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On 29^th August 2010, with co-operation of Thanh Ba district people's committee, teachers and pupils in Phuong Linh primary school, Canon volunteers and journalists, Canon successfully launched the “Canon social & culture volunteer network” by the first volunteer day organized in Phuong Linh primary school, Thanh Ba district, Phu Tho province. The event was held with the attendance of more than 50 Canon volunteers hand in hand to support for Phuong Linh School - one of Canon friendship school chain, to prepare for new school year.

Canon social & culture volunteer network is set up for the purpose of attracting more and more volunteers to do social activities together with Canon, making greater contribution to Vietnam society in general and Vietnam's education and industrialization in particular, making a great volunteer network, promoting young people to take actions for community to build up a common brighter future.

With the slogan “Hand in hand, you and I, for a brighter future”, CVN will stand side by side with all volunteers across the country in social activities. There are three projects which need a lot of help from volunteers. Those include “Canon friendship school chain”, “For a Green Vietnam”, “Helping victims in flooded areas”. With “Canon friendship school chain” project, Canon Vietnam focuses on difficult areas where pupils do not have a good study environment. Apart from building beautiful schools and donating new sets of tables and chairs, Canon Vietnam would like to help them to prepare for new school year. In that situation, volunteers are considered as main force to support Canon Vietnam and local pupils and teachers there. Besides, with the hope to make contribution for environment protection, Canon is also deploying “For a Green Vietnam”. Program “Planting Forest”, an example of this project, takes a lot of time, from germinating seeds, taking care of young trees to planting them on bald hills, and also needs a lot of manpower. Together with Canon Vietnam, volunteers will help to protect environment of Vietnam in general and of local provinces in particular. Moreover, by deep sympathy, through “Helping victims in flooded areas” project, Canon Vietnam would like to lessen the difficulties which people in flooded areas have to face to during and after floods. Canon Vietnam's and volunteers' support is great encouragement of material and spiritual to those people so that they could rapidly stabilize their life after floods.

The meaningful activities took place in Phuong Linh primary school made teachers and pupils of school as well as Thanh Ba local people very touched. More than 50 Canon volunteers along with Canon handed in hand to support school with books, bookshelves, tables, chairs...and other jobs to prepare for new school year. Before, Canon Vietnam called upon all staffs to donate books, toys, and stationeries, and then the company spends lots of time thoroughly collecting and selecting about 2200 books, a great number of toys and stationeries, buying 60 new sets of tables and chairs, and 5 new bookshelves to give the pupils. Total expenditure that Canon supported for Phuong Linh school in term of building cost, classroom equipment cost, toys, books and stationery cost, ect, is about 660 millions VND. In the first volunteer day, all volunteers were eager to do the jobs for new school year: setting up tables and chairs as well as bookshelves, cleaning and tidying up classrooms, playground... “We do not feel tired, instead, we feel very happy. Only when we come here that did we realize how miserable the children here . We would like to make more contribution to bring children a better studying environment” said a volunteer.

At the event, Mr. Sakurai Kazumasa - Thang Long Factory Manager said “It is very glad for Canon Vietnam to carry out this meaningful activity to launch our volunteer network. In the coming time, we hope that our network will attract not only our staff but also people outside the company. Doing those activities in Phuong Linh primary school, Canon would like to express our deep care for children in Thanh Ba district in particular and Vietnam children in general”.

Representatives of Phuong Linh school, the Headmistress, expressed her sincere thank for this meaningful activity which represented kindness and practical help of Canon Vietnam towards Vietnamese children. They also highly appreciated the cooperation between Canon Vietnam and Thanh Ba district people's committee in the voluntary activity.

Also in that day, Canon volunteer group came to Quang Nap kindergarten in a poor commune of Thanh Ba district to give children here a lot of toys, studying objects in order to improve their current study environment. These toys were collected from all staff of Canon Vietnam and selected carefully; some of them were totally new.

Canon Vietnam hopes to carry out more and more meaningful activities to help children as well as the poor. To make greater contribution for the community, Canon Vietnam hope the volunteer network will be supported by many Vietnamese people. Therefore, from now, let's access website of the volunteer network: www.canon-cvn.com.vn to favor, donate gifts and directly go with Canon Vietnam to support children and the people in difficult places.

