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AFL Associates Donate $670K to Communities Worldwide

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Spartanburg, SC – AFL, a global manufacturer and provider of services, held its fifth annual Imagine That! fundraising campaign, supporting communities worldwide in areas where AFL has operations. This year’s campaign, themed Global Games—Give for the Gold, finished with a $670,000 donation to organizations around the world including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.


 
All AFL locations participated in the campaign by encouraging associates to consider financially contributing to their community. All donations were matched dollar for dollar up to $100 by AFL’s Community Outreach Program. While many campaigns were held virtually due to the pandemic, results topped the previous year’s campaign when associates were 100 percent virtual. Compared to 2020, AFL associates increased their financial contribution by 36 percent and the number of donors increased by 27%.
 
Within the United States, AFL partners with local United Way chapters to host this campaign. Internationally, AFL campaign leads select organizations that associates know well. This year, international recipients included:
 

  • Breakfast Club of Canada
  • Caritas and Amigos de la Sierra (Mexico)
  • Prospect Hospice, Headway Swindon, Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Threshold Housing Link, and Swindon and Gloucestershire Mind (Swindon, UK)
  • Willen Hospice, YMCA, Medical Detection Dogs (Milton Keynes, UK)
  • Reha Verein (Germany)
  • Alannah & Madeline Foundation, Yalari and Feel the Magic (Australia/New Zealand)

 
AFL’s Monterrey location yielded the greatest number of associates participating in the campaign. AFL’s Monroe, North Carolina location realized the greatest increase in financial contribution of 123%.
 
AFL has an extensive Community Outreach Program that provides grants, sponsorships, associate engagement projects, disaster relief and more. For additional information on AFL and its community initiatives, visit www.AFLglobal.com.

About AFL
Founded in 1984, AFL is an international manufacturer providing end-to-end solutions to the energy, service provider, enterprise, hyperscale and industrial markets. The company’s products are in use in over 130 countries and include fiber optic cable and hardware, transmission and substation accessories, outside plant equipment, connectivity, test and inspection equipment, fusion splicers and training. AFL also offers a wide variety of services supporting data center, enterprise, wireless and outside plant applications.
 
Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, AFL has operations in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujikura Ltd. of Japan. For more information, visit www.AFLglobal.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and read our blog.

Contact
Corie Culp
Public Relations Manager, AFL
864.433.5409
Corie.Culp@AFLglobal.com