MELBOURNE, Fla. and
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Harris presents two donations worth $15,000 to Veteran-based charities – "The Mission
Continues" and The National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports
Clinic
- Represents Harris' ongoing commitment to supporting charities
serving Veterans
- Presented during Amway Center Reception at HIMSS Conference
2011
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, today announced $15,000 in donations to two charities serving our
nation's Veterans. Jim Traficant, vice president and general
manager, Harris Healthcare Solutions, presented $10,000 to "The Mission Continues" at a reception
hosted by Harris during the Health Information and Management
Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference and Exhibition in Orlando. Harris also donated $5,000 to the National Disabled Veterans Winter
Sports Clinic.
"The Mission Continues strives every day to provide our Veterans
with opportunities to serve their country after completing their
military service," said Traficant. "These Veterans have
devoted so much to our country – it's a privilege for us to give a
little back. Harris is proud to support the great work of The
Mission Continues."
Eric Greitens, a Navy SEAL
veteran, started "The Mission Continues" in 2007 after visiting
Marines at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland upon his return from Iraq. He wanted to create a charity that
would give returning Veterans, many of them wounded in combat, the
chance to continue serving their community as civic leaders.
In October 2010, the Manhattan
Institute recognized "The Mission Continues" with its distinguished
Social Entrepreneurship Award. "The Mission Continues" also
received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for its charity
work with Veterans.
Harris is also supporting the National Disabled Veterans Winter
Sports Clinic, co-sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans and
the Department of Veterans Affairs, which will be held March 27 to April 1 in Snowmass Village, Colorado. Disabled
Veterans will learn adaptive Alpine and Nordic skiing, and will be
challenged by other adaptive sports and activities. Nearly
400 disabled Veterans are expected to participate, many with spinal
cord injuries, amputations and visual impairments.
"The Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic is the world leader
in providing our wounded Veterans with the rehabilitation they
deserve through participation in Alpine sports," said Traficant.
"Harris is proud to again sponsor the Winter Sports Clinic and the
amazing work they do to honor our wounded Veterans."
In healthcare solutions, Harris provides enterprise intelligence
solutions and services for commercial and government customers,
including interoperability, imaging, managed services
infrastructure, systems and cyber integration, and informatics.
Harris products, systems, and services improve health
outcomes by ensuring that the right information is delivered with
security and privacy to the right person, on the right device, at
the point of care.
For more information on The Mission Continues, please visit
http://www.missioncontinues.org/.
For more information on The National Disabled Veterans Winter
Sports Clinic, please visit
http://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/wsc/index.asp.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
approximately $5 billion of annual
revenue and more than 16,000 employees — including nearly 7,000
engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing
best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and
services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at www.harris.com.
SOURCE Harris Corporation