TRUMBULL, Conn., Oct. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oce, a Canon Group
Company and an international leader in digital document management,
today announced an exciting collaboration that will help young
people gain valuable insights into the world of work and financial
literacy.
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Oce joined forces with Junior Achievement (JA) South Florida to
help provide life-changing educational experiences both in the
classroom and at JA's new JA World Huizenga Center at Broward College.
For fifth and eighth graders, the program culminates in a
one-day once-in-a-lifetime experience that provides real-world
insights into the world of business and economic realities. Fifth
graders participate in JA BizTown, while eighth graders partake in
JA Finance Park.
Every day throughout the school year, volunteers guide 400 area
children through these "mini-cities," each of which features 18
public and private businesses. Finance Park participants visit each
business and use the information they receive to create their own
personal budget. In BizTown, kids are assigned to specific jobs and
receive a "paycheck" for their efforts, which can then be spent at
one of the other storefronts.
Oce Provides Support in Two Ways
As part of its community outreach, Oce donated the
printing of 80,000 perforated checks for BizTown and Finance Park
participants. It also volunteered to print additional collateral
for JA South Florida, including teacher guides and student
workbooks, as well as tickets, invitations and other materials for
key fundraising events. The majority of these are printed on the
Oce VarioPrint® 6000 Ultra Series and the Canon imagePRESS C7010VP
color series.
"We recognized this would be a really great way to give back to
the community," said Francis
McMahon, Vice President, Marketing, Production Printing
Systems division of Oce North
America, a Canon Group company. "It also served as an
opportunity to demonstrate Oce's broad product portfolio's ability
to produce high-end, high-quality pieces."
But Oce didn't stop there. Partnering with the Sun Sentinel
newspaper to sponsor two BizTown storefronts, Oce donated a Canon
5150 printer and two Canon cameras to each of the storefronts,
along with the toner and service on the printers. Children assigned
to work at the Oce /Sun Sentinel storefront take the pictures and
write the stories that appear in a daily newspaper which is then
made available for purchase by other participants. Thanks to Oce,
the resulting newspaper is a high-quality full-color souvenir of an
unforgettable day.
"Everything Oce has done has been amazing," said Jodi Danois, director of development, Junior
Achievement of South Florida.
"They get the big picture. They see the value. They are just
awesome to work with!"
About the Oce VarioPrint 6000 Ultra Series
The Oce VarioPrint® 6000 Ultra Series delivers breakthrough
results at break-neck speed, offering a single source solution for
a variety of job types with the fastest turnaround on the market.
Boasting offset-like quality with dazzling image resolution, the
Oce VarioPrint® 6000 Ultra Series provides a cost-effective
printing solution in even the most demanding environments. Couple
that with Oce's expert service and support, and the result is an
ultra-high-speed digital perfecting system that exceeds
expectations.
The Oce VarioPrint® 6000 Ultra Series boasts four models: the
Oce VarioPrint® 6320 Ultra, the Oce VarioPrint®6250 Ultra, the Oce
VarioPrint®6200 Ultra and the Oce VarioPrint®6160 Ultra. The duplex
printer series takes monochrome speed to new heights for commercial
printers, corporate in-plant, and Transactional Printing (TP)
environments, as well as for highly sensitive, negotiable financial
documents (MICR).
About the Canon imagePRESS C7010VPS Color Series
The Canon imagePRESS C7010VPS digital color printing press
teams Canon digital color technology with Oce PRISMAsync workflow
management software to deliver flowing productivity, impressive
color and a world of new printing possibilities. Together, a
built-to-last design, generous capacity, exceptional throughput and
Oce PRISMAsync operation and workflow efficiencies help make the
most of every resource. Innovative dual-fusing technology maintains
a steady speed of 4,500 images per hour on all supported media.
About Junior Achievement South Florida
Founded locally in 1959 by the Fort Lauderdale Rotary
Club, Junior Achievement South Florida has grown to become the
largest JA facility in the world, serving nearly 50,000 students
from Broward and South Palm Beach counties each year. Using a
mixture of classroom and experiential learning, JA bolsters young
people's knowledge of business and financial literacy, while
stressing the relevance of education and the need to stay in
school. Based in Coconut Creek,
Fla., the nonprofit organization receives no government
funding. Donations provided the funding for JA World Huizenga
Center, a 59,000-square-foot building on the grounds of
Broward College which not only
houses JA's experiential learning facilities, but also serves as a
meeting place for adult and youth entrepreneurship and educational
endeavors. Its accommodations can be rented out for social
gatherings or business meetings, thus raising crucial funds for
JA.
About Oce
Oce is one of the leading providers of document management
and printing for professionals. The Oce offering includes office
printing and copying systems, high speed digital production
printers and wide format printing systems for both technical
documentation and color display graphics. Oce is also a foremost
supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the Fortune
Global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Oce
customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in
Venlo, The Netherlands, Oce is
active in over 100 countries and employs more than 20,000 people
worldwide. Oce North America is
headquartered in Trumbull, CT,
with additional business units in Chicago, IL and Boca
Raton, FL. For more information, visit www.oce.com.
Oce and Canon: Stronger together
In 2010 Oce joined the Canon Group of companies with
headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to
create the global leader in the printing industry. Canon develops,
manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines,
printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse
range of customer needs. The Canon Group comprises over 198,000
employees worldwide. Global net sales in 2011 totalled USD 45.6 billion. Visit the Canon Inc. website at
www.canon.com.
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. With approximately $45.6 billion in global revenue, its parent
company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents
registered in 2011* and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most
Admired Companies in 2012. In 2012, for the ninth consecutive year,
Canon U.S.A. has received the
PCMag.com Readers' Choice Award for Service and Reliability.
Committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and
loyalty, Canon U.S.A. provides 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. To keep
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