Company devotes single day to community service spanning
across 40 countries 
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – 17 October 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today
that on 18 October 2006, more than 9,000 Motorola employees in 75 cities
representing 40 countries will take time off work to volunteer in their local
communities as part of the company’s first Global Day of Service.
Acting on its values and continuing Motorola’s heritage of community service,
Motorola volunteers will paint, plant, teach and clean at more than 240 project
sites such as schools, libraries and non-government organizations. For example,
employees will:
- Paint classrooms at an elementary school in Cordoba, Argentina
- Weed, water and fertilize newly planted trees on the slopes of Tai Mo Shan in Hong Kong
- Prepare an American Red Cross warehouse for hurricane relief in Plantation, Florida
- Build a playground at a children’s hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Counsel disadvantaged girls on careers in computers Hyderabad, India
- Buy food, cook and feed street children at their homeless shelter in Cape Town, South Africa
- Build a library for an elementary school in Flensburg, Germany
- Plant trees and shrubs, clear non-native plants and collect seeds at a nature centre in Schaumburg, Illinois
“Motorola and its employees care about the communities where we work and live,
and we’re rolling up our sleeves to show it,” said Ed Zander, Motorola chief
executive officer. “We're creating links between our communities and our
employees that will last beyond the day of service. And, of course, it's going
to be a lot of fun for all involved.”
Thousands of employees also will participate in in-office projects such as
donating books, school supplies and clothing to people in need. The event is
organized by Motorola volunteers and the Motorola Foundation, which has
supported education and community services worldwide since 1953.
Learn more about Global Day of Service projects at www.motorola.com/globaldayofservice.
Source: Motorola press release
