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Corporate Responsibility Report 2005
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With cash contributions, employee volunteer hours and expertise, equipment and technology, Intel and our employees actively responded to many natural disasters that affected the world during 2005.

Tsunami in Southeast Asia. Following the devastation caused by the Southeast Asian tsunami in December 2004, Intel and more than 13,000 of our employees contributed more than $4 million toward tsunami disaster relief. In addition to our financial contributions, we have provided technology support to Arkadutharai in South India and Banda Aceh in Indonesia.

In India, we are helping to rebuild a school, start an Intel Computer Clubhouse and support the creation of a vocational center. Our work in Banda Aceh involves helping to reconnect this area to the rest of the world. Using wireless networking technology, we created a large broadband “umbrella” covering approximately 600 square miles that lets humanitarian and disaster relief groups communicate with each other and the outside world. This and other Intel® technology donations make it possible for the many organizations offering disaster relief—such as the United Nations, the Red Crescent Society, Mercy Corps, and the World Food Bank—to reach the local population with the help they need.

Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Intel mobilized financial resources, technical expertise and equipment. Immediately following the disaster, the Intel Foundation made a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross and announced that it would match employee contributions. The total Intel cash contribution, including employee donations and Intel matching contributions, totaled $4.3 million.

In typical fashion, Intel employees responded to the tragedy with strong support and dedication. Within two days of the hurricane, a team of Intel technical experts was embedded at Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C. to help the organization develop a plan for using information technology in disaster recovery and relief efforts. Hundreds of other Intel employees volunteered to be dispersed throughout the region.
 
 
A Note from the Red Cross
Sometimes words like “thank you” and “grateful” are not enough. This is one of those times. Intel Corporation’s many levels of sustained support to our Hurricane Katrina relief efforts are an impressive example of corporate compassion and successful philanthropic partnerships for humanitarian relief. Even under extremely difficult circumstances, Intel employees demonstrated kindness, skill and concern. It is something that is frequently spoken of by Red Cross employees.

Jack McGuire

Jack McGuire
President and CEO
American Red Cross

 
Intel-led effort donated 3,000 laptop computers to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina emergency efforts.As a result of Intel’s involvement, we immediately recognized an opportunity to help the Red Cross more effectively get the region and victims of Hurricane Katrina back on their feet. Intel led an effort to donate approximately 3,000 laptop computers to the American Red Cross for use in call centers, emergency efforts and shelters. More than 1,500 of the laptops came directly from Intel inventory for its own employees, and Intel also coordinated donations from technology companies that included Cisco, HP, Lenovo, Toshiba and AT&T, among others. These systems as well as the technical support provided by hundreds of Intel employees helped Katrina victims reach families, access emergency funds, and search for jobs and permanent shelter. At the Houston Convention Center, volunteers on 50 laptops processed case forms for 4,400 families in 2.5 days. At the Houston Astrodome, volunteers with 350 laptops processed case forms for 3,000 families in roughly four hours.

In addition to PCs, Intel donated 150 wireless Internet access points and helped establish wireless networking connectivity in locations throughout the Gulf Coast, including Biloxi, Mississippi and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Working with the Red Cross, the federal government and local emergency responders, Intel volunteers, along with volunteers from other technology companies, managed the configuration, distribution and installation of computing resources. By re-establishing connectivity and communications, families and businesses were able to begin simple tasks such as verifying bank account funds, filing insurance claims and, ultimately, rebuilding. Intel’s Digital Health Group worked with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to set up nine mobile hospitals along the Gulf Coast. The total Intel contribution amounted to more than $11 million, including cash and in-kind donations of technology and technical support.

Intel Oregon acted quickly to help those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Within hours of learning that 1,000 people would be coming to a shelter in Portland, Intel volunteers worked around the clock to set up a computer center with 25 new Dell desktop PCs for use by the American Red Cross and shelter residents at the former Washington-Monroe High School. The center helped the displaced stay in touch with family and friends, access educational materials and connect with the world around them. It also served as a resource for local Red Cross officials.

Earthquake in Pakistan. The Intel Foundation matched employee donations for humanitarian and disaster relief in the wake of October’s massive earthquake in Pakistan. The Intel Foundation also made a $1 million direct donation, split between Mercy Corps and Red Crescent. Wendy Hawkins from the Intel Foundation said, “Time and again, Intel employees have stepped forward to help. Their generosity and that of Intel Corporation and Intel Foundation are truly making a difference.”

Hurricane Stan in Mexico and Central America. The Intel Foundation also matched employee donations to relief efforts after Hurricane Stan. The hurricane caused flooding and mudslides in parts of southern Mexico and Central America, killed more than 200 people and displaced thousands of residents in the region.

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