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GKN Mission Everest challenged us to do more for our communities and bring hope to the children of Africa and is a project of which we are all proud of.
During 2007 GKN people contributed an extra $1.7 million to their local communities in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. GKN promised to match the value of the extra community work and fundraising around the Group and has committed $1 million to Africa - $500k in 2007 and $500k more in 2008.
Together we will have contributed $2.7 million to try and help make the world a better place for people in need.
Keeping our promises – that’s the GKN Way.
Unidrive employees hit the road
On 1 April, 48 Unidrive employees added to their fitness while also raising money for the Royal Childrens Hospital in Melbourne. A Walk 4 Kids event, in support of the hospital, has been held annually for the last two years. Read more |
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Painting Happiness Project – GKN Driveline Brazil
With the intention of doing something to help elderly people and to make their lives more comfortable, employees from Finance and IT functions at GDB have created a project called "Pintando Alegria" (Painting Happiness). Read more |
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A feast of fun in Belgium
GKN Walterscheid, Belgium, has raised $8,500 through its Mission Everest charity efforts. Read more |
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‘Bailing’ out local charities in the USA
GKN Rockford has been involved in a variety of charity events in aid of a range of local charities. Read more |
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Kicking for charity in Italy
GKN FAD, in cooperation with a local company, La Leonessa, raised $38,000 by organising a friendly football match.
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Helping a hospice in the UK
GKN Wheels, Telford, raised money for the new Severn Hospice Telford Appeal at the West Mid Show in Shrewsbury. Read more |
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Sponsored parachute jump in the UK
Claire Ansell and Danny Jones of GKN Sinter Metals in Redditch, UK, took to the skies in April for a daring parachute jump and raised £2,500 for the Marie Curie Cancer and Kidney Research charities. Read more |
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Running for Mission Everest in Austria
Wolfram Messner, Alexander Silbernagl, Alexander Camporesi, Alfred Elzenbaumer and Erich Lanzinger of GKN Driveline, Bruneck, raised €1,030 for GKN Mission Everest by taking part in a 3km fun run. Read more |
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Helping Nepalese orphans
GKN contributed £6,500, via Global Angels, to a Nepalese orphanage – enabling essential building work to be completed. Read more |
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House renovation in California
Members of ASTECH Engineered Products – part of GKN Aerospace Engine Products – joined forces with other volunteers to transform a home in Santa Ana, California. Read more |
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Climbing for cancer research in the UK
Peter Swallow of GKN Aerospace raised £8,000 for Macmillan Cancer Research by scaling Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Read more |
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Rural drought relief in Australia
With Australia suffering its worst drought for almost 100 years, GKN Aerospace Engineering Services has launched Rural Connection. Read more |
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Aiding a special needs school in China
GKN Wheels Liuzhou has provided help, assistance and equipment for a special needs school in the Liubei District of Liuzhou, in South China’s Guangxi Province. Read more |
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