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Last night, I went to a reception for the new President of The Hunger Project, a nonprofit organization that was a participant in Sun's Global Giving Drive.  At the end of last year, Sun employees helped to support this important cause.  No words can express the scope and depth of their work but the video may give you an idea.

http://www.thp.org/video/

Do you know how much Sun employees donated in the 2006 Annual Global Giving drive? 

Take the quiz and make your guess on SunWeb.  Once you're shocked by the answer - go to Global Giving Drive and make your donation today...it's not too late!

Ten worthy organizations were chosen as beneficiaries of the Drive with the help of Sun volunteers and members of the Friends of the Sun Foundation community in Facebook, which we welcome you to join. 

The beneficiary organizations fill a specific need in the community, on a large scale.  Here are examples of some of the work these organizations are doing:

• The Hunger Project is working in India to promote health, education, nutrition and family income.
• Mercy Corps is educating orphans in China.
• Engineers Without Borders is working in Ghana to provide affordable access to the Internet.
• Direct Relief International provides medical assistance to countries like Peru, particularly as a result of disasters.
• Architecture for Humanity's Open Architecture Network is building sports facilities at African schools to bring together the positive aspects of sports with an innovative HIV/AIDS health outreach program. 

Your contribution can easily be matched by the Sun Microsystems Foundation on the check out page. 

The last day of the Drive is December 24. 

The Friends of the Sun Foundation community in Facebook is an open forum at the epicenter of the work that we do in our organization. To keep a finger on the pulse of this work, please join us there.

For questions, contact volunteersupport@sun.com.

 

 

 

 

The numbers are in, and the proof is in the pudding...Sun Volunteers are remarkable!

This year, Sun's Back to School Campaign in the bay area provided 177 backpacks, 17 volunteers, $1,222.16 in monetary donations and $1,681.36 from online donations.  For every $50 donation Family Giving Tree received from our employees, they added 1 backpack to our total to calculate awards.

Congratulations to team leaders and volunteers.
Your accomplishments are outstanding and you should be proud!

   

  

    

 

 

Mission: Global Giving Drive Nominations 

Here is your chance to make a real difference at Sun!  As in past years, Sun will offer a Global Giving Drive to be launchined November and run through the end of the year.  We are inviting the entire community to nominate their favorite charities to be one of the beneficiaries of Sun's Global Giving Drive.  Ten nonprofit organizations from around the world will benefit from the online drive that last year raised over US$70,000 (not including the Sun match!)   

Task: To nominate a Charity, please post the organization's name as well as up to a 200 word description of it on the Friends of the Foundation community on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=5154086445&topic=3397.  You may consider including the Organization's website, its mission, its client base, etc.

Deadline: Nominations will be accepted until October 24, then Sun Foundation Ambassadors will choose the final 10 organizations, with at least 4 organizations to have an international reach.

Past Participants From Around the World