DALLAS, Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro
Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in security
software, today announced more than 400 employees will be
volunteering their time, resources and services to benefit five
schools in the Dallas Independent School District located in the
southern region of the city.
The company will provide schools with donations to purchase new
books and supplies for pre-K through eighth-grade students. The
volunteer group will also work to beautify campus amenities.
"Trend Micro has made the Dallas area our new home, and we are eager to
contribute to the betterment of our community," said
Wael Mohamed, chief operating officer, Trend Micro. "We
understand the importance of a solid education and are thrilled to
have the opportunity to support the children who will be the future
innovators of our society. The Trend Micro team is looking forward
to this day of giving back."
Volunteers will be completing campus improvement projects at
five DISD campuses. Projects include assembling benches and picnic
tables for outdoor areas; cleaning flower beds and raking leaves;
shelving books in libraries; and assembling book cases for school
reading centers. In addition to their on-site efforts, Trend Micro
will be making a $25,000 contribution
to DISD, to be divided among the following five schools:
- Stevens Park Elementary School
- Quintanilla Middle School
- Dallas Environmental Science Academy
- George Washington Carver Elementary School
- C.F. Carr Elementary
"The Trend Micro team's beautification efforts and donations
will positively affect the everyday school experience of hundreds
of students at DISD," said Dr. Desiree
Marks-Arias, assistant superintendent of DISD. "We
appreciate corporate partners like Trend Micro that make it a
priority to contribute their energy and resources to their
community and to the great students of DISD."
Today's volunteer event marks the second year of Trend Micro's
"Building a Future" service project, designed to bring Trend Micro
employees together to serve the community. For last year's project,
360 "Trenders" collaborated to beautify the campus of Schaumburg
Elementary in New Orleans. For
video footage of that service project, visit:
http://youtu.be/GZzNK82QvZg.
For more than 26 years, Trend Micro has made numerous charitable
contributions around the world in its ongoing effort to be a
responsible corporate citizen. The company's flagship social
commitment program, Internet Safety for Kids and Families, combines
volunteerism, funding and expertise shared with schools and
families worldwide to safeguard their online
practices. Additionally, hundreds of employees have
participated in the
Philippines-based Home Building Program, and more than 5,000
employees support the company's ongoing "Give and Match Program"
that has generated more than $3.4
million in charitable donations worldwide.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global
leader in security software, strives to make the world safe for
exchanging digital information. Built on 26 years of experience,
our solutions for consumers, businesses and governments provide
layered data security to protect information on mobile devices,
endpoints, gateways, servers and the cloud. Trend Micro enables the
smart protection of information, with innovative security
technology that is simple to deploy and manage, and fits an
evolving ecosystem. All of our solutions are powered by cloud-based
global threat intelligence, the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection
Network™ infrastructure, and are supported by more than 1,200
threat experts around the globe. For more information, visit
TrendMicro.com.
About Dallas Independent School District
The Dallas
Independent School District is continually preparing its nearly
161,000 students for college or a career. Through our Destination
2020 effort, we'll invest in our people, focus more on the
classroom, strengthen our systems and engage the community.
To learn more, visit dallasisd.org.
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