{"id":995,"date":"2015-11-18T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-52-25-177-42.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/us\/?p=995"},"modified":"2017-07-06T19:03:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T23:03:43","slug":"samsung-electronics-to-donate-over-500000-to-fisher-house-foundation-in-support-of-military-service-members-and-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-electronics-to-donate-over-500000-to-fisher-house-foundation-in-support-of-military-service-members-and-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Electronics to donate over $500,000 to Fisher House Foundation in Support of Military Service Members and Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-995 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-electronics-to-donate-over-500000-to-fisher-house-foundation-in-support-of-military-service-members-and-veterans\/jnb_6270b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/15064349\/JNB_6270B-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-electronics-to-donate-over-500000-to-fisher-house-foundation-in-support-of-military-service-members-and-veterans\/2015-11-17hjn_9050_03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/15064411\/2015-11-17HJN_9050_03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-electronics-to-donate-over-500000-to-fisher-house-foundation-in-support-of-military-service-members-and-veterans\/jnb_6268a_chef2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/15064358\/JNB_6268A_CHEF2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON,\u202fNov. 18, 2015<\/strong>\u202f&#8211;\u202fToday Samsung Electronics announced the establishment of a two-year, half million dollar financial and technology partnership with Fisher House Foundation.\u202f The Fisher House&#8217;s program just celebrated its 25th\u202fyear of service, providing &#8220;homes away from home&#8221; to the families of service members and veterans who are receiving treatment at military or VA medical centers.\u202f The announcement comes just one month after Samsung&#8217;s\u202fone million dollar\u202fdonation to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation&#8217;s Maintenance Fund in\u202fWashington, D.C.\u202f The\u202f$500,000\u202fcommitment to Fisher House Foundation is comprised of corporate funding for the role of Principal Construction Donor for four (4) new home builds, product donations for new and existing Fisher Houses, and volunteer engagement from Samsung employees nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is an honor to tangibly demonstrate our gratitude to American service members, veterans, and their families for their sacrifice in defending Korean democracy, as well as the freedom and way of life enjoyed by our American employees, partners and customers,&#8221; said <strong>Won-Kyong Kim, Executive Vice President, Samsung Electronics, and Head of Samsung&#8217;s U.S. Public Affairs<\/strong> office. &#8220;Through this investment, Samsung remembers your sacrifice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As part of its partnership with Fisher House Foundation, Samsung will provide corporate funding to engage in the role of Principal Construction Donor for four (4) new Fisher Houses being built in 2016 and 2017 in\u202fPalo Alto, CA, Ft.\u202fHood, TX,Omaha, NE, and one additional location to be announced.\u202f In addition, the overall donation will include refurbishing and outfitting older houses (among 60+ total) with brand new, state-of-the-art Samsung kitchen and washing appliances, televisions, tablets and other personal electronics.\u202f Samsung will also help curate a suite of apps for use on the Samsung devices that will equip families to more effectively communicate back home to loved ones, neighbors, employers, and teachers, as well as to assist in the management of medical care, finances, and education.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fisher House Foundation is eager and excited to work with Samsung,&#8221; said\u202f<strong>Ken Fisher, Chairman and CEO of Fisher House Foundation<\/strong>. &#8220;Our military men and women should know we have their backs. That the nation is there for them. That their sacrifice will never be ignored. Samsung&#8217;s efforts go a long way to achieving those goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To further encourage the company-wide investment in this new partnership, Samsung employees will have annual volunteer opportunities to work with Fisher Houses in key U.S. locations where Samsung has a core footprint, including\u202fPalo Alto, CA;\u202fWashington, DC;\u202fMinneapolis, MN; and,\u202fAustin\u202fand\u202fDallas, TX.\u202fEmployees will be able to volunteer at specific Fisher House sites, including Samsung&#8217;s National Days of Service, cooking dinners at houses, fulfilling a House Wish List on Amazon Smile, donating air miles and hotel points to Fisher House Foundation&#8217;s Hero Miles and Hotels for Heroes programs, and participating in Giving Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Above and beyond its umbrella\u202f$500,000\u202fsponsorship, Samsung is also pleased to contribute\u202f$100,000\u202fto Fisher House Foundation through its affiliated partner, the National Military Family Association, for a special Samsung-funded scholarship fund dedicated to military spouses.\u202f These scholarships will specifically support\u202fNew Jersey-based spouses who serve alongside service members, providing essential funds needed to continue their higher education goals, including for STEM-focused academic programs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Samsung shares our belief that caring for these families is the right thing to do,&#8221; said\u202fKen Fisher.\u202f &#8220;Through their generosity we&#8217;ll be able to better care for our veterans, service members, and their beloved families for years to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-998 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/18215300\/2015-11-17HJN_9050_03-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To launch the partnership and honor public service at large surrounding\u202fVeterans Day, Samsung&#8217;s U.S. Public Affairs office hosted a celebratory &#8220;Chef of Staff&#8221; event on\u202fNovember 17th\u202fat Constitution 101 in\u202fWashington, D.C.\u202f The evening featured Samsung celebrity Club des Chefs Daniel Boulud and\u202fChristopher Kostow, who led live, culinary demonstrations using Samsung&#8217;s Chef Collection home appliance line to share in the joys of cooking.