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2010

• Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Wins Wilmer Shields Rich Award for Excellence in Communications

2009

• Mitsubishi Electric honored by National Inclusion Project
• MEAF Executive Director honored with KIT Founders Award

2008

• MEAF receives Top Award from Girl Scouts

2006

• Fourth Annual Disability Funders Network William Diaz Impact Award

2005

• Mitsubishi Electric US Companies/Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Honored with 2005 Eagle Award

2000

• Helen Keller Achievement Award to be Presented to CEO of Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Wins Wilmer Shields Rich Award for Excellence in Communications

posted April 08, 2010
ARLINGTON VA., April 8, 2010 – Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation has been named a gold award winner for excellence in communications by the 2010 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program. Sponsored by the Council on Foundations, the awards program recognizes effective communications efforts to increase public awareness of foundations and corporate giving programs. Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation was recognized for its website, www.meaf.com.

The award will be presented during the Council on Foundations’ Annual Conference, April 25-27, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th Street, Denver, CO 80202.

Entries to the awards program included annual or biennial reports electronic publications, magazines/periodicals, special reports, public information campaigns and websites. This year, 166 entries were received.

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The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, based in the Washington, DC area, was established in 1991 by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation of Japan and the Mitsubishi Electric U.S. companies, which produce, sell and distribute a wide range of consumer, industrial, commercial and professional electronics products. With an initial endowment of $15 million, the Foundation has contributed more than $9 million to organizations assisting young people with disabilities to lead fuller and more productive lives.

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