OMRON donates $10,000 to support Girls In STEM
Published on : Friday 31-01-2020
Global technology leader conducts fundraising effort in conjunction with the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show to raise awareness of REC Foundation "Girl Powered" Initiative
Hoffman Estates, Ill., January 30, 2020 – OMRON has announced it will donate $10,000 to the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation in support of its "Girl Powered" initiative, which provides teachers and mentors resources for co-ed or all-girl competitive robotics programs. The contribution from OMRON Foundation, Inc. was boosted by matching funds generated from social sharing by attendees and followers of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
OMRON conducted fundraising effort during CES 2020 to raise awareness and support girls in STEM.
"OMRON supports development of the next generation of leaders in science, technology, engineering and math," said Nigel Blakeway, managing executive officer of OMRON Corporation. "We believe in the mission of the REC Foundation, and CES presents an outstanding opportunity for us to engage others in the cause."
The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation engages students in hands-on, affordable and sustainable robotics engineering programs. The Foundation manages competitions for elementary school through college students, with more than 200,000 participating students from 57 countries.
OMRON committed dollars to the non-profit at the start of CES, and every Tweet, Retweet or Instagram post during CES that included #OMRONforSTEM and #OMRONCES20, triggered an additional one-dollar donation, up to the maximum of $10,000. The fund will be dedicated to the organisation's "Girl Powered" grant program, which was designed to get more young women involved in STEM.
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