AFL Presents $6,000 to Granite United Way

18/06/2014

Belmont, NH and Spartanburg, SC – AFL, a leading global fiber optics manufacturer, presented a $6,000 donation to Granite United Way. Made possible by the joint efforts of AFL associates in Belmont, New Hampshire and Lowell, Massachusetts, the grant is part of AFL’s annual United Way campaign.

Themed “Let’s Go Crazy,” the campaign commemorated AFL’s 30-year anniversary. Over the three-week campaign, associates participated in numerous community events and activities geared toward learning about the United Way’s impact on their local community and how they can lend a helping hand. Campaign leaders organized numerous activities promoting the campaign including an 80's costume contest and weekly drawings.

“Our associates were completely engaged with this year’s United Way campaign and the results are profound!” stated Sean Adam, general manager of AFL’s test and inspection division. “We realized an increase of nearly 100 percent in associate donations that will impact our local communities.”

AFL recently was awarded the 2013 Nighswander-Chertok Award from Granite United Way for Campaign of the Year. This award recognizes a supporting partner that utilized best fundraising campaign practices over the past year that led to significant community impact.

AFL has an extensive Community Outreach Program that includes grants, ACT (AFL Community Team) projects, sponsorships, Take Root (a program to provide trees to communities), disaster relief and more. For more information about AFL and its community impact, visit www.AFLglobal.com.


About AFL
AFL provides industry-leading products and services to the electric utility, broadband, communications, enterprise and OEM markets as well as the emerging markets of oil and gas, mining, nuclear, avionics, renewables and transportation. 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, Canada, 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.


Contacts
Sean Adam
General Manager
AFL, Test and Inspection Division
978-455-9212
Sean.Adam@AFLglobal.com

Corie Culp
Community Relations Manager
AFL
864.433.5409
Corie.Culp@AFLglobal.com

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