On the 3^rd July, Canon Vietnam joined the program of "Check heath and donate gifts for unprivileged children"- an annual program of Bac Ninh Communist Youth's Union in Bac Ninh. And this is the first year this program implemented in Bac Giang provinces with co-operation of Bac Giang Communist Youth's Union (start from 23^rd July 2010). From now to 30^th July, 760 orphans, Agent Orange infected and unprivileged children of 6 communes from 6 different districts of the Bac Ninh province and 4 communes from 4 districts of Bac Giang province will be checked heath and donated gifts. This is the fourth time Canon Vietnam join the program - continuing the successful program of the year 2007, 2008 and 2009 with 4,260 underprivileged children of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province were checked health and received gifts.

 

The purpose of this program is creating occasions for underprivileged children who cannot go and take the health check at the hospital in order to find out the abnormal condition of health and sharing difficulty to them and their families.

Making a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director of Canon Vietnam reaffirmed that "Canon is always glad to participate in social activities specially activities for the next generation. Doing this activity, Canon Vietnam aims to express deep care toward children, especially children who did not have opportunities to take medical check. The company also hopes that children will receive more cares from community as well as have studying and developmental opportunity to contribute to the country."

 

Representatives of Bac Ninh Communist Youth Union also expressed that "this meaningful activity expresses kindness and sincere help of Canon Vietnam, a company located in Bac Ninh, towards Vietnamese children. We highly appreciate the cooperation between Canon Vietnam and Bac Ninh Youth's Union through years and the voluntary activity of this year".

Canon Vietnam hopes to have more chances to co-operate with relevant organizations to help children, the future master of the country more. This also is one of the ways contributing to the development of Vietnam in the future.

Contact person:
Ms. Dao thi Thu Huyen
Manager of Planning Department
Corporate Planning Division; Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
A-1 Lot, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi.
Tel.: 04-38812111;                         Fax: 04-38811284

Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

On 7^th April, under the awareness of representatives from Training and Education Department of Bac Ninh city, Canon Vietnam Co., ltd. has held successfully the program with the topic of environmental protection for pupils at grade 3, 4 and 5 at Ve An primary school - Bac Ninh city. Succeeding to the successful program in 2009 at Dap Cau primary school, this year's program has received continuously teachers' and students' enthusiastic participation as well as representatives' attention.

 

The program was implemented with the aim at raising awareness of environmental protection for pupils and guiding them to protect environment through small actions in daily life.

The main content of the program included propaganda and games for pupils. The propaganda was aimed to provide pupils basic knowledge of real environmental situation in Vietnam as well as in the world. The content of the program was illustrated by vivid images so that pupils can imagine the real situation of environmental pollution in Vietnam and gain the information easily. Therefore, pupils can fully aware of the importance of environment protection. The program also guided pupils to protect environment in accordance with 3R - an effective environmental protection activity in the world. 3R is abbreviation of 3 English words, meaning reduce - reuse - recycle. Nowadays, 3R is still unpopular among pupils. Therefore, the program was built to guide pupils how to implement 3R through practical and easy actions in their daily life. In addition to theoretical guide and small quizzes, pupils also participated in 2 games named “reuse” - using used things to make new things, and the game named “rubbish classification”. In the game “rubbish classification”, pupils could learn how to classify rubbish correctly into three kinds: organic, inorganic and recyclable rubbish. Through the funny and useful games, the pupils could easily understand and remember the actions they could take to protect environment.

Making speech at the program, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director of Canon Vietnam said, “ Some of the children may think that they are not old enough to do anything to protect the environment. Actually, they can take many actions from the smallest to protect environment such as: classify rubbish, throw rubbish in the right place, save electricity and water, ... ”

Besides, the representatives attending the program highly appreciated and praised the practical program of Canon Vietnam and gave thank to the Company for its contribution to the environment and future generation.

