliable service that help our customers improve their critical and electrical infrastructure. AFL has operations in the U.S., Mexico, Europe, Asia and the South Pacific. The company is headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujikura Ltd. of Japan. For more information, visit www.AFLglobal.com.
Contact
Corie Culp
Community Relations Manager
AFL
864.433.5409
Corie.Culp@AFLglobal.com
NEWS
AFL Awards $14,000 in Community Outreach Grants to Local Organizations
09/24/2013
Spartanburg, S.C. – AFL presented nearly $14K in grants to three nonprofit organizations in the Spartanburg community. Made possible by AFL’s Community Outreach Program, the grants support AFL’s continued efforts to positively impact our communities.
The Middle Tyger YMCA is the recipient of an $8,000 grant to support Partners with Youth, a program that supports participants with financial assistance toward membership fees and programs offered by the YMCA, including after-school care, summer camps, youth sports and more.
Be the Match Foundation received a $3,000 grant to support efforts in the Spartanburg community to recruit registrants into the Be the Match program. The Foundation supports the life-saving mission of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and works to ensure that patients diagnosed with blood cancers and other diseases get the marrow or cord blood transplant needed.
Finally, the Hope Center for Children received a $2,800 grant for its VISTA program. The VISTA will provide marketing support to the Hope Center, an organization committed to meeting a range of child and family needs in order to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect, and build stable, healthy families.
“These organizations are instrumental to the health of our community,” said Corie Culp, community relations manager for AFL. “Supporting their endeavors to make a difference in the lives of men, women, children and families defines AFL’s Program.”
AFL’s Community Outreach Program was created in response to the growing need for support in our communities and the desire to make a difference. The program consists of grants, employee engagement projects, tree planting initiatives and more.
To learn more about AFL, its products and services, and the company’s community outreach program, visit www.AFLglobal.com.
Pictured (left to right): Jody Gallagher, President and CEO, AFL; Corie Culp, Community Relations Manager, AFL; Mark Reeve, AFL associate/YMCA of Spartanburg board member; Jerry Dixon, Branch Executive Director, YMCA; Kurt Dallas, Vice President of Global Cable Systems, AFL; Rene McCurdy, Director of Development, YMCA; Robert Crowder, VP of Finance, AFL; Susanne Hite, Director of Marketing Communications, AFL.
About AFL
AFL provides industry-leading products and services to the electric utility, broadband, communications, OEM, enterprise, wireless and transit rail markets as well as the emerging markets of oil and gas, mining, nuclear, avionics, medical, renewable and intelligent grid. The company’s diverse product portfolio includes fiber optic cable, transmission and substation accessories, outside plant equipment, connectors, fusion splicers, test equipment and training. AFL’s service portfolio includes market-leading positions with the foremost communications companies supporting inside plant central office, EF&I, outside plant, enterprise and wireless areas.
Founded in 1984, AFL is proud to offer engineering expertise, exceptional products and reliable service that help our customers improve their critical and electrical infrastructure. AFL has operations in the U.S., Mexico, Europe, Asia and the South Pacific. The company is headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujikura Ltd. of Japan. For more information, visit www.AFLglobal.com.
Contact
Corie Culp
Community Relations Manager
AFL
864.433.5409
Corie.Culp@AFLglobal.com