\u202f The cooking segments featured participation from Samsung CEO BK Yoon, Fisher House Foundation Trustee\u202fMary Jo Myers, and Chief of Staff Michael Platt for Rep.\u202fMarsha Blackburn\u202f(R-TN), who each lent their time as sous-chefs for the evening in honor of public service and veterans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BK Yoon, President and CEO at Samsung Electronics<\/strong>, commented: &#8220;As we embark on this two-year partnership with the Fisher House Foundation, we celebrate the opportunity to help unite our military heroes with their loved ones, and bring them together through the power of food.\u202fOur products, such as the Chef Collection line, not only bring industry-leading performance and reliability, but ultimately aim to bring families and communities closer together by enabling people to maximize their experiences through technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Preceding the cooking show, Senator\u202fCory Booker\u202f(D-NJ) and\u202fSenator Deb Fischer (R-NE) each provided remarks on how they have, and will continue to engage with Samsung through the company&#8217;s cash and in-kind product donations for existing and new Fisher Houses based in their respective states and districts.\u202f Additionally, the 200 guests \u2013 drawn from the public, private, government and non-profit sector communities \u2013 heard special remarks from Mr.\u202fKen Fisher, Chairman and CEO of Fisher House Foundation, Inc., as well as\u202fNew Jersey-based military spouses who were the first to be matched to Samsung&#8217;s higher education scholarship fund coordinated through the National Military Family Association.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Electronics, with its growing footprint of 17,000 U.S. employees is making the support of veterans and military family initiatives a major part of its social responsibility and citizenship efforts in\u202fthe United States. Several of its efforts \u2013 such as Samsung&#8217;s 20 year partnership with the American Legion to provide college scholarships to descendants of American Korean War Veterans, and its support for the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation \u2013 are rooted in the company&#8217;s recognition of the importance of the U.S. military role in\u202fSouth Korea&#8217;s\u202fhistory.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems, and semiconductor and LED solutions. We are also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. We employ 319,000 people across 84 countries with annual sales of US$196 billion. To discover more, please visit our official website atwww.samsung.com\u202fand our official blog at\u202fglobal.samsungtomorrow.com.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>About Samsung Electronics North America\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Samsung Electronics North America (NAHQ), based in\u202fRidgefield Park, NJ, is an arm of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The company markets a broad range of award-winning consumer electronics, information systems, and home appliance products, as well as oversees all of Samsung&#8217;s North American brand management including Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. As a result of its commitment to innovation and unique design, Samsung is one of the most decorated brands in the electronics industry. For more information, please visit\u202fwww.samsung.com. You can also Fan Samsung on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SamsungUSA\">www.facebook.com\/SamsungUSA<\/a>\u202for follow Samsung via Twitter@SamsungTweets.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">About Fisher House Foundation\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fisher House Foundation is best known for a network of comfort homes where military and veterans&#8217; families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment.\u202f These homes are located at major military and VA medical centers nationwide, and in\u202fEurope, close to the medical center or hospital it serves. Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites, with private bedrooms and baths.\u202f Families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a warm dining room and an inviting living room.\u202f Fisher House Foundation ensures that there is never a lodging fee. Since inception, the program has saved military and veterans&#8217; families an estimated\u202f$282 million\u202fin out of pocket costs for lodging and transportation. Fisher House Foundation also operates the Hero Miles Program, using donated frequent flyer miles to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members as well as the Hotels for Heroes program using donated hotel points to allow family members to stay at hotels near medical centers without charge.\u202f The Foundation also manages a grant program that supports other military charities and scholarship funds for military children, spouses and children of fallen and disabled veterans.\u202f To learn more, please visit\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fisherhouse.org\">www.fisherhouse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON,\u202fNov. 18, 2015\u202f&#8211;\u202fToday Samsung Electronics announced the establishment of a two-year, half million dollar financial and technology partnership with Fisher House Foundation.\u202f The Fisher House&#8217;s program just celebrated its 25th\u202fyear of service, providing &#8220;homes away from home&#8221; to the families of service members and veterans who are receiving treatment at military or VA medical centers.\u202f [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":1001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17565,29719],"tags":[53,416,250,544,832,249],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate-communities","category-corporate","tag-bk-yoon","tag-chef-collection","tag-donation","tag-fisher-house-foundation","tag-public-affairs","tag-veterans"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/15064349\/JNB_6270B.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/15064349\/JNB_6270B.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":17565,"name":"Communities","slug":"corporate-communities","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17565,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29719,"count":143,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/corporate\/corporate-communities\/","term_path":"corporate\/corporate-communities"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=995"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}