{"id":44886,"date":"2021-03-04T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T20:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=44886"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:13:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T16:13:15","slug":"samsung-donates-1m-to-support-texas-based-community-partners-for-winter-storm-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-donates-1m-support-texas-based-community-partners-winter-storm-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Donates $1M to Support Texas-Based Community Partners for Winter Storm Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Samsung announced a $1 million donation to community partners in Central and North Texas to support winter storm recovery and relief efforts. These donations will help address food insecurity, home repairs, basic needs and shelters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are in need, and Samsung wants to help,\u201d <strong>said K.S. Choi, President and CEO, Samsung Electronics North America<\/strong>. \u201cWe remain committed to the communities where we live, work and support our customers. Working together with our partners, we will support these communities as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/covid19\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"Our Response to COVID-19 \u2013 See the News\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19155849\/COVID_Header.jpg\" alt=\"See the News: Our Response to COVID-19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Our Response to COVID-19<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See the News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Last year, Samsung <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-support-us-communities-fight-against-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donated more than $4 million<\/a> to non-profit organizations across the U.S. to aid in COVID-19 relief efforts in the local communities where our employees live and work. Today\u2019s donations will provide food, water, health services and shelter through partners, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/protect2.fireeye.com\/v1\/url?k=76c7fe2e-295cc6e8-76c64d38-0cc47adc38fa-6422a5d99173f9d5&amp;q=1&amp;e=2065cd84-aec2-4d59-b81f-c9b4cf56408f&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.centraltexasfoodbank.org%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Texas Food Bank<\/a> to provide hunger relief for Central Texans affected by the pandemic, impacted by shutdowns and work stoppages.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/protect2.fireeye.com\/v1\/url?k=9547af1c-cadc97da-95461c0a-0cc47adc38fa-f8f076d0c1cf7c41&amp;q=1&amp;e=2065cd84-aec2-4d59-b81f-c9b4cf56408f&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ffoundcom.org%2F\">Foundation Communities<\/a> to provide support for those seeking permanent housing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/protect2.fireeye.com\/v1\/url?k=8910c74c-d68bff8a-8911745a-0cc47adc38fa-5e40bc4d53f5c7dc&amp;q=1&amp;e=2065cd84-aec2-4d59-b81f-c9b4cf56408f&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Faaul.org%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin Area Urban League<\/a> to provide home repairs, shelter and safety for at-risk communities\u00a0 #LoveThyNeighborTX<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/protect2.fireeye.com\/v1\/url?k=6a4c722e-35d74ae8-6a4dc138-0cc47adc38fa-ddbabfe058a5133f&amp;q=1&amp;e=2065cd84-aec2-4d59-b81f-c9b4cf56408f&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fadrn.org%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin Disaster Relief Network<\/a> to provide disaster relief services and address basic needs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/protect2.fireeye.com\/v1\/url?k=9cb0e0d4-c32bd812-9cb153c2-0cc47adc38fa-7263e136fc25e700&amp;q=1&amp;e=2065cd84-aec2-4d59-b81f-c9b4cf56408f&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fntfb.org%2F\">North Texas Food Bank<\/a> to provide hunger relief for North Texans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe understand how the winter storm severely impacted our lives and our businesses and we want to help lift up those individuals and families who are in need,\u201d <strong>said Dr. Sang Sup Jeong, President, Samsung Austin Semiconductor.<\/strong> \u201cWe are all in this together. As we celebrate 25 years in Austin, we want to demonstrate our appreciation and support of this community with this gift as we all recover together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For 25 years, Texas has been a U.S. hub for Samsung, spanning mobile sales and marketing, R&amp;D, 5G innovation and semiconductor manufacturing. The company <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-electronics-america-open-flagship-north-texas-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has more than 6,000 employees<\/a> and has<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-austin-semiconductor-sas-continues-central-texas-growth-with-more-than-1-billion-in-investment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> invested more than $17 billion in the state<\/a> over the past few decades.<\/p>\n<p>The company provides additional community support through ongoing employee match programs and safe, targeted volunteer efforts.<\/p>\n<p>We stand with our Texas community and will continue to evaluate ways to provide assistance and resources to those in need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Samsung announced a $1 million donation to community partners in Central and North Texas to support winter storm recovery and relief efforts. These donations will help address food insecurity, home repairs, basic needs and shelters. \u201cPeople are in need, and Samsung wants to help,\u201d said K.S. Choi, President and CEO, Samsung Electronics North America. 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