Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

My Special Aflac Duck® Testimonial: Dr. William Slayton

his is what health care professionals are saying about My Special Aflac Duck™: “These ducks are a wonderful way to help ease the minds of our youngest patients who are going through therapy. The ducks are programmed to communicate emotion. Through playing with the duck, children can communicate what they are thinking and what their needs are at any given moment. What a terrific tool and wonderful toy to help us better care for our children!" - Dr. William Slayton, Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital at the University of Florida.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

My Special Aflac Duck® Testimonial: Child Life Specialist Bethany Fisackerly

This is what health care professionals are saying about My Special Aflac Duck™: "The Aflac ducks are a game-changer, and honestly have made me fall in love with Child Life all over again. It reinforces to me the value of play, and the importance of empowering children to retain control over their environments. As of today, we have distributed 33 ducks (with another dozen or so slated to go out this week), and they have been universally adored across the ages.” - Child Life Specialist Bethany Fisackerly, MS, CCLS; Child Life Specialist: Hematology/Oncology, Rheumatology, Bone Marrow Transplant

Innovation & Technology

CLP Strives to Harness the Power of Technology

The CLP Group has shared in its new Sustainability Report how it embraces the opportunities inherent within the digital revolution, and continually refreshes its operations, products, and services to capture the latest in innovation, efficiency, and customer convenience.

Education

Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics Division Partnered with Students on Top-Secret Project

Lockheed Martin and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital curriculum resources, digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, surprised students this month in California and Texas with a top-secret STEM mission:, to create a prototype aircraft that could serve in a humanitarian aid mission.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bringing the Value of Partnership to Life

Last year, Comcast NBCUniversal helped Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania create four makerspaces for our service centers in the Philadelphia area. Makerspaces provide 3D printers, materials and templates that enable staff and families to print solutions to every day challenges – making the world more accessible one switch, adaptive tool, or toy at a time!

Environment

Taking Steps to Protect Our Planet on Earth Day and Beyond

On Monday, April 22, more than 1 billion people in more than 190 countries are expected to take part in Earth Day—a day dedicated to environmental awareness, engagement, and action. It is also a day for personal reflection. A day for each of us to take stock of what we can do to help reduce our own environmental footprint in 2019 and beyond. It’s also a time for companies to embrace the role that they can play in creating a healthier planet. HP is one of those companies.

Innovation & Technology

Dynamic Innovators Transform the World of Energy

Pioneering entrepreneurs from leading global innovation hubs are using their digital savvy expertise to accelerate the transformation of the power industry. After disrupting sectors such as retail, marketing, and transport, start-up companies are now working increasingly closely with electricity utility companies including CLP to change the world of energy.

Innovation & Technology

How Do We Raise a Generation of Digital Citizens?

With security at the core of Symantec’s business, we partner with leading nonprofits, including Common Sense, to educate parents, schools, and students about safe and ethical online practices. Technology has become an integral part of classroom learning. Students of all ages have access to digital media and devices at school and schools further important conversations about the challenges and opportunities of growing up in a digital world.

Education

Building Cyber Security Career Pathways: Year Up & Symantec

Year Up and Symantec partnered to develop a Cyber Security career pathway to prepare more young adults for in-demand careers in the Cyber Security industry.

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