Canon Business Solutions Commits One Million Dollars to Operation HOPE to Support Youth Education
Canon USA Canon Business Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon USA Inc., a leader in digital imaging, and Operation HOPE (HOPE) announced a partnership in support of Operation HOPE's youth financial literacy and economic empowerment program, Banking on Our Future – which is designed, at no cost to school districts, to educate youth on the principles of sound financial management.
As part of the two-year agreement, Canon Business Solutions has committed to providing one million dollars of in-kind printing services and has pledged to recruit employees to serve as HOPE Corps volunteers. Volunteers will be trained to deliver HOPE's award-winning youth curriculum, Banking on Our Future, to youth in underserved communities. Banking on Our Future was established by HOPE in 1996 to teach children the "language of money" as a financial literacy and economic empowerment curriculum.
"Canon Business Solutions has been instrumental in supporting our program in the Los Angeles area and beyond," said Bill Walbrecher, president and COO, Operation HOPE. "The company's eagerness to serve and its corporate commitment to the community are evident through the dedication of its personnel. By allowing employees to volunteer and leverage their expertise, Operation Hope can help more students become educated in financial management and we are proud to have them on board."
"At the heart of Canon's commitment to the communities we serve is the belief that we are building a better world for future generations. This principle is an important part of Canon's corporate philosophy of Kyosei - respecting all people regardless of race, religion or culture and focusing on harmonious living," said Eddie Saji, vice president of Zone Operations, Canon Business Solutions.
Banking on Our Futureis a winner of the Oprah's Angel Network Award and the US Treasury Department's John Sherman Award for Financial Literacy Excellence. The program's goal is to make the development and privatization of inner-city and under-served communities a top priority; serving as a bridge and facilitator between mainstream and minority communities. The objective of HOPE's work is life-sustaining change, rooted in individual, vested interest. To date, the program has educated more than 536,000 students across the United States and South Africa.
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