 

This year, the scale of the program is expanded much in comparison with 2009. The Environment protection propaganda is anticipated to be implemented in Hanoi in May and organized once again in Bac Ninh in Sep 2010.

 

In addition to the environmental education programs for primary students, Canon Vietnam also partly contributes to environment protection activities through the project of planting forest. On 17th March 2010, the ceremony of planting trees with the topic “For a green Vietnam” was organized successfully in Luc Ngan, Bac Giang with the participation of Bac Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Luc Ngan People Committee together with more than 500 teachers and pupils of Luc Ngan 4 School.

 

With the success of the program “Propaganda of environment protection”, Canon Vietnam expects to expand the program's scale by cooperating with more schools in Hanoi and other provinces so that this project will become an annual activity of the company to make contribution to the globe's environmental protection - our general house.

Being 100% Foreign Direct Investment Enterprise, Canon Vietnam not only expects to contribute for the economic development cause of Vietnam, but also has ambition to try our best for a better future of Vietnamese community. Together with Production activities, Social Activities are also actively being implemented by Canon Vietnam.

 

Following contributed activities for the development of Vietnam Society, on February 9^th 2010, on the occasion of traditional Tet - Lunar New Year, Canon Vietnam and Dong Anh, Soc Son District People's Committee (Hanoi); Que Vo, Tien Du District People's Committee (Bac Ninh province) has co-operated to hold successfully the Handover Tet's Gift Ceremony to 400 poor families. Attending the Ceremony, there are Mr. Sachio Kageyama - Canon Vietnam General

Director and representatives of 4 Districts and 400 difficulty households. At that, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - on behalf of Canon Vietnam gave directly 400 set of gifts to those families.

 

This is an annually activity beside many other activities of Company and has been carrying out together with “Canon friendship school chain” project, “Check heath and donate gifts for children”, “Mid - autumn festival donation for poor and excellent pupils”, project of planting forest “For a green Vietnam”... in order to bring the best things to everyone, contribute for development of whole Vietnam. Canon Vietnam do hope that Company can contribute small part in bringing a warmly Tet to those families on this traditional Tet occasion.

 

Making speech at Ceremony, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director of Canon Vietnam said: “Though in Japan or in Vietnam, traditional Tet always brings important meaning. It's valuable time for us to be together with our family and also the moment that all people towards New Year with hoping for a more successful year. Canon Vietnam hopes that by these warm gifts, we can contribute a part in bringing more meaningful Tet for the unprivileged people”. Moreover, he also wished a successful and full of happiness Lunar New Year to all households in Vietnam.

 

On the same day, General Director & Factory Manager of Tien Son factory came to visit & hand-over Tet gifts for the unprivileged households living in far communes of Tien Du district, Bac Ninh Province.

 

Representatives of 4 districts' people committee also expressed the high appreciation to the practical contribution of Canon Vietnam. Representatives of households also gave sincere thanks to Canon Vietnam's concern: “We are really moved with the concern of Vietnam government organizations & Canon Vietnam to share our difficulties for a warmer Tet. We hope to receive more your supports to overcome poverty to make a better life”.

Besides, Canon Vietnam has cooperated with Le Bao Minh distributor to delivery 500 sets of clothes to households of remote area in order to bring warmer Tet to them.

 

In the following years, Canon Vietnam shall continue to carry out and implement such social activities in order to develop a Vietnam Society comprehensively.

On 18^th December 2009, co-operating with Luc Ngan people's committee and Cam Son Protective Forest Management Board Bac Giang province, Canon Viet Nam Co., Ltd. held successfully Planting Forest Agreement Signing Ceremony in Tan Son commune, Luc Ngan district in order to kick off planting forest project named “For a Green Viet Nam”.

Through the project, Canon Vietnam expects to increase area of protective forest, reduce the amount of CO₂, protect and prevent erodent land and make green environment in Viet Nam.

 

Canon Viet Nam will sponsor to plant forest on the total area of 20 ha with total budget of 230 million VND. Applying new forest management method that is being implemented in Viet Nam, forest will be given to the local household for taking care of and managing under supervision of District People's Committee and Protective Forest Management Board. With this method, each household will look after, exploit and protect the given forest area by themselves. Giving forest aims to improve local people's awareness of planting and protecting forest as well as local people's life.

