Today we got an email from Bill MacGowan, our chief big-wig HR guy.  He sent the following e-mail  to all of Sun: 

"In times of disaster, people often ask how they can help.  Devastation, sometimes thousands of miles away or perhaps in your local community, is a time to come together and help those who are suffering.

In response to the recent cyclone in Myanmar and now the earthquake in China, Sun's Global Citizenship wants to remind the Sun community that a year-round disaster relief drive  (click here) is available to make your giving easy.  Over the years, thousands of dollars have been raised by the Sun workforce through the online drive to aid disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the South Asian tsunami.  In disasters like these, financial contributions are the best way to help, to purchase food, medicine and other supplies near the disaster.  

To help, go to the Sun drive.  Pick the amount you want to donate, then proceed to the check out page, where you can designate to which charity you want your donation to go from the pull-down menu.  Also on this page, employees can check a box for automatic matching funds from the Sun Microsystems Foundation (yearly limits apply).  The drive is open to all, including Sun partners, friends, and family but matching funds are only available to Sun employees. "

I love that Sun (I view Sun more as a person, than a corporation) is so supportive of reaching out and helping anywhere in the world.  It's cool Sun makes it easy for us to give, and easy for us to get matching donations. I love that we are aware of what is going on in the world and want to help.