NEC donates SGD10,000 to support relief efforts following the Kumamoto earthquake

Singapore, 13 June
2016 – NEC Asia Pacific and NEC Corporation’s Global Safety
Division (GSD) have donated SGD10,000 to the Singapore Red Cross
(SRC) as part of the NEC Make-a-Difference Drive* to support relief
and recovery efforts for those affected by the earthquakes that
struck Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan in April 2016. A cheque was
presented to the SRC on 3 June 2016.

Employees from NEC Asia
Pacific and NEC Corporation’s GSD, combined to raise a total of
SGD8,319.00 with NEC Asia Pacific contributing the remaining amount.

“We thank NEC Asia
Pacific, NEC Corporation and their employees for galvanizing
donations for our relief efforts in Kumamoto, Japan. Your spirit of generosity
and solidarity definitely last a long way to help survivors in their resilience
and recovery. We will continue to deliver the required aid, to improve the
lives of those who are affected by the devastating earthquake” said Mr.
Steven Choo, Deputy Secretary General (Administration) of Singapore Red Cross,
a homegrown humanitarian organization.

“Our heart goes out to
all of the families and communities affected by these devastating
earthquakes. We hope that our contribution will give relief to those affected
and that their safety and well-being can be restored as soon as possible,” said
Mr. Lim Kok Quee, Managing Director and Deputy CEO of NEC Asia Pacific.

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Note:

(*)NEC Make-a-Difference
Drive (MDD)

The NEC MDD started in 1999, coinciding with the 100th
anniversary of the establishment of NEC, as an initiative in regional community
contribution activities with NEC Group members volunteering under the slogan
“Making a Better Difference. Think Globally, Act Locally”. The
objective of the NEC MDD is to contribute to solving problems in local
communities, to foster a sociocentric corporate mentality, and to enhance
corporate value by making regional contributions through community activities
in various parts of the world.