 

After the Signing Ceremony, the district will begin to cultivate seeds and as plan Planting Tree Kick-off Ceremony will be held in March 2010.

At the signing ceremony, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director said environmental pollution recently has become serious issue in the world. And protecting environment is not only responsibility of any individual or organization but also the whole society's responsibility. Being deeply aware of this, with this project Canon Vietnam hopes together with community to contribute more and more for protecting earth - our home.

 

Mr. Nguyen Duc Cau - Director of Cam Son Protective Forest Management Board said forest has an important role to human life, especially protective forest. Because forest is an important shield in preventing flooding, making the air equable and protecting and preventing erodent land. Therefore, Planting Protective Forest Project of Canon Vietnam has great meaning in covering unoccupied land, bald hill with green trees. He expresses sincerely thanks to Canon Viet Nam for choosing Luc Ngan as a place to kick off the first project.

Canon Vietnam always hopes to receive more co-operations from authorities and Vietnamese people so as to expand the project in many other provinces in the future, contributing to protect environment - to build a green Viet Nam.

On 22^nd October, Canon Vietnam Co., ltd. has held successfully the program with topic named environment protection for 100 pupils at Dap Cau primary school - Bac Ninh. This is the second time the program is implemented in 2009, succeeding to the successful program at Nam Trung Yen primary school. This program also receives teachers' and students' enthusiastic participation.

 

The program is implemented aiming to raise awareness of environment protection for pupils and guiding them to protect environment through small actions in daily life.

The main content of the program includes environmental protection instruction and games for pupils. The propaganda is aimed to provide pupils basic knowledge of real environmental situation in Vietnam as well as in the world. The content of the program is illustrated by vivid images so that pupils can imagine the real situation of environmental pollution in Vietnam and gain the information easily. Therefore, pupils can be fully aware of the importance of environment protection. The program also guides pupils to protect environment following 3R - an effective environmental protection activity in the world. 3R is abbreviation of 3 English words, meaning reduce - reuse - recycle. Nowadays, 3R is still unpopular among pupils. Therefore, the program was build aiming to guide pupils how to implement 3R through practical and easy actions in their daily life. In addition to theoretical guiding, the program also provided questions. Pupils also participated in 2 games named “reuse” - using used things to make new things, and game named “rubbish classification”. In the game “rubbish classification”, pupils could lean how to classify rubbish correctly following organic, inorganic and recycled rubbish. Through the interesting and useful games, the pupils can easily understand and remember the actions they can do to protect environment.

Making speech at the program, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director of Canon Vietnam said, “Environment is integral factor to human beings. Environment includes air for breathing, water for drinking and living, plants and all the things surrounding us. According to scientific study, if people all together do not protect environment, up to 2050 two-third of people all over the world will have difficulty due to lack of water supply and living area. Moreover, in 2100 temperature of the earth will increase up to 7 degree Celsius. Therefore, we all cannot live in a normal condition like today. At the same time, if we do not save energy like gas, petrol, coal, etc., our life will be threatened. Protecting environment is an important mission Thus, responsibility of protecting environment is not only for one person but also for everyone in the world, including pupils.”

 

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga, Headmistress spoke “This is a highly educational program. Improving pupils' awareness of protecting environment is very necessary so that they can have habit of protecting environment from now”. The headmistress also confided his desire that such activity will be implemented in the coming time.

 

Also on this occasion, Company planted 5 Sau trees at the schoolyard aiming to provide a clean green studying environment for pupils.

With the success of the program, Canon Vietnam expects to expand the program's scale with more schools in Hanoi city, Bac Ninh city and other provinces so that this project will become a regular activity of the company contributing to environmental protection activities.

On 17^th October, at Thanh Son primary school branch, Son Dong district, Bac Giang province, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. organized successfully the hand-over ceremony of “Canon - Thanh Son Friendship School”. This is the fourth school of Canon Friendship School Chain Project, also the last school in 2009 that has been completed and handed-over to the locality to use for school year 2009-2010. Attending the ceremony, there were representatives from Son Dong district People's Committee Bac Giang province, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, and the local people as well as all the teachers, pupils of Canon-Thanh Son primary school branch.

