More than 1,150 KLA employees at 19 global sites spent 2,300 hours helping out in communities where KLA has a presence during the second annual KLA Foundation Global Volunteer Week 2024.
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Click on a KLA location below to learn how employees are volunteering in their communities.
NewPort, Wales
Hillsboro, Oregon
Yokohama, Japan
Shanghai, China
Milpitas, California
South Korea
Chandler, Arizona
Singapore
Leuven, Belgium
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Chennai, India
Germany
Taiwan
Jen Shea, executive director, KLA Foundation
“KLA employees always show up, especially when it comes to giving back. Participation in this year’s Global Volunteer Week exceeded our expectations and shows just how seriously employees believe in improving the lives of our communities, particularly for youth who need it most.”
Newport, Wales: Employees Host Fun Day for Special Needs Kids
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Hillsboro, Oregon: Packing Food, Building Playhouse for Child Who Lost a Parent
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Oregon employees also volunteered through Habitat for Humanity to build a playhouse for a child who recently lost a parent. Another team donated 21 pints of blood through American Red Cross.
Yokohama, Japan: Kids Learn about Semiconductors from KLA Employees
Thirteen employees in Yokohama, Japan had a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) workshop focused on semiconductors for children from challenged families. With five volunteers from a local college, the employees taught seven children the basics of conductors and insulators and showed them the microworld of integrated circuits through a microscope. Seventeen employees helped to prepare the office for the workshop, which KLA Japan has hosted for five years.
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Shanghai, China: Volunteerism Focuses on the Environment
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Milpitas, California: Employees Support Local Youth, Schools and Families in Need
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Below, Milpitas employees built 80 bikes (top row) that Turning Wheels for Kids distributed to children in Santa Clara schools. In bottom row, a team built 60 solar car kits and then test-raced their own. Included with the donation were encouragement notes to the students to inspire STEM education.
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South Korea: Focusing on the Environment
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Chandler, Arizona: Packing Food for Hungry Children
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Singapore: Employees and Schoolchildren Engage Older Adults
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Volunteering through Lions Befrienders, KLA Singapore employees created opportunities for schoolchildren to interact with older adults while making cupcakes together during a baking workshop.
Leuven, Belgium: Mentoring Youth
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Ann Arbor: Supporting STEM Education, Packing Food and Cleaning a Park
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Below, other teams supported Blessings in a Backpack (left), packing 1,000 bags of food for students to be distributed by Food Gatherers and worked with Give 365 and Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation to beautify a city park.
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Chennai, India: Volunteer Work Included Education, Humanitarian and Environmental Initiatives
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Below, employees conducted a self-grooming workshop for disabled adults (left), boosting their personal care skills and self-confidence; made seedballs in conjunction with Team Everest that are crucial for reforestation and promoting biodiversity; planted 50 saplings at Keerapakkam with the National Agro Foundation to combat deforestation and promote environmental sustainability; and donated blood specifically for children suffering from thalassemia.
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Germany: Preparing and Distributing Food Boxes, Painting a Playground
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Taiwan: Volunteering at an Elementary School
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“Volunteerism and giving back to our community is an important platform and reinforces our values at KLA.”
John Van Camp, executive vice president and chief human resources officer, KLA
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