Intel strives to improve the quality of life in the communities where we live and work by encouraging Intel employees to volunteer through the Intel Involved program. Find out more about what programs Intel supports near you, or learn more about Intel's grant guidelines.
The community relations team, a segment of Intel Oregon Corporate Affairs, communicates frequently with residential and business neighbors through neighbor forums and open houses to enhance relationships with our community. The team is the liaison between the community and Intel, answering questions from those that live near Intel, while encouraging employees to be involved in the community through the Intel Involved programs.
Intel continues to focus its outreach on improving math, science, engineering, and technology education. To this goal, Intel donated approximately USD 6.3 million to Oregon schools and community non-profit organizations in 2008. In addition, in the 2008 Community Giving Campaign, employees and retirees donated over USD 2.9 million. With the Intel Foundation match, USD 5.9 million will be donated to local community organizations.
Because of its support, Intel Oregon has been recognized by United Way with several campaign awards: Largest Total Employee Giving Campaign; Largest Corporate Gift and Campaign Chair Award.
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Raising the bar—it's what Intel Oregon employees do year after year. A new level of philanthropy was achieved through the 2008 United Way Community Giving Campaign. Intel Oregon employees raised a record-setting USD 2,983,997 for local charities.
The Intel Foundation matches employee donations 1:1, bringing the total contribution to USD 5,763,442 for local charities. That was the largest contribution from any single company in Oregon in 2008.
"There's a profound sense of accomplishment and giving back when you look into the face of a person who will be helped by the dollars raised by our employees," says Laura Bain, Intel Corporation's Giving Campaign manager. "It's staggering how much our campaign raised this year for the community, but in the hearts of employees, it's never enough. They always want to find ways to do more."
Through the Intel Community Giving Campaign, Intel employees are able to donate to any 501(c)(3) non–profit in the United States. The Intel Foundation matches each employee dollar donated with an additional dollar to the local United Way Community Impact Fund. Through this United Way fund, volunteers distribute money to more than 100 local agencies with programs that are meeting the greatest local health and human service needs.
Photo credit: "Doe Black-Tailed Deer with Her Two Fawns Tualatin River" by Judee Robertson, winner of Oregon Naturally presented by Intel
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