LAS VEGAS, Jan. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Understanding
the importance of protecting our children, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging
solutions, continued its commitment to the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children®, by hosting the
17th annual Canon Customer Appreciation Reception on
January 7, which included live and
silent auctions to raise funds for the center, and sponsored the
NCMEC Celebrity Golf Tournament in Las
Vegas. Bringing together sponsors and supporters, the
two-day event recognized the collective efforts to raise funds and
raise awareness for child safety.
This year's Canon Customer Appreciation Reception was emceed by
Richard Burgi, and featured several
special guests, including John
Walsh, co-founder of NCMEC and host of CNN's "The Hunt With
John Walsh," and stars of the television show Property Brothers,
Jonathan and Drew Scott, actor
Tom Welling and baseball legend
Roger Clemens. The event helped
NCMEC to raise $390,400 which will
benefit NCMEC's mission of bringing missing children home.
"Each year we enjoy partnering with the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children to celebrate the efforts made to
help reconnect missing children with their families and loved
ones," said Joe Adachi, chairman and
CEO, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "Canon's
involvement with the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children has been very rewarding and we look forward to continued
success in raising awareness about safety and prevention."
"A photo is one of the most critical tools for law enforcement
in the search for a missing child and Canon's partnership has been
essential to our efforts to reach families with that message," said
John Clark, president and CEO,
NCMEC. "NCMEC celebrated its 31st anniversary last year and in that
time it has assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than
211,000 missing children. That success wouldn't be possible without
partners like Canon and we are grateful for their continued
support."
Since 1997, Canon U.S.A. and
NCMEC have collaborated to educate the public about the growing
issue of child abduction. The Canon4Kids program, a
partnership between Canon U.S.A.
and NCMEC, donates products to help law enforcement quickly
disseminate photos and information about missing children, and
educates parents about tips for taking and maintaining updated
photos of their kids. To date, Canon has donated more than
2,500 pieces of digital photographic and imaging technology
equipment to assist law enforcement agencies throughout
the United States and Puerto Rico in the recovery of missing
children.
For more information about the Canon4Kids program, visit
usa.canon.com/Canon4Kids.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is
a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and
industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding Mexico) markets. With approximately
$31 billion in global revenue, its
parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S.
patents granted in 2014* and is one
of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2015. Canon
U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is
dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and
environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas
Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for
the design, construction, operations and maintenance of
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Canon U.S.A.
website: http://www.usa.canon.com
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children®
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is the
leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working with law
enforcement, families and the professionals who serve them on
issues relating to missing and sexually exploited children.
Authorized by Congress to serve as the nation's clearinghouse on
these issues, NCMEC operates a hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST®
(1-800-843-5678), and has assisted law enforcement in the recovery
of more than 211,000 children. NCMEC also operates the
CyberTipline, a mechanism for reporting child pornography, child
sex trafficking and other forms of child sexual exploitation. Since
it was created in 1998, more than 5.4 million reports of suspected
child sexual exploitation have been received, and more than 147
million suspected child pornography images have been
reviewed. NCMEC works in partnership with the U.S. Department
of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
To learn more about NCMEC, visit www.missingkids.org. Follow NCMEC
on Twitter and like NCMEC on Facebook.
*Based on weekly patent counts
issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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