Saturday, January 28, 2012
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Jan 262012
Can "no pain, no gain" offer shared benefits, or is it a short-sighted approach to sustainability?
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Jan 202012
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his dedication to community and service, I am here today with 35 volunteers at Food & Friends, Washington, D.C., preparing, packing and helping to delivery 3,000 meals. Foods & Friends, an organization based in Northeast DC provides specialized, nutritious meals, groceries and nutrition counseling to people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses in the metro area.
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Jan 152012FedEx Panda Express is taking to the skies again, this time to transport two giant pandas from China to France.
Certainly, anytime our customers turn to us to deliver their shipments, we feel a sense of pride and responsibility to deliver best-in-class service—And of course, when it comes to delivering two giant pandas, the honor and privilege that comes with it is outstanding. We are humbled in knowing that we are the trusted carrier of choice for these rare and delightful creatures... -
Jan 152012Le FedEx Panda Express s’envole à nouveau, cette fois pour transporter deux pandas géants de Chine en France.
C’est indéniable, chaque fois que nos clients se tournent vers nous pour livrer leurs expéditions, c’est avec un sentiment de fierté et de responsabilité que nous leur apportons le meilleur service du marché. Et bien sûr, lorsqu’il s’agit de livrer deux pandas géants, l’honneur et le privilège sont exceptionnels. Nous sommes flattés de savoir que nous sommes le transporteur de confiance choisi pour ces adorables créatures rares... -
Jan 132012...Our company employs numerous veterans including FedEx founder and chairman, Frederick W. Smith, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Each year we participate in several events to support our troops. Since 2005, we’ve helped transport Christmas trees to our military as part of the Trees for Troops program. This election season, FedEx is proud to continue our partnership with the Overseas Vote Foundation to provide voter services for our military service members....
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Jan 122012When I received an email with the subject of “panda,” I immediately became excited. FedEx will again be flying two giant pandas, our national treasure. The pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, will be the Chinese culture ambassadors to France. Fortunately, as FedEx employees, we can ask our children to send their best wishes to the pandas through drawings and paintings.
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Jan 112012
Standing at 6 feet, 9 inches, Magic Johnson is probably the world’s tallest elf. For 13 years, the legendary NBA hall-of-famer was the big guy on basketball courts. Today, he’s just as famous for having a big heart for community service. The Magic Johnson Foundation, established in 1991, serves more than 250,000 disadvantaged persons annually through a variety of community outreach services.
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Jan 112012
...It has been said that in China’s rich and glorious past, many Chinese emperors gifted the giant panda bears as a symbol of peace and friendship.
It is in that very same spirit of mutual respect and amity that we receive Huan Huan and Yuan Zi. And we are utterly delighted to share the joy they will bring with the larger French public... -
Jan 052012
...SenseAware, a multi-sensor device powered by a FedEx platform for data and device management, is allowing companies to follow the journey of their shipment in near real time. In the medical field, knowing the identity of the person signing at the point of delivery is also critical. Recently, I participated in a regulatory seminar with attendees from various medical device companies and gained new insights into their efforts to control quality and to minimize legal and regulatory risks...
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Jan 042012...Sixty seven years ago, Army Private First Class John Alfred D’Amore served in US armed forces in Belgium during WWII. During that time, he was in love with a woman, Rose Archie, who later became his wife. Fitting with his lastname D’Amore literally meaning “of love”, the young soldier carefully and secretly carried a keepsake box of photos and love letters from his fiancée Rose. As the ravages of war ensued, the keepsake box was lost but the soldier safely returned home to marry his sweetheart and build a family.
It was only this past June that the small wooden box was rediscovered by a woman cleaning an attic in the Ardennes region of Belgium and the adventure of finding its rightful owner began.
When FedEx Express stepped in to ensure the keepsake box arrived safely in the hands of John Alfred D’Amore, the surprise package was delivered in its rightful style-- hand delivered by FedEx couriers who are also US Veterans....[Read More]
