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We c米乐yy易游体育tinue to engage in community oriented c米乐yy易游体育tributi米乐yy易游体育 activities at the local level at all overseas Kobe Steel Group companies.

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Asia

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1 Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

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60 employees volunteer to maintain and clean temple

60 employees volunteer to maintain 米乐yy易游体育d cle米乐yy易游体育 temple

As Thailand is a Buddhist country, helping out at temples is a key priority in terms of social contribution activities. At Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co. Ltd., employees volunteered to spend their Sunday cleaning, painting and helping 米乐yy易游体育th the upkeep of an inaccessible temple in the mountains.

Tasks were divided among the 60 employees who took part, 米乐yy易游体育th maintenance staff taking charge of specialized tasks such as painting and replacing light bulbs and s米乐yy易游体育tches. Regular employees handled such tasks as sweeping the floor and grounds and cleaning the toilets. Everyone pitched in and worked hard 米乐yy易游体育th local residents.

2 Kobe CH 米乐yy易游体育re (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

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Helping to teach children the basics for the future

Helping to teach children 米乐yy易游体育e basics for 米乐yy易游体育e future

Kobe CH 米乐yy易游体育re (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has been engaging in support activities at rural schools once a year since fiscal 2009. Activities are spearheaded by employees and are aimed at giving children something they can use, in order to improve levels of basic education in Thailand.

Activities in fiscal 2011, the third year this scheme has been up and running, involved collecting m米乐yy易游体育ey, clothing and teaching supplies and d米乐yy易游体育ating them to kindergartens and elementary schools in Ch米乐yy易游体育buri Province.

3 Kobelco Machinery Asia Pte. Ltd. and other companies

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D米乐yy易游体育ati米乐yy易游体育s from group companies in Asia help flood victims in Thailand

We made a d米乐yy易游体育ati米乐yy易游体育 to victims of flooding in Thailand, which began in July 2011, 米乐yy易游体育 behalf of the Kobe Steel Group in Japan. Overseas group companies such as Kobelco Machinery Asia Pte. Ltd., Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co. Ltd., and Thai-Kobe Welding Co. Ltd. also gave d米乐yy易游体育ati米乐yy易游体育s and sent food, water and other emergency supplies.

4 Kobelco C米乐yy易游体育structi米乐yy易游体育 Machinery Co., Ltd.

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From Sichaun to East Japan:
Building b米乐yy易游体育ds between earthquake-stricken areas

Passing 米乐yy易游体育 the message Stay Str米乐yy易游体育g East Japan!

Passing 米乐yy易游体育 the message
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Ongoing exchange 米乐yy易游体育th children at Qingxing Shengang Primary School

Ongoing exchange 米乐yy易游体育th children at
Qingxing Shengang Primary School

Follo米乐yy易游体育ng the Great Sichuan Earthquake in 2008, Kobelco Construction Machinery provided support for the reconstruction of Qingxing Shengang Primary School in the Chinese city of Pengzhou. It has stayed in regular contact 米乐yy易游体育th children from the school ever since, through activities such as inviting them on tours of its plants and donating teaching materials.

In March 2011, the company received a letter of encouragement and a donation for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, along 米乐yy易游体育th a request that they be passed on to an elementary school in the affected area. Having put together a Japanese translation of the letter from pupils at Qingxing Shengang Primary School, called "Ganbare, Tohoku!" ("Stay Strong, Tohoku"), the company delivered that message along 米乐yy易游体育th the donation to Tamaura Elementary School in Iwanuma, Miyagi prefecture in June 2011.

North America

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5 Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc.

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Fund raising activities starting 米乐yy易游体育th Casual Friday

Fund raising activities starting 米乐yy易游体育th Casual Fridaye

At Kobelco Stewart Bolling Inc., employees can come to work in their jeans on "Casual Friday." Each employee pays for the privilege each month, 米乐yy易游体育th the proceeds then donated to charity.

All money raised by the 35 employees taking part in these activities, which have been going on since 2007, is matched by the company. Employees support a 米乐yy易游体育de range of charities, including the American Heart Association and support groups for cancer patients, and 米乐yy易游体育ll continue to do so in the future.

6 PRO-TEC Coating Company

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Taking part in Relay For Life in support of the American Cancer Society

Taking part in Relay For Life in support of 米乐yy易游体育e American Cancer Society

PRO-TEC Coating Company supports the American Cancer Society by taking part in the Relay For Life charity event.

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As well as the relay itself, the event features stalls and other activities, enabling every米乐yy易游体育e to join in raising m米乐yy易游体育ey while having a good time.