Up to now, Canon Vietnam has built 16 friendship schools in many provinces and districts in the northern of Vietnam. Only in 2009, 4 Friendship Schools in Que Vo district (Bac Ninh province) on 5th September, Tan Son dictrict (Phu Tho province) on 12th September, Yen Son district (Tuyen Quang province) on 9th October and Son Dong district (Bac Giang province) with total sponsored budget of 1.920 billion VND were completed and handed-over right on time for the use of school year 2009-2010.

 

The locality and all teachers and pupils expressed sincere thanks to the practical contributions of the company to the mountainous, downgraded and difficulty schools. In addition, the project of the company is highly appreciated from governmental organizations as well as local authorities for the practical actions of Canon Vietnam toward future generation. They also wish to continuously receive more help from the company.

 

Besides handing-over the school, Canon Vietnam also gave nearly 440 present sets to pupils of 4 schools in order to encourage their learning spirit. In all, 80 present sets were presented pupils in Canon-Thanh Son Friendship School.

Canon Vietnam hopes that through these supporting activities, children will receive more and more care from society as well as chance to develop to contribute for the country. Canon Vietnam also does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, Canon Vietnam could make more contribution for education cause of Vietnam.

On 9^th October, at Yen Lap primary school branch, Yen Son district, Tuyen Quang province, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. organized successfully the hand-over ceremony of “Canon - Yen Lap Friendship School”. This is the Third school of Canon Friendship School Chain Project in 2009 that has been completed and handed-over to the locality to use for school year 2009-2010. Attending the ceremony, there were representatives from Yen Son district People's Committee, Tuyen Quang province, Mr. Ogiwara Tadayuki - General Manager of Planning Division and Mr. Kambe Makoto - General Manager of Human resources from Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, and the local people as well as all the teachers, pupils of Canon-Yen Lap primary school branch.

Up to now, Canon Vietnam has built 16 friendship schools in many provinces and districts in the northern of Vietnam. These significant contributions made by Canon Vietnam Company have considerably improved the study condition for pupils in Northern mountainous area so that they can study well .

Making speech at the ceremony, Mr. Pham Kien Cuong - Vice chairman of Yen Son district people's committee said: “ Yen Son people in general and Yen Lap's teachers as well as pupils in particular highly appreciated the great contribution of Canon Vietnam in creating good study conditions for local children. With your help, we always try our best to educate children in order to develop Yen Son stronger and stronger in the future”.

Headmaster of Canon-Yen Lap Friendship School was also on behalf of all the teachers and pupils expressed sincere thanks to the practical contributions of the company to a mountainous, poor infrastructure and many difficulties school as Yen Lap school. Building 3 new classrooms is a great help in reducing difficulties in teaching and studying mission of school.

 

On this occasion, Canon Vietnam also gave 80 present sets to pupils in Yen Lap School in order to encourage their learning spirit.

 

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, Canon Vietnam could make more contribution for education cause of Vietnam.

On 3^rd October 2009, Canon Vietnam Company and the People's Committees of 3 districts: Soc Son (Hanoi city); Que Vo, Tien Du (Bac Ninh province) successfully organized “Mid - Autumn festival donation for poor and excellent pupils” program in these districts. Attending the ceremony, there were the representatives of 3 districts, the representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, Mr. Sakurai Kazumasa - Thang Long Factory Manager and Mr. Kawasaki Takashi - Tien Son Factory Manager, and 300 pupils and their parents. At the ceremony, Mr Ogiwara and the representatives of these districts directly presented gifts costing 150,000 VND for 300 poor and excellent pupils living in these 3 districts.

This is an annual activity in the topic “ For the next generation” of the company simultaneously implemented with other projects such as Canon Friendship School Chain”, “ Health check and gift donation for children”... in order to bring the best things to children - the master of the country. Canon Vietnam Company always believes that the help on the material and spiritual sides for children is the construction of a solid foundation for their growth to forward a bright future and build a prosperous society.

