MELVILLE, N.Y., July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, recently joined with the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children and the New York Yankees for the
13th annual Canon Promotional Night at Yankee Stadium to help raise
awareness about the importance of child safety. In
recognition of Canon Promotional Night, the first 18,000 fans that
entered the stadium received a Canon and Yankees co-branded
baseball cap.
As part of the evening's festivities, Toyo Kuwamura, executive vice president and
general manager, Business Imaging Solutions Group, Canon
U.S.A., Inc. presented a check in
the amount of $466,392 to
John Walsh, co-founder of NCMEC,
representing the total amount of money raised and donated, as well
as the approximate retail value of products donated by Canon
U.S.A. to NCMEC in 2016. Joining
them for the check presentation was New York Yankees pitcher
Chasen Shreve.
"An up-to-date photo can help families and law enforcement take
immediate action when a child is missing and time is of the
essence," said John F. Clark, NCMEC
president and CEO. "By educating families across the country about
the importance of photos, Canon is helping make children safer by
making sure families are prepared. We're grateful to Canon for
continuing to make child safety a priority."
"Canon is proud to join with NCMEC to help shed light on the
very important issues of missing children and child victimization,
as well as to raise awareness of what we can do to help keep our
children safe," said Kotaro
Fukushima, senior director and general manager, Corporate
Communications, Canon U.S.A., Inc.
"The critical support of the New York Yankees has helped us to
reinforce how digital photographs can assist in locating missing
children. We are honored to celebrate this very important
relationship and look forward to continuing to help keep children
out of harm's way."
For over 15 years, Canon and NCMEC have worked together to raise
awareness about the issue of missing and exploited children through
the Canon4Kids program. Through
the Canon4Kids program, Canon has donated more than
2,200 pieces of equipment, including digital cameras, fax machines,
printers and scanners, which have been distributed to law
enforcement agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Guam. The program works to help educate
parents and guardians about how a current digital photograph is a
vital tool in helping locate a missing child.
For more information about
the Canon4Kids program,
visit www.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 2015† and is one of
Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2016. 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
high-performance green buildings. To keep apprised of the latest
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contact pr@cusa.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.
Established in 1984 and 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 218,000 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 10 million reports of
suspected child sexual exploitation have been received, and more
than 158 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.
Canon U.S.A.
website:
http://www.usa.canon.com
For sales information/customer support:
1-800-OK-CANON
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