 

On this occasion, Thang Long and Tien Son Factory Managers hoped through these supporting activities, children will receive more and more care from society as well as have more studying and developmental opportunity to contribute for the country. Factory Managers also emphasized that Canon Vietnam Company will always try our best and hope pupils will continue studing harder to contribute more for the development of Vietnam.

 

The representatives of districts, on behalf of parents and children sent thank to the the managemnt board of Canon Vietnam. They also appreciated highly and expressed their deep gratitude to the company's great contribution for their children. Besides they hope to receive the further help of the company in the future.

Also on the Mid-autumn occasion on 1^st October, 2009, management board and al members of Canon Vietnam presented clothes, milk, mid-autumn cakes, books, studying equipment, toys, sweet, biscuits, necessary things and cash to 82 orphans at Bo De pagoda in Gia Lam district. At this pagoda, 40 children under 2 year old and 42 children in the school age are being taken care of and brought up. Company hope with sentiment and gifts, children will not only have warm and happy mid-autumn festival but also raise sharing spirit of all members of Canon Vietnam.

 

In the following years Canon Vietnam wishes to bring more and more smiles for children, especially children living in unprivileged families and mountainous areas. The company will continue to take part in social activities for children positively and implement other donation projects to improve education quality and satisfy the need of entertainment of Vietnamese children.

On 15^th September, under the awareness of from Ha Noi Department of Education and training and representatives of Hanoi Department of Natural resources and environment, Canon Vietnam Co., ltd. has held successfully the program with topic named environment protection for pupils of grade 2,3,4 and 5 at the Nam Trung Yen primary school - Hanoi. Succeeding to the successful program in 2008 at Cat Linh primary school, this year program receives teachers' and students' enthusiastic participation as well as representatives' attention.

 

The program is implemented aiming to raise awareness of environment protection for pupils and guiding them to protect environment through small actions in daily life.

The main content of the program includes propaganda and games for pupils. The propaganda is aimed to provide pupils basic knowledge of real environmental situation in Vietnam as well as in the world. The content of the program is illustrated by vivid images so that pupils can imagine the real situation of environmental pollution in Vietnam and gain the information easily. Therefore, pupils can be fully aware of the importance of environment protection. The program also guides pupils to protect environment following 3R - an effective environmental protection activity in the world. 3R is abbreviation of 3 English words, meaning reduce - reuse - recycle. Nowadays, 3R is still unpopular among pupils. Therefore, the program was build aiming to guide pupils how to implement 3R through practical and easy actions in their daily life. In addition to theoretical guiding, the program also provided questions. Pupils also participated in 2 games named “reuse” - using used things to make new things, and game named “rubbish classification”. In the game “rubbish classification”, pupils could lean how to classify rubbish correctly following organic, inorganic and recycled rubbish. Through the interesting and useful games, the pupils can easily understand and remember the actions they can do to protect environment

Making speech at the program, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director of Canon Vietnam said, “ Environment is integral factor to human beings. Environment is air for breathing, water for drinking and living, plants and all the things surrounding us. According to scientific study, if people all together protect environment, up to 2050 two-third of people all over the world will have difficulty due to lack of water supply and living area. Moreover, in 2100 temperature of the earth will increase up to 7 degree Celsius. Therefore, we all cannot live in a normal condition like today. At the same time, if we do not save energy like gas, petrol, coal, etc., our life will be threatened. Protecting environment is an important mission Thus, responsibility of protecting environment is not only for one person but also for everyone in the world, including pupils.”

 

This year, the scale of the program is expanded in comparison to 2008. The Environment protection propaganda will be implemented in Bac Ninh province in October.

 

Responding to environmental action month, on 19^th September, Company sponsors rubbish collection activity at Trung Hoa Bridge, organized by Hanoi department of natural resources and environment, with topic “Community together prevents climate change”.

 

With the success of the program, Canon Vietnam expects to expand the program's scale with more schools in Hanoi city and other provinces so that this project will become a regular activity of the company contributing to environmental protection activities.